Year: 2025

The AI ‘genius’ behind Mistral’s meteoric rise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/guillaume-lample-ai-genius-mistral-rise/

12 German startups to watch, according to investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/12-german-startups-to-watch/

Partners leave LocalGlobe as firm nears close of latest funds Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/partners-leave-localglobe/

Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates The White House’s David Sacks and OpenAI’s Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/silicon-valley-spooks-the-ai-safety-advocates/

Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasn’t taken it down  The video was posted Friday on the Senate Republicans’ X account. According to X’s policies, the platform prohibits “deceptively shar[ing] synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.” Harmful content includes media that could “mislead people” or

Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land If you’re wondering why AI companies are pursuing this path, they’ll tell you it’s not just about electricity — it’s about beating China. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/your-ai-tools-run-on-fracked-gas-and-bulldozed-texas-land/

Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program The loan guarantee will backstop $1.6 billion for AEP, one of the nation’s largest utilities, as it seeks to modernize a portion of its transmissions lines. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/trump-doe-decides-to-keep-at-least-one-biden-era-energy-program/

Should AI do everything? OpenAI thinks so Silicon Valley’s rule? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, it’s becoming clearer who the industry thinks should shape AI development.  On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony

Fuel Ventures leads $1.3M pre-seed for Theodosian to reinvent cybersecurity UK-based cybersecurity startup Theodosian has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from D11Z Ventures, 1818 Venture Capital, Heartfelt, Startup Wise Guys, and several angel investors. Theodosian provides enterprise-grade, file-level encryption and access control,

Encube emerges from stealth with $23M funding to reshape hardware development Stockholm-based Encube has emerged from stealth with $23 million in funding from Inventure, Promus Ventures, and Kinnevik. Encube builds an AI-driven platform that helps hardware teams identify which design choices create manufacturing complexity and how to avoid them. The