Year: 2025

When investing feels like gambling: How app-based trading blurs the line App-based trading is turning investing into a high-speed thrill ride. Tools like zero-day options, leveraged ETFs, and meme coins let young investors chase fast gains, but the line between smart investing and gambling is disappearing, as noted in a

Finnish startup NestAI raises €100M and partners with Nokia to develop AI-powered defense technologies NestAI, a Finnish startup develops AI systems for drones, autonomous vehicles, and command-and-control platforms, has raised €100 million funding from Nokia and Tesi. Also Nokia and NestAI announced a strategic partnership to advance AI-powered defense solutions. 

Bolt partners with China’s Pony AI to bring self-driving taxis to Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bolt-partners-with-pony-ai-for-autonomous-vehicles/

Revolut confirms $75bn valuation after secondary share sale Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-valuation-share-sale-75-billion/

‘A trillion-dollar industry’: Startups are tackling Europe’s critical materials problem Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-europe-critical-materials-analysis/

13 startups securing Europe’s supply of critical materials, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/13-startups-critical-materials-europe/

Fintech’s ‘unsexy’ B2B era reigns supreme at Slush Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fintech-slush/

Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/google-teams-up-with-accel-to-hunt-for-indias-next-ai-breakouts/

Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/altman-describes-openais-forthcoming-ai-device-as-more-peaceful-and-calm-than-the-iphone/

OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word ‘cameo’ OpenAI might have to rename the “cameo” feature in the Sora app. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/openai-learned-the-hard-way-that-cameo-trademarked-the-word-cameo/