Good news from around Europe
Microsoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office The incident is the latest escalation by current and former employees who are demanding the company end its cloud contracts with Israel. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/microsoft-headquarters-go-into-lockdown-after-activists-take-over-brad-smiths-office/
Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome Anthropic is the latest AI lab to offer an AI agent with the ability to view and take action in a user’s Chrome browser. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/anthropic-launches-a-claude-ai-agent-that-lives-in-chrome/
OrganOx achieves one of the UK’s largest medtech exit to date OrganOx, the Oxford-based medtech company behind pioneering liver perfusion technology that has transformed transplant outcomes worldwide, has been acquired in a deal valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The transaction also delivered BGF’s biggest return to date, generating £175 million
Bunq hit with €2.6M fine for “serious deficiencies” in AML controls Bunq, the Dutch challenger bank, has been hit with a €2.6 million fine for “serious deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering controls. Bunq is the latest challenger bank to be hit with a fine relating to anti-money laundering control failings, following
Paragraf closes $55M Series C funding round Paragraf, the UK-based company leading the way in mass-producing graphene-based electronics using industry-standard semiconductor processes, has completed a $55 million Series C funding round. The funding will speed up the scaling of Paragraf’s manufacturing capabilities and increase production capacity, paving the way for
EIB Group launches TechEU Platform to boost financing for Europe’s innovators The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has launched the TechEU Platform (this initiative is unrelated to Tech.eu), a new programme dedicated to accelerating innovation across Europe. The Platform will connect start-ups, scale-ups, and innovators with the right mix of
The World of Open Source Europe report 2025: mapping trends, challenges, and the push for digital sovereignty Today sees the release of the Linux Foundation’s World of Open Source Europe Report 2025. The report spotlights emerging trends and priorities in the European open source software (OSS) ecosystem, drawing on a
From Google CMO to startup founder: How leadership changes when you’re the one building it At 28, I became Google’s youngest country CMO, overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets and leading teams. I had fought for that role for two years, and when I finally got it, I expected to feel elated, but
Munich-based ARX Robotics unveils combat-capable UGV developed with Ukrainian frontline input ARX Robotics, a European defence-technology company specialising in autonomous military vehicles, founded in 2021, has announced the launch of Combat Gereon, its first combat-capable unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The system is designed to improve soldier survivability in high-risk environments
Oxford-based OrganOx achieves one of the UK’s largest MedTech exits at $1.5 billion valuation OrganOx, an Oxford-based medtech company that developed technology to preserve donor livers outside the human body, has been acquired in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. This marks one of the UK’s largest medtech exits and