Good news from around Europe
French energy startup Spark Cleantech picks up €30 million to bring cleaner energy to heavy industry Paris-based Spark Cleantech today announced the successful completion of a €30 million Series A funding round (including €17 million in equity) to enable the decarbonisation of heavy industries (glassmaking, metallurgy, polymers, batteries) through a clean
Russia bans Roblox to combat extremist and LGBT content for “spiritual and moral development” Russia has blocked access to the popular gaming platform Roblox, as stated by the Reuters. Roblox was blocked due to the discovery of the mass and repeated distribution of materials that promote and justify extremist and
Mistral unveils Mistral 3, the latest generation of open AI models. What can they do? The French company Mistral AI has unveiled the Mistral 3 line, an updated generation of open, multimodal, and multilingual models. The line includes three “lightweight” Mistral models (3B, 8B, and 14B) and the flagship Mistral
Personalized advice instead of misinformation. ChatGPT may be integrated with Apple Health A recent leak suggests that the ChatGPT app for iPhone may soon integrate with Apple Health data. This integration would enable the chatbot to offer users personalized and useful responses based on their activity and wellness metrics. A
Amazon unveils a new AI chip, but it still lags behind competitors like Google and NVIDIA. Why? Amazon has expedited the release of its new Trainium 3 AI chip. The company aims to strengthen its position in competition with Nvidia and Google in the artificial intelligence market. Following the announcement,
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UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan: ‘We would like to go even faster’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-ai-minister-kanishka-narayan-podcast
Yann LeCun taps European talent for new startup, says Silicon Valley is ‘hypnotised’ by generative AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/yann-lecun-startup-world-models-europe
Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/brevo-500m-secondary-share-sale-unicorn
Lovable plans app store with its own ‘Apple tax’, leaked pitch deck shows Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-app-store-apple-tax