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Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing Amazon won’t allow agents on its site that don’t identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/amazon-sends-legal-threats-to-perplexity-over-agentic-browsing/
People Inc. forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/people-inc-forges-ai-licensing-deal-with-microsoft-as-google-traffic-drops/
Beta Technologies ends first day on NYSE in the green and $1B raised Beta Technologies’ public market debut is a capstone to founder and CEO Kyle Clark’s untraditional approach to building an aviation company. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/beta-technologies-ends-first-day-on-nyse-in-the-green-and-1b-raised/
Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics It’s the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/rivian-creates-another-spinoff-company-called-mind-robotics/
Source.ag secures $17.5M to advance AI for controlled environment agriculture Amsterdam-based Source.ag, a developer of AI software for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), has raised $17.5 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures, with participation from Enza Zaden and grower cooperative Harvest House. The round brings total funding
FireDrone gets €161K from Venture Kick for heat-resistant drones Swiss-based startup FireDrone has received €161,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to develop heat-resistant drones for extreme environments. Firefighters and industrial safety teams encounter risks when assessing high-temperature settings, including burning buildings and industrial furnaces. Hazards can include toxic smoke, structural
Can SET University become Ukraine’s founder factory? Ukraine has long been recognised for its world-class engineering talent, however, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and the preceding years of COVID-19, which impacted most students globally — have made education even more challenging as infrastructure has been destroyed, thousands of specialists have been
European tech weekly recap: Over €2.4B invested in the tech ecosystem in the last week of October Last week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Click to read the rest of the
GitLaw launches AI and closes $3M pre-seed led by Jackson Square Ventures GitLaw, an AI legal companion built for businesses, has raised a $3 million pre-seed round led by Jackson Square Ventures, with participation from Flex Capital, Background Capital, and several angel investors. Founded in 2025 by serial entrepreneur Nick
In bid to improve outcomes for children with genetic bone disease, Swedish startup BOOST Pharma raises additional €3.1 million Stockholm-based BOOST Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cell therapies for rare skeletal pediatric diseases, today announced that Sound Bioventures has joined its investor syndicate with a €3.1