Year: 2025

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-breaks-records-across-ai-defence-and-quantum-in-q3/

The results are in: AI is more than just chatbots Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-is-more-than-just-chatbots/

Europe rides the robotics wave: ‘The research here is crazy’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-rides-the-robotics-wave-the-research-here-is-crazy/

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/a16z-pauses-its-famed-txo-fund-for-underserved-founders-lays-off-staff/

Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders. But beyond these areas, a vast swath of AI remains anyone’s game. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/elad-gil-on-which-ai-markets-have-winners-and-which-are-still-wide-open/

Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially leaving dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/lawmakers-say-stolen-police-logins-are-exposing-flock-surveillance-cameras-to-hackers/

Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers want OpenAI to stop training on their work OpenAI’s approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/studio-ghibli-and-other-japanese-publishers-want-openai-to-stop-training-on-their-work/

Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha Locket’s social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/lockets-social-app-is-picking-up-steam-with-gen-alpha/

Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it? “As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel

Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/alphabet-is-increasingly-launching-moonshot-projects-as-independent-companies-heres-why/