Year: 2025

Sifted’s most-read stories of 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-most-read-stories-2025

14 people in European tech who mattered in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/people-european-tech-2025

The roles startups will need to hire most in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-roles-startups-will-need-to-hire-most-in-2026

The 2026 burn list: Notetaker bots, selling unfinished products, AI worship Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/2026-burn-list-startup

Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO With Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/

The year data centers went from backend to center stage Data centers are no longer the boring tech issue they once were. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-year-data-centers-went-from-backend-to-center-stage/

The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet Europe’s startup market hasn’t produced meaningful numbers but there is reason to believe the data will start to change. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-european-startup-markets-data-doesnt-match-its-energy-yet/

Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout The company also said its robotaxis navigated more than 7,000 dark stoplights successfully on Saturday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-explains-why-its-robotaxis-got-stuck-during-the-sf-blackout/

Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis Waymo is testing a Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant, per findings from a 1,200-line system prompt. The assistant can answer general knowledge questions, control certain in-cabin features, and more. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-is-testing-gemini-as-an-in-car-ai-assistant-in-its-robotaxis/

UK is “not a good jurisdiction to list in”, says UK fintech boss At a recent live episode of a well-known fintech podcast in London, a tall, lean banking executive told a packed audience about a “complete geek” thing he likes to do when visiting a new city on a business