Good news from around Europe
The mathematics of war and 50,000 russians killed per month – Fedorov on his plans as Ukraine’s Minister of Defense On January 14, parliament appointed Mykhailo Fedorov as head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Mykhailo Fedorov spoke to AIN about his appointment and plans for his new position during
Von der Leyen backs EU Inc in landmark Davos speech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-inc-von-der-leyen-davos
Meet the startups bringing AI and robots to the lab Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/autonomous-labs-startups
Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/plural-new-fund-1bn
‘The industry is ready to adopt’: How OpenAI works with Europe’s fintechs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-fintechs
Fintech unicorn Pennylane raises €175m round at €3.6bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/pennylane-raises-175m-series-e
Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/bolna-nabs-6-3-million-from-general-catalyst-for-its-india-focused-voice-orchestration-platform/
Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/anthropics-ceo-stuns-davos-with-nvidia-criticism/
Netflix to redesign its app as it competes with social platforms for daily engagement At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/netflix-to-redesign-its-app-as-it-competes-with-social-platforms-for-daily-engagement/
One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/one-time-hot-insurance-tech-ethos-poised-to-be-first-tech-ipo-of-the-year/