Good news from around Europe
‘Fight like your lives depend on it, boys’: Sifted goes ringside at Europe’s first robot boxing match Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-first-robot-boxing-match
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/pave-space-fundraise-sovereignty
The least surprising chapter of the Manus story is what’s happening right now Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/the-least-surprising-chapter-of-the-manus-story-is-whats-happening-right-now/
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/deccan-ai-raises-25m-as-ai-training-push-relies-on-india-based-workforce/
Delve did the security compliance on LiteLLM, an AI project hit by malware LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/delve-did-the-security-compliance-on-litellm-an-ai-project-hit-by-malware/
The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/the-ai-skills-gap-is-here-says-ai-company-and-power-users-are-pulling-ahead/
Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks The spyware founder’s comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists.
NanoZymeX secures €160K to advance lipid nanoparticle enzyme therapies for rare diseases Biotech startup NanoZymeX has obtained €160,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance a new platform for enzyme replacement therapy using lipid nanoparticles. Spun out of research at the University of Basel, the technology aims to improve therapies
Stateful Robotics secures $4.8M to advance long-term robot intelligence Stateful Robotics, an embodied AI company spun out of the University of Oxford, has raised $4.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners and Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), with additional participation from angel investor Stan Boland. While
Unifly buys EuroUSC-Benelux to bridge drone tech and regulation at scale Belgian drone traffic management company Unifly today announced the acquisition of EuroUSC-Benelux, a Dutch consultancy specialising in drone regulation, safety, and operational compliance across Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. The Unifly platform connects authorities, drone operators and stakeholders