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Isembard founder: We’re a “politician’s wet dream” At the tail end of London’s Bakerloo tube line, heading towards a north-west London suburb called Harlesden, the whirring sound of manufacturing, from rotating electronic motors to cooling fans, can be heard. Here, trading parks, depots and industrial estates are located, necklacing the
July 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about European tech funding remained resilient in July despite a decline in deal activity. Companies raised €8.6 billion across 267 funding rounds, compared with €8.3 billion across 293 deals in June. This represented a 9 per cent drop in
Revolut clinches French banking licence Revolut today said it had secured a French banking licence, as it looks to beef up its regulatory standards across Western Europe, its fastest-growing region. Europe’s most valuable tech firm said it had received approval for the licence from the French banking regulator, the ACPR,
Visoid raises $2.5M to expand AI visualisation platform for architects Oslo-based AI startup Visoid has raised $2.5 million in funding to accelerate the development of its AI visualisation platform for architects and support its international growth. The round was led by Skyfall Ventures, with participation from existing investors StartupLab, OBOS
Cambridge Aerospace’s valuation leaps to $3.4BN as raises $300M UK defence technology startup Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300m at a $3.4bn valuation, a significant uplift on its valuation just a few months ago. The Series C funding round in the counter-drone startup was led by US investor DFJ Growth and supported by Lux,
Apple Is Preparing an Update to the Apple Watch. Ideas Include Screenless Models Apple is working on a major update to the Apple Watch lineup and is exploring new device formats, including models without a screen. Bloomberg reports. The company is investigating possible changes against the backdrop of growing popularity
Memory shortage. Apple tests Chinese chips for iPhone and MacBook Apple is negotiating with Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT over the possible supply of components for devices that will be sold in China. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal. Gaining access to Chinese resources should help the company alleviate
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