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French health insurance outfit Alan agrees €480M funding round French health insurance company Alan says it has reached an agreement on a €480m funding round, valuing it at €5.5bn. The new Series G funding round follows just months after Alan announced a €100m funding round at a €5bn valuation. Paris-based Alan
Hubble telescope found a galaxy scientists thought was impossible to see Hubble telescope has recorded the distant galaxy MXDFz4.4, which astronomers previously considered almost impossible to observe. This reports Space. The discovery helped scientists better understand how clusters of massive stars in young galaxies during the early stages of the
Pre-orders for GTA VI have begun: what is known about the game’s price, release date and player bonuses Rockstar Games officially announced the start of pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA). This is stated in the company’s official release. Pre-orders can be placed starting June 25 local time. AIN
Facebook launches a standalone AI app for content creators. What is known about it? Facebook is updating the Creator Studio tool and turning it into a standalone app with a built-in AI assistant for content creators. The company announced this. The new app is meant to help creators grow their
Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: ‘Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/brent-hoberman-podcast
What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/scale-ai-in-europe-brnd
Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/alan-prosus-raise-series-g-valuation-health-tech
N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/n26-hits-profitability
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/judith-dada-visionaries-ceo-langdock
The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to. Powered by