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Orbio raises $21M Series A to bring AI workforce management to the world’s frontline workers Spanish AI workforce platform Orbio today announced a $21 Series A led by Dawn Capital, alongside existing investors including Visionaries. 80 per cent of the world’s workforce operates on the frontlines of essential industries: the
Sirius Game closes €1.3M round to expand game-based learning Edtech startup Sirius Game has closed a €1.3 million funding round led by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, with participation from Trentino Invest, Ultra VC, 28Digital and Add Value. The newly raised capital will be used to strengthen the company’s structure and
May 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about European tech activity in May 2026 was characterised by a decline in deal volume but a substantial increase in capital raised compared to April. The ecosystem recorded 258 funding deals and €10.5 billion raised, compared to 290 deals
United Kingdom bans social networks for children under 16 The government of the United Kingdom is introducing a ban on social networks for children under 16. British Prime Minister reported this. The restrictions will apply to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat. More about the restrictions According to the
Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver’s $5.1bn superintelligence push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ineffable-intelligence-team
European tech has discovered some swagger Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-tech-swagger-2031
Amazon is looking for the next generation of climate tech startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/amazon-next-generation-climate-tech-startups-brnd
Can the UK roll out military AI at startup speed? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-defence-raid-rapid-ai-in-defence-taskforce
Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology’s use in Google’s defense contracts. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/sundar-pichai-faces-boos-walkout-at-stanford-graduation-ceremony-over-googles-israel-ice-ties/
The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak The Trump administration’s decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn’t immune from U.S. government interference. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/the-us-governments-anthropic-models-ban-was-never-about-an-ai-jailbreak/