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Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says  Microsoft employees aren’t allowed to use DeepSeek due to data security and propaganda concerns, Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith said in a Senate hearing today. “At Microsoft we don’t allow our employees to use the DeepSeek app,” Smith

A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost half of the country’s 52 million residents. At a National

Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking In 2025, Aurora plans to operate fully driverless trucks at night, in poor weather, and beyond Houston and Dallas and into El Paso and Phoenix. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/aurora-to-add-night-driving-new-routes-as-it-ramps-driverless-trucking/

Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the nascent autonomous vehicle sector and co-founder of Aurora, is resigning just a week after the company launched its commercial self-driving truck service in Texas. Anderson held the chief product officer position at Aurora. The

UK startup Zeus Sleep secures £150k for snoring and sleep apnoea solutions UK healthtech startup Zeus Sleep has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund to help accelerate the development of its groundbreaking solutions designed to alleviate the symptoms of snoring and sleep apnoea. The startup is on a

Former NATO Secretary backs Final Frontier’s defencetech Fund Danish venture capital Final Frontier has raised its first fund of €4.5 million and mobilised a number of heavyweight profiles from the Danish defence industry.  Final Frontier’s new fund, Final Frontier Liftoff, is a small fund raised exclusively with capital from visionary

The Moldova opportunity: Mozaic unlocks early-stage investment in Europe’s next startup hotspot Imagine having invested in Romania’s or Estonia’s first unicorn—Moldova now offers that same kind of opportunity. When it comes to startups, this country is still a hidden gem. I spoke to Dima Namashco, CEO and co-founder of Mozaic

Imaging startup Eyeo raises €15M to for colour-splitting sensor tech Dutch startup Eyeo has secured €15M in an oversubscribed seed round to commercialise a new approach to image sensor design that promises to boost light sensitivity, color accuracy, and resolution. The round was co-led by imec.xpand and Dutch impact investor

Wagestream secures £300M debt financing to expand its alternative to high-interest loans UK financial wellbeing solutions company Wagestream has announced a £300 million debt financing facility provided by Citi.  Launched in late 2024 through an early access program, Wagestream’s Workplace Loans has already helped the lives of thousands of borrowers. With

Fuel your innovation: New IP grant opportunities for EU-Startups readers Securing intellectual property (IP)—whether it’s patents, trademarks, or designs—is essential for safeguarding innovation. However, the high costs involved can be a hurdle for many startups and early-stage projects. Thankfully, several global organisations are offering financial support to help innovators protect