Good news from around Europe
Battle for Hollywood assets – Warner Bros shareholders demand better terms from Paramount The battle for media giant Warner Bros Discovery is becoming increasingly intense. Despite Paramount bringing Oracle founder Larry Ellison into the game with billions in guarantees, Warner Bros’ major shareholders remain skeptical about the terms of the deal.
‘Failure is too expensive’: Should it be easier to fire tech talent in Europe? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/should-it-be-easier-to-fire-tech-talent-in-europe
Sifted’s most-read stories of 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-most-read-stories-2025
14 people in European tech who mattered in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/people-european-tech-2025
The roles startups will need to hire most in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-roles-startups-will-need-to-hire-most-in-2026
The 2026 burn list: Notetaker bots, selling unfinished products, AI worship Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/2026-burn-list-startup
The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet Europe’s startup market hasn’t produced meaningful numbers but there is reason to believe the data will start to change. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-european-startup-markets-data-doesnt-match-its-energy-yet/
The year data centers went from backend to center stage Data centers are no longer the boring tech issue they once were. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/the-year-data-centers-went-from-backend-to-center-stage/
Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO With Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/
Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout The company also said its robotaxis navigated more than 7,000 dark stoplights successfully on Saturday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-explains-why-its-robotaxis-got-stuck-during-the-sf-blackout/