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Prototype warfare: A defence prime’s playbook for turning technology into battlefield capability At Tech.eu, I spend a lot of time talking to startups in sectors such as defencetech and spacetech. But startups are only one part of the innovation ecosystem. For founders, understanding how the defence primes operate matters: they
Rabot Energy secures $50M to transform homes into a virtual power plant Rabot Energy, a provider of dynamic electricity tariffs, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to expand its technology platform and support its next phase of growth. The round was led by Endeit, a growth
AI: Europe’s 10 most-funded companies in H1 2026 European AI funding in H1 2026 was characterised by a high concentration of capital in a few large transactions, alongside a broad base of smaller investments. Several rounds exceeded €500 million, highlighting the capital-intensive nature of advanced AI research and infrastructure development.
Nebius says struck deals with UK AI labs, welcomes non-compete changes European AI infrastructure company Nebius says it has struck deals with a number of early-stage UK AI labs as it looks to accelerate its compute and infrastructure offering in the UK. Nebius, which is sometimes referred to as a neocloud,
Exclusive: Accel set to lead DeepMind alum’s $60m round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/accel-deepmind-researcher-60m/
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nick-clegg-on-europe-ai-and-big-tech/
Nvidia unveils investments in five more UK startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-unveils-investments-in-five-more-uk-startups/
Jensen Huang wants Europe to dream bigger — with Nvidia’s help Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/jensen-huang-london-2026/
‘Customers are happier if we provide the full suite’: Why startups are embracing all-in-one finance platforms Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-embracing-all-in-one-finance-platforms-brnd/
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it Panay said that it’s possible to recover and learn from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when building products. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazon-devices-chief-panos-panay-on-the-importance-of-failure-and-bouncing-back-from-it/