Good news from around Europe
Apple’s head of artificial intelligence resigns amid unsuccessful AI market launch Apple has announced that John Giannandrea, head of artificial intelligence, will step down from his position and leave the company in spring 2026, Bloomberg reports. Under Giannandrea’s leadership, Apple’s AI team failed to catch up with its competitors in
CEE startups raise over €510M across 148 VC deals in Q3 2025 – Vestbee report Global venture funding continued its rebound in Q3 2025, reaching $97 billion, with nearly half flowing into AI startups. Europe maintained steady growth at $13.1 billion, driven by strong early-stage activity, while CEE markets secured
Expedition Growth Capital raises $375m to back bootstrapped businesses Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/expedition-growth-fund-raises-375m/
Five workforce shifts tech leaders can’t ignore in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/five-workforce-shifts-2026-brnd/
Bpifrance’s blockchain chief wants to bring Europe’s crypto VCs together: ‘There is common ground’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bpifrance-crypto-interview/
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/gradium-70m-seed-voice-ai/
Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-pushes-into-robotics-open-sources-flagship-models/
Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand The acquisition price for the events marketplace is a fraction of the $1.76 billion valuation it achieved during its 2018 IPO. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/bending-spoons-agrees-to-buy-eventbrite-for-500m-to-revive-stalled-brand/
Amazon challenges competitors with on-premises Nvidia ‘AI Factories’ If the product name sounds familiar, it should. It’s a collab with Nvidia that combines AWS tech with the chip maker’s tech. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/amazon-challenges-competitors-with-on-premises-nvidia-ai-factories/
All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025 Amazon Web Services giant tech conference is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/all-the-biggest-news-from-aws-big-tech-show-reinvent-2025/