Category: Startups

Klarna CEO dials down AI ambitions with human hiring push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/klarna-human-hiring-push/

Mistral models 60 times more likely to produce child exploitation material than competitors, study says Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-models-safety/

Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of

The US is reviewing Benchmark’s investment into Chinese AI startup Manus  Manus AI is one of the hottest AI agent startups around, recently raising $75 million at a half-billion-dollar valuation in a round led by Benchmark. But two unnamed sources told Semafor that the investment is now under review by

Investing in overlooked European ecosystems John Tsioris sold Instashop to Delivery Hero for $360 million. Nate Clarke took Tyme from startup to global digital bank. In this candid conversation at the StrictlyVC event in Athens, the two entrepreneurs open up about what drives them, how they’re choosing their next bets,

Scaling startups in the European market From cybersecurity and aerospace to generative 3D, startup leaders are scaling ambitious companies from European soil and taking on global markets. In this conversation at the StrictlyVC event in Athens, we talked to three founders about what it takes to go from idea to

Remember Moviefone? Well, it’s back. For millions of moviegoers in the ’90s, Moviefone’s 777-FILM number was the go-to source for learning about showtimes. Now, under new ownership, Moviefone is trying to make a comeback. On Friday, as part of its 35th anniversary celebration, Moviefone announced the relaunch of its mobile

London-based Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin’s gaming portfolio in $800M deal UK-based mobile games developer Tripledot Studios has announced the acquisition of AppLovin’s mobile gaming studio portfolio in a deal valued at approximately $800M, marking one of the largest consolidations in the mobile gaming sector to date. The transaction – structured

“Smaller opportunistic” acquisitions likely to follow DoorDash purchase of Deliveroo, says Glovo founder The co-founder of Glovo, the Spanish food delivery app owned by Germany’s Delivery Hero, says future consolidation in the food delivery sector will likely be limited to smaller “opportunistic” acquisitions. Sacha Michaud, co-founder, Glovo, said: “I think

7% tax, fast registration, and female leadership: Moldova’s startup scene has arrived If there were one place where the tech scene is under the radar but worthy of your attention, I would pick Moldova. The country is catching up fast, and as soon as it joins the European Union —