Good news from around Europe
What messy finance stacks signal to investors – and how to fix them before Series B Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/finance-stacks-investors-brnd
The serial founder behind Alan and Mistral: ‘I try to focus on what I can control’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/jean-charles-samuelian-werve-alan-mistral
DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/b2venture-150-fifth-fund-deeptech
Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better The reported financial losses follow a series of layoffs at the VR unit. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/meta-burned-19-billion-on-vr-last-year-and-2026-wont-be-any-better/
Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026 Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be “a big year for delivering personal super intelligence.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/
Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/trump-energy-department-loosens-rules-on-nuclear-safety/
Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter Microsoft, one of OpenAI’s major investors, is benefiting greatly from the AI lab’s growth. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/microsoft-earnings-7-6-billion-openai/
Tesla is killing off the Model S and Model X The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-is-killing-off-the-model-s-and-model-x/
Legaltech Luminance unveils its biggest platform upgrade in a decade Today, Luminance launched the largest update to its Legal-Grade AI platform in the company’s ten-year history. The new architecture retains negotiation history and legal decision-making across all enterprise contracts, addressing a long-standing gap in contract systems that captured outcomes but
How Studocu Is Redefining Exam Prep With AI and over 50 Million Documents [Sponsored] When four engineering students at TU Delft shared a simple idea in 2013, they had no clue it would change how millions of students study worldwide. Marnix, Lucas, Sander, and Jacques noticed something unfair: students with