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How Europe’s food retailers are turning startup innovation into real-world impact (Sponsored) European food retail remains one of the most dynamic and strategic sectors within the continental economy, with grocery sales in Europe growing by around 2.4% in 2024 and food sales volumes staying broadly stable following the post-pandemic recovery. At
The pottery magic: How AI is reframing the competition in business The main thing AI has done for business is fundamentally change competition. When AI is in skilled hands, it has effectively reduced the cost of feedback, which is essential for building better products, to almost zero. The rise of
NVIDIA invests in Intel and buys $5 billion worth of shares NVIDIA has acquired $5 billion worth of Intel shares, according to Reuters. Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA agreed to pay $23.28 per Intel share. As part of the deal, NVIDIA acquired more than 214.7 million shares at
From health and cleantech to quantum and AI: the biggest investment deals in CEE startups in 2025 In 2025, the European startup market once again reminded us that big deals are not only happening around high-profile IPOs or American giants. Throughout the year, AIN wrote about dozens of rounds that
The most expensive finale in history. How much does it cost to produce and cast the final season of Stranger Things? On December 31, Netflix will release the final episode of the cult series Stranger Things, which in nine years has grown from a local hit to one of the
What’s next for European fintech? Eight predictions for 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fintech-predictions-2026
Startups which went bust in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-which-went-bust-in-2025
What’s in store for French tech in 2026? Investors weigh in Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/french-tech-predictions-2026
How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors Investors on what they really want to hear in a founder’s pitch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/vcs-spill-what-they-really-want-to-hear-in-a-founder-pitch/
Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say “I think that 2025 was the year where the algorithm completely took over, so followings stopped mattering entirely,” LTK CEO Amber Venz Box said. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/social-media-follower-counts-have-never-mattered-less-creator-economy-execs-say/