Good news from around Europe
VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/vc-eclipse-has-a-new-1-3b-to-back-and-build-physical-ai-startups/
Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn A joint FBI, NSA, and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have “escalated” their tactics in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/iranian-hackers-are-targeting-american-critical-infrastructure-u-s-agencies-warn/
Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/firmus-the-southgate-ai-datacenter-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-5-5b-valuation/
Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/intel-signs-on-to-elon-musks-terafab-chips-project/
European tech weekly recap: More than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1.2B Last week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. Click to read the rest of the news. Powered by WPeMatico https://tech.eu/2026/04/06/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-55-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur504m/
14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/14-ukrainian-defence-techs-to-watch
Europe lost the B2C tech race. Can it win in B2B? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-lost-b2c-can-it-win-b2b
OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund/
Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales The most recent electric vehicle sales data provided a grim picture — at least for new EVs. Used EVs are moving in the opposite direction. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/gas-prices-arent-the-only-factor-fueling-used-ev-sales/
Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline Google’s new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios/