Paul Sawers
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Nokia phonemaker HMD Global to move some manufacturing to Europe
Nokia phonemaker HMD Global says it is moving some of its manufacturing to Europe to meet growing customer demand. → Read More
European Commission orders staff to remove TikTok from work devices
The European Commission has issued a directive banning employees from using TikTok on official work devices. → Read More
Linux Foundation Europe launches the OpenWallet Foundation to power interoperable digital wallets
Linux Foundation Europe has launched the OpenWallet Foundation, a new effort designed to support interoperability between digital wallets. → Read More
European VC firms Amadeus and Apex partner for €80m early-stage ‘deep tech’ fund
Amadeus Capital Partners and Apex Ventures are pooling their collective VC resources for a new €80M early-stage deep tech fund. → Read More
AeroCloud, a cloud-native airport management platform, raises $12.6M
AeroCloud, a cloud-native airport management software startup used by dozens of airports globally, has raised $12.6 million. → Read More
U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M
U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion has raised $50.5 million in an equity round of funding led by Bosch. → Read More
Binance-backed web3 gaming startup Unagi gets funding to expand fantasy sports platform
Binance-backed French web3 gaming company Unagi today announced a $5 million seed round of funding to expand its NFT fantasy sports platform. → Read More
Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services
Popular open source project Pydantic has a new commercial namesake and the backing one of Silicon Valley's most storied VC firms. → Read More
German startup Kern AI nabs seed funding for modular NLP development platform
German startup Kern AI has raised a $2.9M seed funding round for a platform that helps NLP developers and data scientists. → Read More
Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services
Popular open source project Pydantic has a new commercial namesake and the backing one of Silicon Valley's most storied VC firms. → Read More
Europe to ‘assess’ Adobe’s proposed $20B Figma acquisition on competition grounds
Adobe's proposed plan to snap up digital design rival Figma for $5 billion has attracted the attentions of the European Commission (EC). → Read More
Microsoft ditches Yammer brand and goes all-in on Viva Engage
Microsoft is killing off Yammer, the enterprise social network it procured more than a decade ago for $1.2 billion. → Read More
Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time
Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he's stepping down from the role for a second time. → Read More
As ChatGPT hype hits fever pitch, Neeva launches its generative AI search engine internationally
Challenger search engine Neeva is bringing its generative AI search engine to international markets as the ChatGPT hype continues. → Read More
GitLab to reduce workforce by 7%
DevOps giant GitLab is the latest tech company to announce a round of layoffs, revealing today that it's reducing its headcount by 7 percent. → Read More
UK regulator says Microsoft’s proposed $68.7B Activision merger could create ‘higher prices, fewer choices’
The U.K. competition regulator has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 acquisition of Activision could harm U.K. gamers. → Read More
Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M
Acceldata, a data observability platform used by multinational enterprises including Oracle and Verisk, has raised $50 million. → Read More
GitHub CEO on why open source developers should be exempt from the EU’s AI Act
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says that open source developers should be made exempt from the EU's proposed new AI regulations. → Read More
The UK rolls back controversial plans to open up text and data mining regulations
The U.K. Government is seemingly backtracking on plans that would have allowed text and data mining “for any purpose,” plans designed to position the U.K. as a “global AI superpower.” The news emerges following months of blowback from creative industries concerned about what impact the rules might have on protected works. Background Text and data […] → Read More
ToolJet, an open source low-code app builder, wants to help companies do more with less
ToolJet, an India-based low-code enterprise app builder, has raised $4.6 million in a pre-Series A round of funding. → Read More