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OpenAI to open its first EU office as it readies for regulatory hurdles
OpenAI to open its first office in the European Union and make several strategic hires, as the company prepares for regulatory headwinds. → Read More
Access code: Evidence brings open source BI to technical data teams
Open source BI tool Evidence helps teams build data products using SQL and markdown, and the YC alum has raised $2.1M to help its growth. → Read More
Druid, a conversational AI platform for enterprises that integrates with ChatGPT, raises $30M
Conversational AI startup Druid has raised $30 million in a Series B round of funding, as it looks to double down on its U.S. growth. → Read More
Open source developers urged to ditch Zoom over user data controversy
Software Freedom Conservancy has called on developers to ditch Zoom over recent changes it made to its terms and conditions. → Read More
Lindus Health, a UK clinical trials startup backed by Peter Thiel, raises $18M
Backed by Peter Thiel, Lindus Health is a "next-gen" contract research organization that makes it faster and easier to run clinical trials. → Read More
Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition falls on UK antitrust radar
The U.K.'s competition authority is adding Adobe's proposed $20 billion bid for digital design rival Figma to its ever-growing to-do list. → Read More
Google now lets you access your account with passkeys rather than passwords
Google revealed that passkeys are rolling out to Google Account users globally, a year after revealing a partnership with Apple and Microsoft. → Read More
Citymapper lowers the paywall for premium features but keeps monthly subscription for removing ads
Citymapper is lowering the paywall around its premium features and introducing a new subscription plan purely for removing ads. → Read More
How Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is fighting for the future of open source software
A nonprofit co-created by Jack Dorsey is fighting not only for the future of Bitcoin, but the future of open source software. → Read More
UK blocks Microsoft’s planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would ‘substantially weaken competition’
The U.K.’s competition authority has confirmed that it intends to block Microsoft's megabucks Activision acquisition. → Read More
Lookout sells its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure for $223M and goes all-in on the enterprise
Lookout's transition to the enterprise is all but complete, after selling its consumer security business to F-Secure. → Read More
Yahoo acquires social sports betting app Wagr
Yahoo has acquired Wagr, a three-year-old social sports betting startup based out of Nashville. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. → Read More
Spotify passes 500M users, but its premium subscriber portion falls to 40%
Spotify now has 515 million monthly users, representing a 5% increase on the previous quarter and 22% increase on last year. → Read More
European stock-trading app Lightyear arrives on the web
European stock-trading startup Lightyear is expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth. → Read More
As the UK readies its first nationwide Emergency Alerts test this Sunday, here’s everything you need to know
The U.K. government is preparing to launch the first nationwide test of emergency alert system on Sunday, 23 April, at 3pm. → Read More
Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark
Anyone who wants to advertise on Twitter will now have to have a verified checkmark as a Twitter Blue or Verified Organization subscriber. → Read More
Microsoft kickstarts settlement discussions with European cloud companies over antitrust complaints
Microsoft has initiated settlement discussions with European trade association Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE). → Read More
Qdrant, an open source vector database startup, wants to help AI developers leverage unstructured data
Qdrant targets AI researchers and developers with an open source vector search engine and database for unstructured data. → Read More
Einride brings its electric trucks to UK freight sector in partnership with PepsiCo
Electric and autonomous trucking company Einride is expanding to the U.K., representing the latest in a line of international expansions. → Read More
In letter to EU, open source bodies say Cyber Resilience Act could have ‘chilling effect’ on software development
13 open source industry bodies have published a letter asking the Europe to reconsider aspects of its proposed Cyber Resilience Act. → Read More