Europe does not suffer from a shortage of capital. What it lacks is the legal courage and analytical competence required to direct that capital toward the areas where it can create the…
Month: February 2026
OpenAI secures record-breaking $110B funding to “Scale AI for everyone”
OpenAI announced a landmark funding round and strategic alliances on February 27, 2026, aimed at expanding the reach of artificial intelligence across consumers, developers, and enterprises while cementing its leadership in global…
Opinion: Red lines and Red flags
The fierce standoff over Claude isn’t just a contract fight. It’s about who controls the future of military AI. In Washington and Silicon Valley, a conflict once relegated to specialist policy briefings…
Encord raises €50M to build the data layer for physical AI
London-based data infrastructure startup Encord has closed a €50 million ($60 million) Series C funding round, led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing backers including Y Combinator, CRV, N47, Crane Venture…
Opinion: The Sacred and the Silicon Valley
If there is something I never expected to read, it was the Pope’s opinion on artificial intelligence and its use within the Church. So when Pope Leo XIV advised priests of his…
Accessibility Redefined
A recent study by Fortune magazine stated that AI search engines are confidently wrong over 60% of the time, with various widely-used AI tools exhibiting significantly high error rates. This trend often…
Why the “AI Is Easy to Trick” Narrative Misses
A recent article published by the BBC explored how generative AI tools could be “hacked” within minutes by introducing newly published online content. In the example presented, a blog post claiming expertise…
Nobel Recruitment acquires Berlin’s ARRtist to expand German tech community
European go-to-market search firm Nobel Recruitment has acquired Berlin-based ARRtist, a practitioner-led tech community platform for founders, C-level executives and investors. The deal strengthens Nobel’s position in Germany while expanding its reach…
Proxima Fusion seeks €2 Billion to build a nuclear fusion test facility
Proxima Fusion, a Munich-based nuclear energy startup, has outlined plans to raise about €2 billion to build a major fusion test facility in Germany that could be a milestone on the path…
ElevenLabs and Google Cloud expand AI partnership with NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support
ElevenLabs, the London-based voice-AI specialist, has deepened its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to tap into expanded cloud infrastructure and the latest accelerated computing from NVIDIA, including Blackwell-class GPUs. Announced on February…