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Google lays off hundreds in Bay Area, shuts child care center
Layoffs
Google Slashes Hundreds of Jobs and Shuts Its Child Care Center
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Google just laid off hundreds of employees and permanently closed its on-site child care facility for Bay Area workers. The…

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The EU AI Act’s rules on AI content labeling and training are now law and enforceable. Here’s what they mean for the music business.
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AI Training on Copyrighted Music Faces Fines Up to 3% of Global Turnover Under Enforceable EU Law
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

A company caught training AI on copyrighted music could now forfeit up to three percent of its total global revenue,…

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Amsterdam startup Ore Energy raises $43 million to build iron-air batteries that store power for days
Startups
A $43 million bet on rust could keep Europe’s grids running for 100 hours straight
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

A battery that literally rusts is on track to outlast every lithium-ion alternative on the continent. One hundred hours of…

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Europe Tries to Break Its Palantir Habit — But Can It?
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European Capitals Push to Ditch Palantir While NATO Admits It Cannot Match the U.S. Firm’s Battlefield AI
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

A handful of European governments are racing to sever ties with a defense contractor whose battlefield software NATO itself says…

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Solar Corporate Funding Jumps 56% YoY to $16.9 Billion in 1H 2026
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Solar Corporate Funding Surges to $16.9 Billion as VC Backing Plunges 40%
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Corporate solar financing hit $16.9 billion in the first quarter, yet venture capital investment in the sector fell off a…

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Europe turns to Algeria for air conditioners as Africa’s biggest factory secures 250,000-unit order
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Heatwave-Ravaged Europe Grabs 250,000 Algerian Air Conditioners in Two Days
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

A single weekend of blistering temperatures just drained a major appliance maker’s entire inventory across Southern Europe. The 250,000-unit sellout…

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European tech weekly recap: More than 55 tech funding deals worth over €1.6B
Funding
Robots Run the Table as Europe’s Weekly Tech Funding Hits €1.6 Billion
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Europe just saw its biggest tech funding week of the year with a staggering €1.6 billion flowing almost entirely into…

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AI Demand Surge Creates a Two-Tier Freight Market as E-Commerce Falters
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

The boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure is quietly reshaping logistics, prioritizing high-tech cargo shipments over the usual flow of consumer…

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Why Russian seafood keeps evading European sanctions
Sustainability & Impact
Germany Blocks EU Ban as 739 Million Euros of Russian Fish Flood Europe
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

A shadow fleet of processing plants in China and South Korea is scrubbing the origin of Russian-caught fish before it…

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Marketing startup Pie attracts latest investor: AmEx Ventures
Founders
AmEx Ventures Backs a Marketing Startup Racing to Conquer AI Search
Founder News Team Aug 9, 2026 0

Goldman Sachs just participated in a $15 million round for a company rewriting how brands appear inside AI-generated answers. The…

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