The European Union has scaled back its AI data centre procurement plan, reducing a proposal from 100,000 chips across five…
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Airports Are Spending Hundreds of Thousands on Counter-Drone Tech That Doesn’t Always Work
The global counter-drone market is surging amid escalating aerial threats to civilian infrastructure. Drone incursions at European airports, including Munich…
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OpenAI’s IPO Bid Overshadows Sam Altman’s Struggling Iris-Scanning Venture Facing Bans and Privacy Fines
As OpenAI confidentially filed for an IPO on Monday, CEO Sam Altman's separate biometric venture, Tools for Humanity, is reportedly…
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Respond.io Raises $62.5M After 169% Growth to Take Its AI Messaging Platform Into North America and Europe
Malaysia-founded startup respond.io has secured $62.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Camber Partners, with participation from…
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Beazer Homes Refinancing Quietly Adds $53 Million to Dream Finders Acquisition Cost
Beazer Homes' recent refinancing has added roughly $53 million in costs to Dream Finders' planned acquisition of the homebuilder. Beazer…
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Xiaomi Launches Budget Mini LED TVs in Europe Starting at €349 to Take On TCL and Hisense
Xiaomi has launched its TV FX Mini LED series in Europe, starting at €349. The QD-Mini LED lineup features 4K…
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Europe Risks “Total Technological Irrelevance” Unless It Builds Its Own AI, Warns Cohere CEO
Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez warned Thursday at Paris's Vivatech trade fair that Europe faces "total technological irrelevance" without sovereign AI…
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How India Quietly Conquered Half the World’s Digital Payments and Is Now Reshaping the Global Tech Order
Speaking at VivaTech 2026 in Paris on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's large-scale deployment of technology across financial…
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First Bank Closes ₦45 Billion Capital Raise as Nigeria’s Biggest Lenders Race to Meet New Minimum Requirements
First HoldCo Plc has successfully closed the ₦45 billion second tranche of its ₦350 billion Private Placement programme, following approvals…
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Europe’s Top VCs Unite Behind €500 Million Fund to Arm the Continent’s Defence Tech Revolution
European venture firms AVP and Earlybird have jointly launched E2D, a €500 million growth fund targeting dual-use and defence technology…
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