Global venture capital funding for defense technology startups has surged to $12.3 billion in 2026, more than doubling the same…
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AI Search Now Drives Conversions 23 Times Higher Than Organic Traffic and Most Marketers Are Missing It
As of early 2026, AI Overviews appear in roughly 48% of Google searches, while ChatGPT handles over one billion queries…
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EU AI Act Transparency Rules Hit in 41 Days and Companies Have Until July 22 to Avoid Fines Reaching €15 Million
The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules become enforceable across all 27 member states on August 2, 2026, requiring…
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Germany Turns to a Secretive Peter Thiel-Backed Startup to Build Its Long-Range Strike Arsenal
Germany's defense ministry is evaluating Covenant, a secretive Israeli-American defense startup founded in 2024, as part of an urgent search…
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UAE Leads, US Dominates VC, Europe Lags: Where Crypto Entrepreneurs Should Actually Build in 2026
Ukrainian investor Ivan Maltsev, who has spent a decade building and investing in crypto across three continents, offers a clear-eyed…
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VivaTech Turns 10 With 200,000 Visitors, Jeff Bezos, a Prime Minister and the Man Who Built the Internet
VivaTech marked its 10th anniversary from June 17–20, 2026, at Paris Porte de Versailles, drawing a record 200,000 visitors from…
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France Bets €13 Billion on European Deeptech as Tibi Phase 3 Shifts From National Champion to Continental Powerhouse
France has launched the third phase of its Tibi programme, committing €13 billion to boost European technology investment, with a…
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Norway Bans Generative AI From Elementary Schools in a Move That Could Reshape EdTech Across Europe
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced a near-total ban on generative AI in elementary schools on June 19, 2026,…
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Budapest’s New Startup Event Skipped the Pitches and Panels and 150 Founders From Across Europe Showed Up Anyway
Budapest hosted the inaugural BudapestConnect on June 18, drawing over 150 founders, investors, students, and ecosystem builders in a fully…
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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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