Following the success of its first fund, Leipzig-based VC fund Smart Infrastructure Ventures has announced the launch of its €30…
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Back this September with a bold new theme — The Champions Arena — and over 200 founders, investors, and ecosystem…
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Tallinn-based renewable electricity provider Sunly has secured nearly €85 million in international financing to build four solar parks across Latvia.…
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Northvolt Bankruptcy Sparks Reassessment of Europe’s EV Battery Strategy
Northvolt’s collapse marks a pivotal moment for Europe’s ambitions in the electric vehicle (EV) battery industest, raising urgent questions about…
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(AP) – Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just…
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Speculation is mounting over the future of Mistral, the French AI darling and one of Europe’s few remaining large language…
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Lyft teams up with Baidu to launch robotaxis in Europe
Lyft has partnered with Chinese technology company Baidu to deploy Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) across Europe. The AVs will…
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Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO price range, tarobtains $6 billion valuation amid space investment boom
Northrop Grumman-backed Firefly Aerospace raised the proposed price range for its U.S. initial public offering on Monday and is now…
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EU grants €1.5M to AIxBlock, pre-approves €61.5M to scale AI in Europe
California, United States, 4 August 2025 – In a significant display of institutional support, AIxBlock, a decentralized AI tech startup…
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