Minas Liarokapis, professeur grec en robotique IA, est revenu en Grèce après la crise pour fonder sa société Acumino. Il y trouve des opportunités et des talents, mais observe aussi une inertie chez les jeunes due aux séquelles de l'austérité.
The Malaysian government has ordered the shutdown of The Network School, a startup-centric community based in an abandoned hotel. Founded on entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan's vision for a "new country," the program faced complaints from attendees about conditions. Srinivasan, who renounced his American citizenship, declared himself Singaporean after inquiries from The Wall Street Journal.
Foundation Future Industries is developing humanoid robots for industrial and military applications, including future warfare, drawing significant investment and military contracts. The company faces strong ethical opposition from organizations like the UN and Catholic Church, though co-founder Sankaet Pathak defends their work, citing an ongoing autonomous arms race and potential for precision warfare. Eric Trump is an investor and adviser.
O3 Space, a startup founded by Luca Yang, has opened a 24/7 study cafe in Sydney, transforming a former radical bookshop site. Popular with students, the cafe offers a unique "third place" environment, charging hourly after three free weekly hours, and plans to expand its around-the-clock access.
Pippa, a new AI startup, offers text-to-video generation while aiming to ethically compensate artists whose styles are used. Cofounders Hogan Shrum and Sean Wright believe their model will attract customers, but face skepticism from artists concerned about low payments and the technology's reliance on internet-scraped art.
A Proesc, primeira startup do Amapá, foi indicada pelo segundo ano consecutivo ao Prêmio Top Educação na categoria Sistema de Gestão. Fundada em 2008, a empresa atende mais de 3 mil instituições no Brasil e em sete países, com 70% da equipe sendo amapaense.
El Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) ha inaugurado su tercer computador cuántico, desarrollado por la startup barcelonesa Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, liderada por Marta Estarellas. Este nuevo equipo analógico se suma a dos digitales, consolidando un enfoque multimodal único en el mundo.
In East London, the Lift House offers a co-living hacker house experience focused on a balanced lifestyle, contrasting with Silicon Valley's intense startup culture. Residents prioritize well-being and community, aiming to build lasting companies within the growing London tech ecosystem, despite the strong pull of U.S. investors and markets.
La proposition de loi n°3090, déposée par le député Paul Midy, vise à aligner la fiscalité des cryptos sur celle des actions en France, protéger les dirigeants d'entreprises crypto menacés et faciliter le financement des startups via la technologie DLT. Issue d'un hackathon législatif, elle aborde six mesures clés.
Terminal İstanbul, İstanbul'u küresel teknoloji ve girişimcilik ekosisteminin merkezi haline getirmeyi hedefliyor. Proje, girişimcilerden yatırımcılara, teknoloji şirketlerinden genç yeteneklere kadar geniş bir ekosistemi bir araya getirecek.
Smallest.ai, a startup founded in late 2024, secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Seligman Ventures to develop small, specialized AI voice models. The company aims to create real-time conversational agents indistinguishable from humans by mimicking simultaneous listening, thinking, and speaking.
Rivian's e-bike spinoff, Also, will finally begin delivering its $4,500 TM-B Launch Edition e-bikes next week, with all units expected to ship by September. The deliveries come after months of delays attributed to unspecified global supply chain issues, leading to customer frustration.
Prime brokerage startup Clear Street is launching a platform for accredited investors to buy interests in late-stage private companies, starting with Databricks. This move aims to democratize access to private markets, even as Clear Street itself paused its IPO plans due to market volatility.
AI startup LemonLime sparked controversy with its unconventional hiring tactics, including offering instant job interviews to individuals who got the company logo tattooed at an afterparty. CEO Jordan Zietz apologized for the "reckless" stunt, admitting "poor judgement" and offering to cover tattoo removal costs.
A German court ruled against AI music startup Suno, finding it violated copyright by using GEMA's catalog to train its AI and reproduce protected works without a license. Suno disputes the ruling, citing a misunderstanding of its technology and considering an appeal.
Fast Metals, a startup, has raised $4.3M to develop a chemistry-based process to extract valuable minerals like titanium and rare-earth elements from red mud, a waste product of aluminum refining, making the process economically viable.
Ozlo, founded by former Bose engineers, launches Sleepbuds 2, improving upon the original with 14-hour battery life, enhanced Bluetooth connectivity, and better sound quality, priced at $279.
The European Commission introduces a charter to streamline access to Europe's top research and innovation facilities for startups and small companies, aiming to boost the EU's competitiveness with the US and China.
Encore AI, a startup using interaction mining to train AI voice agents for customer support and sales, raises $30M in Series A led by Team8, expanding its platform for enterprise clients.
Zanskar's Lightning Dock geothermal site in New Mexico, once failing due to rapidly cooling wells, has been revitalized through AI-guided deep drilling, making it one of the US's most productive pumped geothermal wells.
New York-based Pangram raises $9M to combat AI-generated content, launches Pangram 4 (99% accurate text detection) and Pangram Image (research preview), amid growing demand for distinguishing human vs. AI content.
Runlayer has sued Rippling, alleging the HR software company copied confidential information during an extended product trial to build a competing MCP gateway. Rippling denies the accusations and says it is launching its own superior product.
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue has demanded ‘radical transparency’ after OpenAI said one of its agents hacked Hugging Face during a cybersecurity test. He also urged OpenAI to provide $100m in computing power for AI defence work.
AI startup Midjourney acquires personalized astrology app Co-Star, expanding its services beyond AI image generation; Co-Star's founder Banu Guler to lead design at Midjourney.
