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AIRTABLE sale: who really loses money in a $2.25 billion exit?
After raising nearly $1.4 billion and reaching an $11.7 billion valuation in late 2021 with its Series F, AIRTABLE is…
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OLIX, FRACTILE, ETCHED: billions are flowing into AI’s future engines
While the training of large models has long attracted most investment, reasoning models are shifting the battle towards inference. OLIX,…
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Can THE EXPLORATION COMPANY become Europe’s next space systems integrator?
In four years, THE EXPLORATION COMPANY has evolved from a reusable capsule project into a company seeking to cover almost…
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France’s regulatory boomerang: when laws miss their target and hit European businesses
Chinese low-value parcels diverted through Belgium, a digital tax passed on to advertisers, textile transparency requirements imposed on every French…
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Protection of minors: Brussels reins in Paris without derailing its fight against social media
While the European Commission endorses the principle of setting a minimum age of 15 for access to social media, it…
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Germany’s PROXIMA FUSION raises €411 million to take European nuclear fusion into the industrial era
Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million, bringing its valuation to €2.4 billion. The transaction represents the largest private fusion funding…
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Britain’s WORLDMODELDATA raises €8 million: will video games train the robots of tomorrow?
Video games are no longer merely an entertainment market. They could become one of the most strategic resources for the…
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Switzerland’s silicon photonics revival: how AI is giving the technology a second life
Before the rise of generative artificial intelligence, few investors paid attention to the optical components used in data centres. The…
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Germany’s PORELIO raises €2.4 million: industrial wastewater becomes a source of critical metals
Industrial wastewater is generally perceived as a cost: the cost of treatment, environmental compliance and pollution management. This view is…
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France’s QONTO shuts down REGATE: accounting becomes a platform battleground
QONTO accelerates its transformation: following the acquisition of ACASI and the announcement of an integrated certified accounting service, the fintech…
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