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- Lovable scrambles under pressure from AnthropicArtificial intelligenceAnalysis
April 16, 2026
Lovable scrambles under pressure from Anthropic
Engineers work through the night to prepare new releases
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya PrattyPro
- Exclusive: 20VC leads €3.6m pre-seed for ‘TikTok meets Wikipedia’ startup FlareArtificial intelligenceExclusive
April 16, 2026
Exclusive: 20VC leads €3.6m pre-seed for ‘TikTok meets Wikipedia’ startup Flare
The Copenhagen-based company provides an information verification browser extension
By Maya Dharampal-HornbyPro
- Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, BerlinVenture capitalAnalysis
April 16, 2026
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin
London startups raised more in Q1 2026 than in the whole of H1 2025; the UK capital also captured over half of all European AI funding
By Éanna Kelly and Jonathan SinclairPro
- Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’EventsExclusive
April 15, 2026
Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’
In a further sign of the 'SaaSpocalypse' hitting the tech world, the decade-old European tech conference SaaStock is closing down
By Amy LewinPro
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- After Orbán? Hungary's tech leaders celebrate with 'cautious optimism'GovernmentAnalysis
April 14, 2026
After Orbán? Hungary's tech leaders celebrate with 'cautious optimism'
By Freya PrattyPro
- Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’Venture capitalNews
April 13, 2026
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
By Anne SradersPro
- Who gets ahead in VC? Mostly the usual suspectsVenture capitalSifted View
April 13, 2026
Who gets ahead in VC? Mostly the usual suspects
New insights on the backgrounds of successful investors are a mix of unsurprising, surprising and depressing.
By John ThornhillPro
- OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitionsDeeptechAnalysis
April 13, 2026
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions
By Freya Pratty and Martin CoulterPro
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The UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Unit just struck deals with these 7 startups
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- Could Europe become a world leader in robotics?RoboticsPodcast
April 16, 2026
Could Europe become a world leader in robotics?
Investment into European robotics is shooting up — but why? What's got investors so excited, and how could these companies fare globally?
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