German AI startup Aleph Alpha announced on Thursday it would acquire AI text-processing startup thingsThinking for an undisclosed amount.
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April 25, 2025
Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking
The acquisition will enable Aleph Alpha to expand its product suite for industry and finance
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Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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