# Explainer

What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
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June 22, 2026
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
The former Manchester mayor is widely expected to become the country's next prime minister
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut
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June 16, 2026
What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut
Europe’s most valuable startup has a highly coveted peak performance tier
Damisola Sulaiman
America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?
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June 16, 2026
America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?
Anthropic has suspended access to its two most powerful models following an export control directive from the US government. What's next for Europe?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push
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June 15, 2026
Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push
Ineffable plans to keep its team lean, the startup’s lead investor tells Sifted
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
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May 28, 2026
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?
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May 22, 2026
The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?
Lawmakers are having a rethink following outcry from some of the region’s fastest-growing companies
Martin Coulter
European startups welcome expected AI Act delay
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November 17, 2025
European startups welcome expected AI Act delay
Startups have called for a delay to the AI Act — though some warn the EU risks caving to the US
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The EU published its new rulebook for GenAI. What do startups need to know?
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July 11, 2025
The EU published its new rulebook for GenAI. What do startups need to know?
New guidelines will help determine how the controversial AI Act will be enforced
Martin Coulter
What the UK’s industrial strategy means for startups
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June 23, 2025
What the UK’s industrial strategy means for startups
The government plans to support and invest in homegrown companies over the next decade
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Explainer

What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?

What it actually takes to be a top performer at Revolut

America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?

Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed?

European startups welcome expected AI Act delay

The EU published its new rulebook for GenAI. What do startups need to know?

What the UK’s industrial strategy means for startups