Antiverse raises $9.3M Series A to scale AI-driven antibody discovery from Cardiff
Antiverse raises $9.3M Series A to scale AI-driven antibody discovery from Cardiff

Cardiff-based Antiverse, a biotechnology company developing AI-powered therapeutic antibody discovery tools, has closed a $9.3 million Series A financing to expand its computational platform and advance lead programmes toward in vivo studies. The round…

Apple updates MacBook Air with M5
Apple updates MacBook Air with M5

Apple Inc. has introduced a new MacBook Air powered by its latest in-house processor, the M5 chip, continuing the company’s steady annual cadence of silicon upgrades. The refresh brings Apple’s newest system-on-chip architecture to its mainstream lapto…

Europe’s Tangled raises €3.8M from byFounders and GitHub’s ex-CEO
Europe’s Tangled raises €3.8M from byFounders and GitHub’s ex-CEO

Tangled, a Finland-linked code collaboration platform, has closed a €3.8 million seed round aimed at scaling its decentralised Git collaboration network and positioning the company as a European alternative to entrenched US incumbents like GitHub. The …

Outpost Bio raises $3.5M to build AI-driven models of human microbiology
Outpost Bio raises $3.5M to build AI-driven models of human microbiology

The microbiome, the vast, tangled ecosystem of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in and on us, is increasingly recognised as a major factor in health, nutrition and drug response. A new startup called Outpost Bio is trying to make that compl…

Vodafone bets on Amazon’s satellites to reach places fibre can’t
Vodafone bets on Amazon’s satellites to reach places fibre can’t

On the fringes of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, Vodafone outlined a bet that feels both practical and a little ambitious: use satellites to solve one of mobile networks’ oldest headaches, how to connect towers that sit far from traditio…

OpenAI signs Pentagon AI deal after Trump orders Anthropic ban
OpenAI signs Pentagon AI deal after Trump orders Anthropic ban

OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its artificial intelligence models in classified military systems, just hours after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using rival Anthropic’s technology. The announcement…

Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox
Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox

Europe does not suffer from a shortage of capital. What it lacks is the legal courage and analytical competence required to direct that capital toward the areas where it can create the greatest long-term value: SciTech startups. This gap shapes the ent…

OpenAI secures record-breaking $110B funding to “Scale AI for everyone”
OpenAI secures record-breaking $110B funding to “Scale AI for everyone”

OpenAI announced a landmark funding round and strategic alliances on February 27, 2026, aimed at expanding the reach of artificial intelligence across consumers, developers, and enterprises while cementing its leadership in global AI infrastructure. Th…

Opinion: Red lines and Red flags
Opinion: Red lines and Red flags

The fierce standoff over Claude isn’t just a contract fight. It’s about who controls the future of military AI. In Washington and Silicon Valley, a conflict once relegated to specialist policy briefings has burst into view as arms-length diplomacy betw…

Encord raises €50M to build the data layer for physical AI
Encord raises €50M to build the data layer for physical AI

London-based data infrastructure startup Encord has closed a €50 million ($60 million) Series C funding round, led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing backers including Y Combinator, CRV, N47, Crane Venture Partners and Harpoon V…