European tech weekly recap: €1.4B in deals and April’s highlights

Last week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.Haberin devamını okumak için tıklayın…

Peptides, Menopause And The Search For Optimization

Peptides have entered the menopause conversation, but growing interest in optimization and hormone health is also raising questions about safety & long-term evidence.

This $1.3 Billion AI Startup’s Software Watches Employees As They Work

Cofounded in 2019 by former consultant Jennifer Smith, Scribe’s software helps hundreds of thousands of companies record what their employees do so AI agents can take over repetitive tasks in the future.

In Response To A Rise In AI Fashion Champions The Real, The Raw And The All Natural

To settle feelings of overwhelm caused by an increasing reliance on advancing technology, fashion is utilizing nature as a grounding force against the noise.

The Gates Foundation Is Funding A Startup’s Plan To Fight Malnutrition With Bacteria

Synthetic microbiomes to treat disease. Sea levels may rise faster than we thought. AI for scientific researchers. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

Why The HRT Conversation Is More Complicated Than Social Media Suggests

Hormone replacement therapy is gaining visibility online, but experts say the rapidly evolving HRT conversation may be oversimplifying menopause care.

Former OpenAI Researcher To Raise $500 Million For AI Science Startup

Periodic Labs, which plans to push breakthroughs in physics and chemistry using artificial intelligence, has seen its valuation jump sixfold in just eight months.

Three Dudes Run The Biggest AI Romantic Fantasy Site For Women

Three Dudes Run The Biggest AI Romantic Fantasy Site For Women

Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro’s Cycling Tracking Is Excellent

The new wearable from Huawei further improves on health and fitness tracking.

Chinese AI Model Developer Kimi Raising Funds Valuing It At $20 Billion

Founded by Yang Zhilin, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2021, Kimi’s existing backers include Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent. Its K2.6 model ranks among the world’s top three most popular AI models, according to OpenRouter.