EOS-X Space raises $140M, Mistral acquires Emmi AI, and Bliq approved for fully driverless road operations in Estonia

This week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.If email is more your thing, you c…

New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources
New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources

A material recently discovered and tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the Moon. NASA is researching ways explorers could “live off the land” by harnessing lunar resources, including melting Moon rocks to extract metals for building infrastructure and oxygen for fuel and life support. […]

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More
NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission coverage, which connected global audiences to watch the first humans to travel around the Moon in more than half a century, is among the agency’s video productions recognized with four 2026 Telly Awards. The agency’s continuous, 24/7 livestream of the Artemis II mission, which functioned as both a live event […]

AI: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025
AI: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025

European AI companies raised over €5.3 billion during 2025, with capital heavily concentrated among a smallgroup of companies led by Mistral AI, Helsing, Black Forest Labs, Synthesia,ElevenLabs and n8…

Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition
Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition

Robotics will play a critical role in NASA’s ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, presenting opportunities for the next generation of engineers, technologists, and innovators to contribute to a bold vision for the future. That was the agency’s message to students, partners, and industry leaders at the 2026 FIRST Robotics World […]

Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science

NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role as scientific ambassadors to Earth’s nearest neighbor. On their 10-day journey, the crew flew by the far side of the Moon, analyzing and photographing geologic features such as impact craters and […]

Shaping Europe’s Tech & AI Future: Why Innovation Leaders are converging at Nexus Luxembourg 2026 [Sponsored]

As the European AI Act moves from paper to practice, the tech landscape is shifting. For the continent’s innovation leaders and decision-makers, the challenge is no longer just “building fast,” but bu…

Isomorphic Labs lands $2.1B, Keel’s post-neobank pivot, and Poland’s software evolution

This 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.If email is more your thing, you c…

YEP Accelerator opens Silicon Valley program to help Ukrainian startups scale into the US

Today YEP Accelerator announced that it is opening a new office in California and launching an international track for growth-stage Ukrainian startups looking to enter the US market. The new track is…

Ten Years In, VivaTech Is Just Getting Started [Sponsored]

When VivaTech first opened its doors in 2016, it gathered 45,000 visitors. This June, the 10th edition is expected to welcome more than 180,000 attendees from 171 countries, a 300% increase that refle…