AI agents, outdated training and live search grounding
AI agents, outdated training and live search grounding

An AI assistant is asked a simple question: has this company changed its CEO? It responds confidently, citing information that was accurate a few months ago. The problem is that the leadership changed last week. This is the structural limitation of man…

Callosum raises $10.25 million to challenge entrenched AI compute models
Callosum raises $10.25 million to challenge entrenched AI compute models

London-based AI software startup Callosum has closed a $10.25 million funding round led by European early-stage venture fund Plural, marking a notable bet on multi-chip AI infrastructure at a time when venture capital remains heavily concentrated in a …

Allica Bank joins the fintech unicorn club after $155M Series D round
Allica Bank joins the fintech unicorn club after $155M Series D round

London-based digital challenger bank Allica Bank has officially crossed the unicorn threshold after closing a $155 million Series D funding round that valued the company at around $1.2 billion. This places the fintech among the growing list of private …

SheBuilds on Lovable’s 2026 call to create
SheBuilds on Lovable’s 2026 call to create

On March 8, 2026, in honour of International Women’s Day, a new edition of SheBuilds on Lovable invited builders from around the world to a 24-hour global, powered by Anthropic. On top of that, participants in the SheBuilds campaign receive $100 in Ant…

VoiceLine raises €10M to scale its voice AI platform for frontline enterprise teams
VoiceLine raises €10M to scale its voice AI platform for frontline enterprise teams

VoiceLine, a Munich-based startup that builds voice-first artificial intelligence for enterprise frontline workers, has closed €10 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth, expand its product and bring its technology to more customers across Eu…

OpenAI forms “Frontier Alliances” with top consultancies to push enterprise AI into production
OpenAI forms “Frontier Alliances” with top consultancies to push enterprise AI into production

OpenAI is broadening how it helps large organizations put artificial intelligence into real use. The company announced a new initiative, Frontier Alliances, teaming up with four major consulting firms, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), McKinsey & Comp…

The EU’s strategic rebalancing of research partnerships with China
The EU’s strategic rebalancing of research partnerships with China

In 2026, one of Europe’s most ambitious scientific ventures, Horizon Europe, a seven-year, roughly €93 billion framework dedicated to research and innovation, underwent a quiet but significant transformation.  What had once been an open invitation to r…

A new early-stage fund: Syndicate One raises €22M for Belgium’s startups
A new early-stage fund: Syndicate One raises €22M for Belgium’s startups

Brussels-based investor Syndicate One has hit a funding milestone with the €22 million first close of its second early-stage tech fund, underscoring a growing confidence in Belgium’s startup ecosystem. The new capital builds on the firm’s first fund, w…

Gartner $110M sale of Digital Markets division in latest SEC filing
Gartner $110M sale of Digital Markets division in latest SEC filing

When Gartner first disclosed that it had agreed to part with its Digital Markets ( business unit that included its major software review, specifically Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice) business in early 2026, the announcement was forward-looking a…

Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here
Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here

Google’s announcement that its Gemini app now writes music for you isn’t just one of those “blowing my mind” product updates. It feels like a symbolic surrender to a long-standing refrain from Big Tech: creative work is now just another checkbox for a …