London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace
Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36…
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Thema Raises $6.2M To Map Market Expansion For Private Equity
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Thema has raised $6.2 million to tackle gaps in how private equity firms assess portfolio risk and shape expansion strategies amid shifting software valuations. The total includes $4.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Stride.vc, with partic…
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Allica Bank Raises $155M in Series D Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Allica Bank, a London, UK-based digital bank for small and medium businesses (SMBs), raises $155M in Series D funding, at $1.2 Billion valuation. Backers included Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl. The company intends t…
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BeyondMath Completes $18.5 M Seed Round To Scale World’s Largest Foundational Physics AI Model
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - BeyondMath, a London-based deeptech company developing a novel generative physics model, has secured a $10 million seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners and I…
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Secfix raises $12M to cut compliance work 90% for European SMBs
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Munich-based Secfix has closed an oversubscribed $12 million Series A led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Bayern…
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HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs just doubled to 35 percent
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Speeds up qualification of new suppliers to get more cheap parts into PCs, faster HP Inc. has revealed that memory now accounts for 35 percent of the cost of materials it needs to build a PC, up from between 15 and 18 percent last quarter. And the company…
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Workday’s stock slumps again on weak guidance and AI disruption fears
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Shares of Workday Inc. got hammered in late trading today after the company offered weak guidance for the current quarter. It was the worst possible news for investors amid growing concerns over the existential threat it faces from the rise of artificial …
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Anthropic Dials Back AI Safety Commitments
Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The company said competitive pressure prompted it to pivot away from the previous, more-cautious stance.
- Context: op-eds, risk timelines and AI scene-setting (3)
- On the ground: Anthropic backs away from safety pledge (7)
- Silicon front: data-extraction claims and enterprise product moves (2)
- Washington: Pentagon gives Anthropic a Friday deadline, threatens action (12)
Context: op-eds, risk timelines and AI scene-setting
On the ground: Anthropic backs away from safety pledge
Silicon front: data-extraction claims and enterprise product moves
Washington: Pentagon gives Anthropic a Friday deadline, threatens action
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CarGurus data breach affects 12.5 million accounts
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - Automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach in which the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers were stolen.
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UK AI start-up Wayve raises $1.2bn from carmakers and Big Tech
ft - Self-driving group valued at $8.6bn as it gears up to launch robotaxi service in London this year
- OTHER: Emerging AV logistics unicorn Zelos raises $300M+ (1)
- Pilot robotaxi launches in London; Uber to expand globally (3)
- Wayve's huge $1.2B raise and $8.6B valuation (9)
OTHER: Emerging AV logistics unicorn Zelos raises $300M+
Pilot robotaxi launches in London; Uber to expand globally
Wayve's huge $1.2B raise and $8.6B valuation
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Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
techxplore - Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.
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Slang AI Raises $36M to Scale Hospitality Voice AI
Ekemini / ventureburn - Slang AI has secured $36 million in Series B funding to accelerate the growth of its AI solutions for the voice communication segment of the hospitality industry. This funding roundThe post Slang AI Raises $36M to Scale Hospitality Voice AI appeared first…
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Chinese drone-maker DJI sues to overturn FCC foreign drone ban
Jon Keegan / sherwood - The FCC’s move to ban all foreign drones and components is being challenged in federal court.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board Says Paramount Skydance’s New $110.9 Billion Bid Might be ‘Superior’ to Netflix Deal
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 24 announced that its board of directors, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has determined that Paramount Skydance adding $2.48 billion in cash to its current $108.4 billion bid might lea…
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Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg
RT Watson / theblock - Founded in the 1990s, PayPal is considered a pioneer in facilitating internet payments and normalizing digital wallets.
- Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal (5)
- Other: non-deal Stripe coverage (1)
- Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry (1)
- Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up (3)
- All Other Stories
Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal
Other: non-deal Stripe coverage
Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry
Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up
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1Password's $12 price bump tests user loyalty with 'AI-powered' features
Abbas Jaffar Ali / tbreak - 1Password bumps Family plan pricing 20% to $71.88 USD annually from March 2026. The increase adds AI features and enhanced security tools, but existing users keep current rates until renewal after the deadline.
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Wisconsin Reveals Conduent Breach Affected 25 Million Americans
PYMNTS / pymnts - A data breach at Conduent Business Services, an operator of back-end systems for state governments, has affected more than 25 million people across the country, according to data breach information posted this month by the Wisconsin Department of Agricult…
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Lamborghini kills its upcoming all-electric Lanzador because of nearly zero interest
digitaltrends - Lamborghini axes its Lanzador EV, citing near-zero demand and high costs. The brand will focus on plug-in hybrids instead, keeping combustion emotion alive.The post Lamborghini kills its upcoming all-electric Lanzador because of nearly zero interest appea…
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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year
John Gruber / apple - Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced a significant expansion of factoryoperations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac minito the U.S. for the first time. The company will also expandadvanced AI server manufacturing at the factory and provid…
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Apple Shareholders Approve Executive Pay Packages, Reject China Audit
iclarified - Apple shareholders voted to approve the company's executive pay packages and rejected an independent audit of its operations in China during the company's annual virtual meeting on Tuesday, according to preliminary tallies shared during the proceedings.Co…
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