Son of U.S. government contractor, accused of stealing millions in seized crypto, arrested in France
Olivier Acuna / coindesk - John “Lick” Daghita was arrested in a joint FBI-France operation after allegations he siphoned tens of millions of dollars in crypto from government seizure wallets managed by his father’s company.
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Meta to Open Up WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots for a Fee Following EU Objections
Edith Hancock / wsj - The move come after the European Commission said it could impose a temporary injunction on the company as part of an antitrust probe into its AI policy.
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Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase. The round was led by Antwerp VC firm RDY Ventures, with participation from Seeder Fund, P…
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French quantum startup Pasqal to go public via SPAC at $2BN valuation
John Reynolds / tech - A French quantum computing startup co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner is going public via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), with a $2bn valuation. Pasqal is merging with SPAC vehicle Bleic...
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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Fibionic Raises €3M To Advance Bionic Lightweight Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Austrian deeptech startup fibionic has secured €3 million in seed funding in a round led by Redstone, alongside Euregio+, Caesar, and Leap435, with additional backing from angel investors. Lightweight materials are critical across sectors such as sports e…
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Silverflow raises $40M Series B to expand cloud-native payments platform
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Silverflow, a cloud-nativepayment processing company, has closed a $40 million Series B funding round ledby Picus Capital, with participation from Rabo Investments and existinginvestors Inkef, Global ...
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