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Starling’s AI push redraws the shape of bank work
Starling is cutting around 130 roles while continuing to invest in AI and its banking technology platform.
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The Bank of England starts gaming out agentic AI shocks
Sarah Breeden has warned that autonomous AI systems could test financial market resilience.
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Orbit Capital adds debt to CEE’s scaleup toolkit
Orbit Capital has closed a €107 million growth debt fund for Central and Eastern European scaleups.
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Climentum raises patient capital for Europe’s climate hardware gap
Climentum Capital has reached a €60 million first close for its second European climate hard tech fund.
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Berlin’s fire service exposes the infrastructure beneath resilience
Berlin Fire and Rescue Service has modernised network infrastructure while keeping emergency operations running.
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Sovereign cloud becomes an implementation market
Kyndryl and Microsoft are expanding sovereign cloud services for regulated and public sector workloads.
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Dutch defence procurement starts with the software layer
The Netherlands has signed a €30 million-plus Intelic partnership for interoperable unmanned systems.
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Klarna turns Google’s shopping case into a damages weapon
A Swedish court has awarded PriceRunner damages in a private antitrust case against Google’s shopping practices.
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Google’s Android defeat keeps the gatekeeper fight alive
Europe’s top court has upheld Google’s Android fine, keeping pressure on how dominant platforms shape market access.
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Europe’s funding market is active, not easy
June data shows Europe’s funding market remains active but selective.











