Digital startups aim to make it easier for small businesses to access company pensions, as many employers struggle to offer employees a company pension while the proliferation of these pensions stagnates. #Betriebsrente #Altersvorsorge #Startups (translated)
Tractive founder Michael Hurnaus expresses skepticism towards private equity firms and describes the arduous sales process of his company, which involved four attempts, for 800 million euros to Bending Spoons. #Startups #Wirtschaft #Innovation (translated)
The artificial intelligence factory of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center has launched an acceleration program aimed at 100 advanced-phase startups, with a budget of 2.3 million euros, to promote the development of AI in Spain until 2028. #Startup #InteligenciaArtificial #Innovación (translated)
The Canadian laboratory focused on artificial intelligence, Cohere, announced a plan to acquire the Czech startup AISLE, which specializes in cybersecurity, thereby strengthening its presence in Europe and expanding its threat detection capabilities. #uměláInteligence #kyberbezpečnost #Aisle (translated)
Professional organizations are requesting the introduction of a third wealth tax rate and the protection of young people, emphasizing the necessity of wealth contribution from the richer strata, but they also presented various proposals to mitigate the unfavorable economic effects of the proposed wealth tax. #vagyonadó #gazdaság #startup (translated)
The Investor wrote that the Netherlands could only produce the next ASML if it accepted that the founder could become a billionaire. He referred to Constantijn van Oranje, who, according to him, had noted that startups were often embraced as long as they remained small and their founders did not become rich. According to The Investor, the Netherlands wanted to build global companies, but there was discomfort about the financial reward for entrepreneurs who had taken risks. He argued that those who had invested their own money, time, and security for years should be allowed to earn exceptionally if they succeeded. He also asked why a football player with a million-dollar contract was celebrated more easily than an entrepreneur who created thousands of jobs. #ondernemen #startups #innovatie (translated)
The head of the French artificial intelligence startup Mistral, Arthur Mensch, stated last year that he did not have the financial capacity to pay the Zucman tax of 2% on high fortunes, while calling for the competitiveness of France to be maintained. #Fiscalité #Impôt #ThomasPiketty (translated)
In Italy, the use of OpenAI's agentic tools, such as Codex and ChatGPT Work, increased by 10.8 times between May and October, with 65% of tokens generated by business clients, compared to 55% of the European average. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #StartupItaliane #EconomiaDigitale (translated)
Sweden's AI factory is initiating a collaboration with NVIDIA to improve support for Swedish startups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the development and use of AI through advanced technology and training. #AI #NVIDIA #RISE (translated)
Private Capital Belgium awarded Vertical Compute, Aerospacelab, and Equine Care Group during the Private Equity Awards 2026, highlighting their exceptional contributions in the field of venture capital and private equity in Belgium. #PrivateEquity #Startups #Innovation (translated)
Despite a million-strong audience and once-radiant growth, the AI platform Character.AI must file for bankruptcy after only five years, as its liabilities amount to up to 100 million US dollars. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Technologie #Startups (translated)
The author wrote that Skeleton Technologies was officially Estonia’s 11th unicorn, or its 12th if Starship Technologies was included. They said that 12 billion-dollar startups in a population of 1.3 million made Estonia an outlier, with only Israel and Singapore competing with it. #Estonia #Unicorns #Startups #EE #IL #SG
The author said Europe had the talent, research, startups and ambition to lead in AI, but needed to focus on scaling. Speaking at the AI Summit in Dublin, they said the goal was to make Europe the best place to build, grow and invest in trustworthy artificial intelligence. https://t.co/CSCL6p4Bj7 #IA #Innovation #Europe #EU #IE
Dominik Uchnast abandoned his career in Silicon Valley to develop Scrolly in Poland – an innovative gadget that, for 200 PLN, helps users reduce screen time, gaining popularity in the United States. #startup #technologia #cyfrowydetoks (translated)
AuBonTouiteFrançais wrote that the president of the country he presented as the most hacked in the world had convened a defense council dedicated to artificial intelligence, while the country supposedly had a 30-year lag in this area, according to him. He mocked the meeting, mentioning the presence of Tagada strawberries and Champomy and belittling its participants. #IA #défense #startups (translated)
During his visit to Paris, Jensen Huang, the head of Nvidia, announced investments in French startups while commenting on the possibility that his chips could someday be surpassed by those of competitors. #Nvidia #Technologie #Investissement (translated)
KfW Capital, as the most important financier for German start-ups, plans to mobilize private capital more effectively to strengthen the innovation landscape in Germany and to offset competitive disadvantages compared to the USA and China. #KfW #Startups #Wagniskapital (translated)
The Munich start-up Planqc faces the challenge and opportunity that Google is pursuing a similar quantum computer technology, which increases competition but also confirms that they are on the right track as the pressure on Europe to invest in quantum research grows. #Quantencomputer #Startups #Innovation (translated)
A report by the startup Eoliann predicts that by 2050, 89.3% of infrastructure in Liguria will be at risk of floods, landslides, and other extreme weather events, highlighting how artificial intelligence can help prevent such disasters. #Clima #Infrastrutture #IntelligenzaArtificiale (translated)
The author stated that more than 130 thousand businesses were established in 2024. After five years, according to him, less than half of the newly established business entities existed. #podnikání #startupy #ekonomika #CZ (translated)
