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

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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 Europe and beyond. The round was led by Alstin Capital and Peak, with continued participation from existing backers including Scalehouse […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

UK brings streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ under broadcaster-style regulation

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The UK government announced new regulatory requirements that will bring major video-on-demand (VoD) platforms under tighter oversight by Ofcom, aligning them more closely with traditional television broadcasters. The changes are part of implementing the Media Act 2024 and mark one of the most significant shifts in how online streaming services are governed in the UK. […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

SheBuilds on Lovable’s 2026 call to create

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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 Anthropic API credits and $250 in Stripe fee credits to kickstart their builds […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Wayve raises $1.5 Billion in Series D to scale its autonomous driving AI

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London-based autonomous driving startup Wayve has just closed a major funding round, pulling in roughly $1.5 billion and lifting its valuation to about $8.6 billion. The investment positions the company as one of the United Kingdom’s most highly valued AI ventures and marks a shift from research toward real-world deployment. The core of the round […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Nvidia’s Q4 results could make or break confidence in the AI hardware market

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Nvidia has become shorthand for the AI market itself. In the years since generative models reshaped computing, the company’s GPUs have powered everything from large-scale training clusters to real-time inference infrastructure. That dominance helped Nvidia’s stock surge over 1,500 percent from 2022 into 2025 and made it one of the most valuable tech firms in […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

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

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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 & Company, Accenture, and Capgemini, to help enterprises move beyond pilot AI projects and embed intelligent systems deeply into business workflows. […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

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

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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 and economical with detail: it named the buyer and the assets involved, but it left out any financial […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Zurich’s Rapidata raises €7.2M to build a real-time human feedback network for AI

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A growing number of startups are rushing to build software that thinks fast. But one of the hardest parts of teaching machines to improve isn’t raw computing power, it’s human insight at scale. Zurich-based startup Rapidata has just taken a significant step toward fixing that with a €7.2 million seed round aimed at scaling a […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Berlin hosts private premiere of ‘Holiguards Saga – The Portal of Force’ with Kevin Spacey and Elvira Paterson

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A private premiere screening of “Holiguards Saga – The Portal of Force,” the pilot installment of the planned Holiguards Saga franchise, was held on February 16 at ASTOR Film Lounge Berlin. The event took place in a closed format with invited industry guests, partners, and media representatives. The screening was organized as a formal black-tie […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here

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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 machine.  If you don’t know what I am talking about, yesterday Google […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

When robots outshine humans, I have to ask: Are we ready?

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If you tuned in to China’s 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala looking for traditional lion dances and nostalgic tunes, you may have done a double-take when what greeted you was a squad of humanoid robots performing kung fu, synchronized moves, and comedy sketches with more precision than most of us manage during family reunions. It […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Mistral AI buys cloud startup Koyeb

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When European tech observers talk about AI ambition, the narrative often splits neatly in two: models and infrastructure. On one side are the clever bits of code that can write, reason, and generate text or images. On the other is the gritty reality of making those bits run reliably, at scale, and in production. Today, […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

X goes quiet again

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If you checked X today expecting the usual stream of hot takes, memes, and AI spats, you probably saw… nothing. A widespread outage hit the platform today, leaving feeds blank, timelines unresponsive, and users staring at the digital equivalent of an empty room. Outage trackers such as Downdetector logged a dramatic surge in problem reports […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Anthropic’s $30B raise is about more than money

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Anthropic has just closed a $30 billion Series G funding round, pushing its valuation to $380 billion and catapulting it into the rarefied ranks of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. The financing was led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and investment firm Coatue, with backing from a long list of […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Munich 2026: A security conference where tech isn’t an afterthought

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The 62nd Munich Security Conference opened on 13 February 2026 in Munich, Germany, and this year’s gathering feels different from past editions. For decades, Munich was about jets, troops, and treaties. Today, cyber and AI are no longer peripheral; they are part of the architecture of security itself. Cyber risks, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com

Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence

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London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round to advance what it calls a new class of adaptive artificial intelligence designed to power autonomous systems in the physical world. The round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from Paladin Capital Group, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, UCL […] This story continues at The Next Web * This article was originally published here check out our main post right here social media work from home at blogspot.com