Venture capital investment in European deep tech defense, security and resilience startups has grown from $159 million in 2014 to $5.2 billion in 2024 – a 32-fold increase in just a decade, according to the NATO Innovation Fund. So, why are investors betting on European defense tech? And what more needs to be done for the sector to truly compete at a global level?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 29, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza […]
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Retail investors’ fear of an “AI bubble” appears to have fallen off after spiking this summer. It could mean the stocks have further to balloon before they ultimately top out. The number of U.S. and worldwide web searches for the term “AI bubble” peaked on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, respectively, according to Google Trends […]
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In 1996, David Risher told Bill Gates he was quitting his management role at Microsoft, then already one of the world’s largest companies with annual revenue of nearly $8.7 billion, to take a job at a “tiny, little bookstore online,” called Amazon. “It wasn’t an entirely rational move,” Risher, who is now CEO of Lyft, […]
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