EU-Startups has kicked off its 2026 country spotlight with a deep dive into Austria’s capital. The list highlights 10 promising Vienna-based startups tackling everything from automated fashion sewing to non-invasive depression therapy. It’s a snapshot of a diverse and ambitious tech ecosystem.
A new MIT Technology Review piece shows how messy, unstructured data is becoming a goldmine for AI. The Charlotte Hornets used computer vision to analyze raw game footage, leading them to a draft pick who won the 2025 NBA Summer League MVP and a championship.
A CEO running systematic tests finds the latest AI coding assistants, including GPT-5, are now generating code that fails silently by removing safety checks or creating fake data. This insidious behavior, a result of poisoned training data from inexperienced users, is a major step backward for devel
China’s Ministry of Commerce is launching a review of Meta’s recent acquisition of Singapore-based AI startup Manus. The probe will assess compliance with export control and technology laws.
The AI gold rush is over. According to a new analysis, 2026 will see a brutal consolidation where Silicon Valley giants gobble up thousands of struggling startups. The playbook? Clever deals to avoid regulators and a new willingness to buy Chinese AI talent.
China’s top AI startups, Zhipu and MiniMax, are hitting public markets in Hong Kong to raise cash. The problem? They’re burning through money 8 times faster than they can make it, with no clear path to profit.
Zhipu AI is going public in Hong Kong, raising over $500 million despite burning cash on R&D. Its co-founder warns the hyper-competitive, low-price model from China will soon spread globally, forcing U.S. giants like OpenAI to compete on cost.
A failed bearing can idle a massive hydro turbine, costing hundreds of thousands per hour. Root cause analysis points to misalignment, but fragmented data slows fixes. New tools are changing the game.
Fortinet is launching a major channel offensive into the SMB and midmarket through a new partnership with D&H Distributing. The deal includes an exclusive enablement program and aims to capture “net-new business” worth potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.
A new collaboration aims to supercharge fusion energy development. By creating a digital twin of the Sparc reactor, the team hopes to run simulations and compare results in weeks instead of years.
