Pro-Europe grassroots groups to voice opposition to a Johnson premiership Protesters will take to London’s streets on Saturday for a “No to Boris. Yes to Europe” march days ahead of… Read more »
Exclusive: extra time could be used for renegotiation but will be billed as chance for no-deal planning Brussels is preparing to offer Boris Johnson a no-deal Brexit extension beyond 31… Read more »
German chancellor also says she feels solidarity with targets of Donald Trump’s racism Angela Merkel has sought to assuage concerns about her health after a spate of shaking bouts at… Read more »
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg recently pledged to rapidly spend $500 million in a bid to push the U.S. “Beyond Carbon,” aiming to end this country’s use of coal… Read more »
Prepare your best * unsurprised face *: Facebook is being accused of contradicting itself in separate testimonies made on both sides of the Atlantic. The chair of a UK parliamentary… Read more »
Report on state TV says ship was smuggling oil but does not say which country crew are from Fears for maritime security in the strait of Hormuz, a vital route… Read more »
Fintech startup N26 is raising $170 million a few months after raising $300 million. While it’s technically structured as a new round, the company considers today’s new funding as an… Read more »
Altitude Angel, a U.K. startup that provides safety, data and traffic management systems for drones, is launching a de-confliction service for drone flights — available via its developer API platform…. Read more »
FaceApp, the AI-powered selfie-editing app that’s been having another viral moment of late, has now responded to a privacy controversy that we covered earlier here. We’ve pasted the company’s full… Read more »
Changes are afoot at European VC Atomico, with news breaking that founding partner Mattias Ljungman is leaving to raise his own seed fund. TechCrunch understands that staff at the London-headquartered… Read more »
European regulators have announced a formal antitrust investigation of Amazon’s use of data from third parties selling on its ecommerce platform. Commenting in a statement, competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager said:… Read more »
French startup Stonly wants to empower users so that they can solve their issues by themselves. Instead of relying on customer support agents, Stonly wants to surface relevant content so… Read more »
Chancellor rubbishes claim by Boris Johnson ally that no-deal exit could boost economy by £80bn Latest politics news – live updates Philip Hammond, the chancellor, has said it is “terrifying”… Read more »
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds new EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen as German defence minister Angela Merkel’s favoured successor as chancellor has been appointed Germany’s new defence minister in an… Read more »
ContractPodAi, a London-based startup that has developed what it describes as AI-powered contract lifecycle management software, is disclosing $55 million in Series B funding. The round is led by U.S.-based… Read more »
German minister wins narrow backing of MEPs to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker Ursula von der Leyen has been confirmed as the European commission’s first female president and the first German in… Read more »
Next PM will be told in ‘no uncertain terms’ that axing backstop amounts to no deal Latest political developments – live updates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s Brexit plan to… Read more »
Raisin, the fintech startup that offers a pan-European marketplace for savings and investment products, has picked up additional funding. Goldman Sachs has invested $28 million (€25m), following the company’s $114… Read more »
Curve, the London-based “over-the-top banking platform,” has raised $55 million in new funding. The startup lets you consolidate all of your bank cards into a single Curve card and app… Read more »
Cambridge, UK based graphene startup, Paragraf, has closed a £12.8 million (~$16M) Series A round of funding led by early stage VC Parkwalk. Also investing this round: IQ Capital Partners,… Read more »
On-demand transportation giant Uber made its name in part by aggressively entering new markets on a path of organic growth, but in recent times, it has shown itself more amenable… Read more »
Hero Labs, a London-based startup that is developing “smart” technology to help prevent water leaks in U.K. properties, has raised £2.5 million in seed funding. The round is led by… Read more »
Demonstrators try to disrupt parade by dragging barriers into road and setting bins alight French riot police fired teargas to disperse masked protesters from the Champs Élysées after the annual… Read more »
Meet Dejbox, a French food delivery startup that tries to avoid busy cities in order to accommodate people who really need a new lunch option. The company is a full-stack… Read more »
Many years ago every sales deal was sealed with a handshake between two people. Today, digitization has moved into the sales process, but it hasn’t necessarily improved the experience. In… Read more »
Scooter startup Bird is betting on the French market in a significant way. The company plans to open up its biggest European office in Paris. Eventually, Bird wants to hire… Read more »
Imitation meat is poised to expand its presence in our diets exponentially, if the success of dueling faux burger companies Impossible and Beyond are any indication — but where’s the… Read more »
Doctours, a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. Founded by serial travel… Read more »
Unmortgage, the London-based startup that lets you buy as little as 5% of a home and rent the rest, has announced a partnership with Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) to create… Read more »
Staffbase, a mobile-first platform that enables employees to communicate, access work-related services and stay updated with company information, has raised $23 million in Series C funding. The investment is led… Read more »