US-German software firm Auterion says it plans to ship 33K of its AI drone “strike kits” to Ukraine by the end of 2025 to help combat mass Russian drone attacks
Pentagon-backed deal aims to help combat mass attacks by Russia — Sylvia Pfeifer in London, Laura Pitel in Berlin and Christopher Miller in Kyiv
Berlin-based Motor Ai, which develops neuroscience-driven Level 4 autonomous driving tech and plans to deploy it on German roads in 2025, raised a $20M seed
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Worldcoin integrates with Okta and launches its World ID identity protocol in Germany, starting in Berlin, using its Orbs biometrics hardware to verify users
Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk :
Uber partners with Berlin-based travel service Omio to test train and coach bookings via its app in the UK, using Omio's inventory across 1,000+ providers
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Berlin-based Jina.ai, an open-source startup that uses neural search to help users find information in unstructured data, raises a $30M Series A led by Canaan
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Berlin-based Ada Health, an Alexa-like AI-driven medical app, raises $47M led by Access Industries, Len Blavatnik's global investment group
Ada Health, the AI-driven app which works a little like an ‘Alexa for health’, has raised a $47M (€40M) funding round led by Access Industries, Len Blavatnik's global investment group.
Sources: Apple has a Berlin office seeking engineers and partners for a car project; talks with BMW and Daimler ended, Magna believed to be current favorite
Exclusive: BMW, Daimler Reject Cooperation with Apple over “iCar” — German carmakers Daimler and BMW have ended talks with Apple …