Fintech giant Stripe is reportedly exploring a potential $159B takeover of PayPal, a move that could reshape global digital payments and trigger intense antitrust scrutiny.
Author: Aron Bowers
European defence startup Frankenburg has raised €30 million to boost missile manufacturing capacity, underscoring the EU’s rapid rearmament and defence-tech push.
Global investors are rapidly shifting into EnergyTech, backing startups that turn volatile power markets, grid stress and decarbonisation into scalable profits.
A new survey reveals why 84% of Europe’s founders keep building their startups despite income anxiety, regulatory pressure and a harsh funding climate.
How penny stock trader Timothy Sykes built a multimillion‑dollar trading education empire from social media, online courses and a personality‑driven brand.
The UK has launched a £58M artificial intelligence fund to support Global South nations, focusing on safe AI, skills and infrastructure, announced at a high‑level summit in India.
Gates Foundation invests €5 million in Basel-based Axmed to expand affordable medicines distribution in low- and middle-income countries.
A key MSCI index approval is set to make Bitcoin treasury allocations viable for major public companies and institutions from 2026, reshaping corporate reserve strategy.
At Davos 2026, investors weigh Trump-era US deregulation against Europe’s fragmented ‘EU Inc’ model and ask whether capital-light founders can still win in Europe.
SpaceX has reportedly chosen major Wall Street banks, including BofA, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, to lead a potential IPO that could value the company above $350 billion.