Contents announced its sixth acquisition, buying Spanish fintech software firm Balio. The deal expands Contents’ European footprint, adds Balio’s financial‑wellbeing platform and its trusted corporate client base to Contents’ AI‑driven enterprise suite, and will accelerate Balio’s growth across Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Lovable, a Stockholm‑based AI coding startup, demonstrated strong growth in 2026 by hitting roughly €350 million ARR and generating €87.4 million in a single month, highlighting the shift toward outcome‑based, agent‑driven SaaS models in Europe.
Belgian tech‑bio startup Sightera Biosciences raised €3 million in a pre‑seed round led by Entourage, with participation from Anacura and QBIC, to scale its AI‑native platform that uses patient‑derived samples for oncology and fibrosis drug discovery.
Swedish startup VXA, now operating as Plenty Labs, was swallowed up by music licensing company Epidemic Sound soon after its inception. The article reveals how the founders and several well‑known investors benefited from the deal.
French publisher Hachette, US-based Cengage Learning, and Dutch publisher Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company used their books to train the Gemini AI without authorization from authors or publishers. The case highlights the legal gray area around AI training data, particularly in the US where copyright protections are less restrictive.
TECNALIA has designed and validated an electric unmanned aerial vehicle with high capacity for wildfire intervention. The development is part of EXTINCIA, a project coordinated by CLUE Technologies and funded by CDTI, combining drones, artificial intelligence, and advanced air traffic management systems.
Applied Computing, a London-based AI company building foundation models for energy operators, raised €17.4 million ($20 million) in a funding round led by KBR and Databricks Ventures. The company also opened a new office in Houston, Texas, marking its formal entry into the US market. The funding will support expansion, commercial deployment, and AI research.
Monumental, an Amsterdam-based construction tech company, raised $32M in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company uses autonomous robotics and AI to address labor shortages in construction, deploying over 150 robots across the Netherlands and UK. Funds will accelerate international expansion and enhance automation capabilities.
Polish retail network Lewiatan, known for traditional franchised stores, has partnered with startup SmartNovo to launch its first AI-controlled autonomous container store, marking a technological shift in their operations.
London-based Meticulous, founded by brothers Gabriel and Quentin Spencer-Harper, has raised $15m in Series A funding led by Chemistry and Menlo Ventures. The company provides a tool to help developers verify AI-generated code by simulating edge cases, enabling faster deployment. It has grown annual recurring revenue fivefold in the past year and plans to expand its team to 30-40 employees.