đź“Š Slow recovery of the venture funding in Europe
European venture funding reached $45B in 2024, a slight drop from last year but showing signs of stabilization. Despite growth in AI investments, overall funding remains low, with fewer exits and rising debt.
While Europe’s tech scene is expanding, it’s still trailing behind the U.S. in terms of funding and valuations.
đź“Š Slow recovery of the venture funding in Europe
European venture funding reached $45B in 2024, a slight drop from last year but showing signs of stabilization. Despite growth in AI investments, overall funding remains low, with fewer exits and rising debt.
While Europe’s tech scene is expanding, it’s still trailing behind the U.S. in terms of funding and valuations.
A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. In the United States, Telegram's lower public profile has helped it mostly avoid high level scrutiny from Congress, but it has not gone unnoticed. The SC urges the public to refer to the SC’s I nvestor Alert List before investing. The list contains details of unauthorised websites, investment products, companies and individuals. Members of the public who suspect that they have been approached by unauthorised firms or individuals offering schemes that promise unrealistic returns The message was not authentic, with the real Zelenskiy soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app. "Markets were cheering this economic recovery and return to strong economic growth, but the cheers will turn to tears if the inflation outbreak pushes businesses and consumers to the brink of recession," he added.
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