2026-06-16
BAE Systems is funding the startups that want to disrupt it
BAE Systems, the UK’s largest defence company, is putting €50m into venture capital, a bet that the startups it backs today could shape the weapons it sells tomorrow. The money will flow into VC funds focused on European defence-tech, with €25m of it going into two funds run by Klaus Hommels’ Lakestar and the Polish […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
China’s biggest carmakers are designing their own driving chips, and Nvidia should be worried
A new arms race is under way in China’s electric vehicle industry, and it is not about batteries, range, or price. It is about who controls the silicon that makes cars drive themselves. In the past 12 months, four of China’s largest carmakers have unveiled proprietary chips designed specifically for autonomous driving, each aiming to […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
EU Parliament strips immunity from senior Italian MEP in Huawei bribery probe
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to lift the parliamentary immunity of Fulvio Martusciello, clearing the way for Belgian prosecutors to pursue bribery allegations linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei. The vote was 344 in favour, 234 against, with 25 abstentions. Martusciello, an Italian MEP from Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party and head of the Italian […]<br /> This story c [...]
