neuroClues closes €10M Series A to bring its eye-tracking Parkinson’s diagnostic to European and US neurologists

The French-Belgian medtech uses a portable headset to capture up to 800 infrared images per eye per second, extracting oculomotor biomarkers that can indicate Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and multipl [...]

Hermeus raises $350M at a $1B valuation to build autonomous hypersonic fighters

The Los Angeles defence startup flew a demonstrator the size of an F-16 in March. A third aircraft is now in development. CEO AJ Piplica says the only way to build hypersonic aircraft at this pace is [...]

It's no longer free to use Claude through third-party tools like OpenClaw

Anthropic is no longer offering a free ride for third-party apps using its Claude AI. Boris Cherny, Anthropic's creator and head of Claude Code, posted on X that Claude subscriptions will no long [...]

Anthropic cuts Claude subscribers off from OpenClaw in cost crackdown

In short: Anthropic has blocked Claude Pro and Max subscribers from using their flat-rate plans with third-party AI agent frameworks, starting with OpenClaw. The move, which took effect on 4 April 20 [...]

Meta freezes AI data work after breach puts training secrets at risk

In short: Meta has suspended its collaboration with Mercor, a $10 billion AI data startup, after a supply chain attack exposed what may be the AI industry’s most closely guarded secrets: not just p [...]

WHOOP raises $575m at $10.1bn valuation, signals IPO ahead

In short: WHOOP has raised $575 million in a Series G round that values the screenless health wearable company at $10.1 billion — nearly three times its 2021 valuation. Backed by sovereign wealth f [...]

The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year

There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday nig [...]

Recap: Europe’s top funding rounds this week (30 March – 5 April)

A week bookended by Mistral’s $830 million debt raise and a €1.1 million workpod pre-seed is a useful reminder of how wide the band of European ambition now runs. The dominant theme is not a singl [...]

Microsoft calls Copilot ‘entertainment only’ while charging $30 a month for it

In short: Microsoft has spent billions building Copilot into every corner of its product lineup, pitching it as an indispensable AI co-worker. Its own Terms of Use tell a different story. A clause qu [...]