The investors with the biggest jumps in the Sifted AI 100

Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?

Startup makes tiny ‘benchtop’ fusion devices for more efficient reactors

Cambridge Heavy Industries is exploring ways to produce nuclear fusion and fuel in a smaller area.

Biotech now sells pet cloning and cryonics, MIT Technology Review finds

Pet owners who cannot face losing an animal now have a growing menu of biotech options. They range from longevity drugs to cloning and cryonics. MIT Technology Review laid out the options this week, and questioned whether some of them are wise.

The US Air Force is spending millions on data collected by massive autonomous weather balloons

The US Air Force could spend $49 million on WindBorne’s weather balloon data, although orders currently stand at $1.7 million.

TSMC posts a sixth straight record profit but turns cautious on 2027

TSMC made a record net profit of NT$763.1bn ($23.59bn) in the third quarter, up 69% on a year earlier. That beat the NT$746.3bn LSEG SmartEstimate, Reuters reported. Revenue rose 51% to NT$1.49tn, or 41.2% to $46.72bn in US dollar terms, according to TSMC’s results. Its operating margin was 58.7%.

Berkshire Hathaway puts another $330m into Bending Spoons

Berkshire Hathaway is buying 10 million new Bending Spoons shares at $33 each. The Milan-based company announced the deal on 14 October. The $330m private placement adds to the $600m Berkshire invested at Bending Spoons’ Nasdaq listing in July.

Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand

Europe’s AI fintech market mapped: 94 startups automating the business of money

‘I’m 30. I’ve got one more shot’: Reson8’s founder wants to build a European AI giant

The ‘blurry’ world of defence tech revenue