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The Masthead →Study: GPT-4 Turbo impersonations of 112 politicians beat the real thing
University of Passau researchers used GPT-4 Turbo to impersonate 112 public figures in the run-up to the 2024 UK election. Participants rated the AI answers as more authentic than the originals.
Hazel (YC W24) staffs up for its largest US government contract
YC W24 startup Hazel is hiring a TS/SCI-cleared full-stack engineer to deliver its largest government contract — a signal worth reading for CEE govtech founders.
Orbit Capital closes €107M Growth Debt Fund II for CEE scale-ups
Prague- and Warsaw-based Orbit Capital closed its second growth debt fund at €107M, above target, backed by the EIF and already deployed into five companies.
RiseGuide hires a 'Charisma Scout' to map Europe's friendliest cities
Self-improvement app RiseGuide is recruiting a paid 'Global Charisma Scout' to travel Europe and rank where it's easiest to strike up conversations with strangers.
B3 picks Android and Samsung to scale secure, AI-enabled mobile fleet
B3 standardised its management workforce on Android and Samsung devices to run mobile device management and AI productivity tools under enterprise security controls.
Sipit launches Romania's first prebiotic soda in a wellbeing bet
Alex Drăgan and Sever Neacșu founded Sipit, billed as the first prebiotic soda produced in Romania, staking a claim in the functional-beverage wellbeing niche.
Peugeot EV lease dispute: £450/month for a car that won't charge
A UK driver is paying £450 a month for a new Peugeot EV that won't charge, as the lease firm refuses to cancel and repairs stall for weeks.
School buses as roaming surveillance: a thin claim, a real question
A report claims school buses are being fitted with surveillance tech, turning routine routes into mobile monitoring. The evidence so far is limited.
Google open-sources zero-knowledge proofs for private age checks
Google is open-sourcing zero-knowledge proof technology to enable age assurance without exposing users' underlying identity data.
EquiLibre hits €438M valuation to scale AI trading agents
Prague-based EquiLibre Technologies closed a Series A at a €438M valuation, led by Creandum, to grow compute for reinforcement-learning agents trading billions daily.
Proception raises $11M, settles Tesla robot-hand trade secret suit
Robot-hand startup Proception has settled its trade secret lawsuit against Tesla and announced an $11M raise — clearing the legal cloud over its dexterous-manipulation tech.
Omen AI raises $31M Series A to police data-center coolant
Omen AI closed a $31M Series A to monitor liquid-cooling systems and stop bacterial fouling in data centers as AI hardware shifts to liquid cooling.