App didn’t indicate it was I beta and no categories loaded. It’s really not ready for prime time.

Wow, I just tried to use the @monnett.social app and good grief it’s bad. It insisted I put a post into a “category” and literally accepted nothing. This is definitely not the future of social media.

A bit like with Serbia, justice may take a very long time. That doesn’t mean it won’t eventually arrive.

Killing it!

Council greenlights common EU rules for insolvency proceedings The new EU law streamlines insolvency proceedings, making it easier for investors to assess investment opportunities when considering insolvency rules.

... assets can be tracked across EU bank accounts, ailing companies can be “Pre-packed”, directors have to act faster, creditors get more say. Countries have 3 years to implement. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

The EU has just agreed on a new set of shared rules for what happens when companies go bust. Right now, every country treats bankruptcy differently. The new rules will make the EU more attractive to investors, reduce legal complexity. Dodgy last-minute deals before bankruptcy can be challenged...

• The Paris AI cluster is looking strong, given AMI (founded by Yann LeCun) raised $1bn+. When is Ineffable in the UK going to launch?
(Story was out on the wire, so lots of details across several titles)

• Mistral is now valued at around €12bn and is on track for $1bn+ ARR by year end. Some 50% of its revenues are already from Europe

• Mistral's full-stack AI pitch (offering both models + infrastructure: software + compute) will be attractive to businesses interested in owning their own AI products. Does that make bi-oriented Anthropic its main competitor?

• Massive infrastructure push underway: €4bn planned spend on AI data centres (France + Sweden)
• First site near Paris to launch by June. 13,800 top-end Nvidia GB300 chips

Mistral just announced it's raised $830m in debt. This would make it the first major debt financing to fund European AI infrastructure build-out . It's pushing “sovereign AI” for Europe (see also US–Europe tensions, right?!)

Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds | TechCrunch Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto.

With more old 'standard' features on X being shut off to normal subscribers, BlueSky is starting to look a lot more feature-rich and useful, especially as it leans into AI techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/b...

Pathfounders Newsletter: UK's Granola passes $1BN valuation pathfounders.com/p/pathfounde...

A drone hub run by who?

Reporting company payments to participators — modernising the reporting framework

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Small businesses may have to provide the amount, date, name, address and the NI number for *every single transaction* that goes it. Please comment via the link in this thread.

Who here is good at running online communities?

*Exclusive: OPUS launches Day Zero venture platform to back early stage startups*
Can you leverage community into an early start startup funding platform? That’s the bet that UK-based OPUS plans to make.
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I'm a co-founder of (and now on the board) of TechVets.co (assisting military veterans into the tech/cyber industry). Which companies out there would like to a) sponsor their programmes, b) be able to offer free AI training programmes (Claude Code), etc.

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@Pathfounders is now also on Telegram

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*overshadowed

He said “the region”. Not DT. Anyway…

I get it but I bet none of them have a clue about new AI systems.

I think I need a “Small Business Doola”. Does such a person exist?

Join us!

Honestly, Jeff Bezos. I ask you. He may have TRT but he’s an absolute fucking weakling. #WashPo

“AI Decoded” show on BBC News just now was an absolute pile of rubbish. Where do they get these people?

These articles are produced by a PR company, not a real publication. It just looks like one.

2150 closes €210m Fund II, says cities are the answer to de-carbonisation The VC now has €500m AUM, and plans to double-down on its existing thesis

Read the full story and watch the interview here:
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