Financial Times: European drone startups Quantum Systems raised €160M, sources say at a €1B+ valuation, and Tekever hit a £1B+ valuation, as VCs pour money into European defense  —  Quantum Systems and Tekever each valued at more than €1bn in latest fundraisings, as new investors flock to ‘dual use’ tech companies Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s attorney says OpenAI’s nonprofit reversal is “a transparent dodge that fails to address the core issues” and “the founding mission remains betrayed”  —  Elon Musk’s attorney said OpenAI’s decision to partly walk back its plan to restructure as a for-profit business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US v. Google: the DOJ says in a May 5 filing that Google should sell its AdX business and DFP ad platform; Google says divestiture isn’t warranted or feasible  —  A federal judge ruled last month that the tech giant had created a monopoly in advertising  —  Google should sell … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: DoorDash plans to acquire New York-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B in cash, set to close in H2 2025; SevenRooms works with 13,000+ clients  —  DoorDash Inc. is buying hospitality tech company SevenRooms Inc. for $1.2 billion, hours after confirming its plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martha Muir / Financial Times: US data center operators say President Trump’s attack on renewable energy could hurt the US in the AI race; data centers are set to add 83.7GW of demand by 2030  —  Industry needs renewables to meet surging power demand from artificial intelligence  —  The US data centre industry has warned … Lees verder op Tech Meme