The results of the US elections and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have fundamentally redrawn Europe’s investment map. Defense technologies, which were on the fringes of interest just a few years ago, have become one of the fastest-growing segments. Their share of the European VC market has jumped...
Today, the narrative around high-risk AI systems is taking a new turn. Since the EU AI Act is set to come into full force on 2 August 2026, by that moment, companies will be obliged to back their AI decisions with evidence. Superficial explanations won’t work anymore. Even...
AI Is Boosting Agency Revenue, and Undermining It at the Same Time For a while, generative AI felt like magic. Click, click, prompt, prompt — et voilà: a social media post. A blog article outline. A campaign idea. For agencies built on knowledge work, it looked like a productivity miracle waiting...
Europe has never been known for precipitate innovation. It takes a cautious path, prioritising regulation over disruption while other nations rush in. So, it’s not enormously surprising that the European Union was the world’s first territory to attempt regulation of the cryptocurrency space. With the launch of the...
“Europe is not ready to defend itself,” warns Kate McKenna, a strategic consultant for Ukraine’s defense and intelligence sector. Her analysis first appeared in The Recursive’s editorial topic “Europe Is Preparing for War to Keep the Peace” in the report State of defense and cybersecurity tech in CEE....
Marijn Markus, a Dutch data scientist known for his detailed analysis of Russian propaganda on LinkedIn, argues that Europe’s slow response to strengthening its defenses stems from decades of military neglect and targeted disinformation. Part of his commentary first appeared in The Recursive’s editorial topic “Europe Is Preparing...
Over the last 8 years, I’ve worked with fintech startups at various stages – from early teams still shaping their go-to-market strategy, to later-stage scaleups managing multi-million dollar budgets. For instance, at Zilch, a UK-based unicorn, I helped build the paid acquisition department from the...
With changes in the economic environment, technological advances, and investor behavior, liquidity in the stock market in 2025 is undergoing significant changes. What is important to note is that, with global trade tensions gaining traction, the international trade landscape is no longer uniform. Liquidity also falls victim to the deteriorating...