Microsoft's CFO paused data center expansion impacting supply chains and growth, while AI startup Poolside seeks new partners like Google after a deal collapsed, despite a $2 billion Nvidia investment. Elsewhere, CoinShares, a major crypto asset manager, began trading on Nasdaq following a $1.2 billion merger, and AI compliance startup Variance secured $21.5 million in funding. Elon Musk and the SEC will proceed to trial over the handling of his Twitter stake acquisition, and a critical security vulnerability was found in Linux’s libinput system, potentially granting unrestricted access.

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has emerged as a dynamic startup ecosystem, valued at €243 billion and growing at a faster rate than Western Europe. Why do CEE startups flee the region?