Lobster Bots, Default Passwords, and Europe’s Unicorn Boom
Feb 01, 2026•13 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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Episode description
Is Europe finally closing the unicorn gap? And why are we still training AI on a diet that’s 95% English in a continent of 24 official languages?
This week on Byte Of Truth, host Sébastien analyzes the January 2026 tech cycle. We move beyond the hype to explore:
- European Tech: Five new unicorns and the resilience of the Ukrainian startup scene.
- Agentic AI: From the viral “lobster bot” (OpenClaw) to Google’s Auto Browse failures.
- Research Reality: Why Google’s new study proves “more agents” isn’t always better AI.
- Cybersecurity: The terrifying reality of the Polish power grid breach (hint: it involves default passwords).
- Infrastructure: Waymo’s $16B raise and SpaceX’s plan for 1M satellite data centers.
Join us as we cut through the noise to find the signal in the AI chaos.
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