Good news from around Europe
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/meta-removes-language-that-raised-scraping-and-ai-training-concerns/
TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/tiktok-permanently-bans-musk-documentary-advertising-account/
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/anthropic-says-its-workforce-has-become-less-junior-and-is-spending-more-time-in-meetings/
DJ Reinier Zonneveld launches AI music startup GasLab with $1M pre-seed funding GasLab (Generative AI Solutions Lab), a GenAI music platform created by DJ and producer Reinier Zonneveld, is launched this week, backed by $1 million in pre-seed funding. GasLab is on a mission to keep creatives in business in
A16z-backed UK fintech Sequence sold to Intuit in reported $200M deal A UK fintech using AI to help startups better manage revenue has been sold to US software giant Intuit, in what is reported to be one of the largest exits by a UK AI startup with a female co-founder.
Hostinger CEO: AI is moving faster than people’s willingness to use it AI has made it easier than ever to build a website, launch a product, or even create a software business without writing a line of code. But while the technology is advancing at breakneck speed, people’s willingness to
EU Inc: Will Europe blow its biggest chance to get startups right? Yesterday, the founders of EU–INC issued an urgent public appeal to Europe’s Heads of State and Government, warning that months of negotiations are stripping away the very provisions that would make the proposed pan-European company framework worthwhile. Their
Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/harry-stebbings-podcast/
Are open-weight AI models safe? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/open-weight-models-sovereignty-ai-safety/
The ‘blurry’ world of defence tech revenue Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/blurry-world-defence-tech-revenue-arr-vc/