Good news from around Europe
Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million. That’s more than twice the size of its inaugural fund, and comes in addition to other signals
Trump says Netflix will face ‘consequences’ if it doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice Netflix board member Susan Rice had predicted that corporations that “take a knee” to Trump will be “held accountable” when Democrats return to power. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/trump-says-netflix-will-face-consequences-if-it-doesnt-fire-board-member-susan-rice/
Sam Altman would like remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too “It also takes a lot of energy to train a human.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/sam-altman-would-like-remind-you-that-humans-use-a-lot-of-energy-too/
Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/wikipedia-blacklists-archive-today-after-alleged-ddos-attack/
Microsoft’s new gaming CEO vows not to flood the ecosystem with ‘endless AI slop’ Is Microsoft’s gaming division doubling down on AI? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/microsofts-new-gaming-ceo-vows-not-to-flood-the-ecosystem-with-endless-ai-slop/
Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/google-vp-warns-that-two-types-of-ai-startups-may-not-survive/
OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/openai-debated-calling-police-about-suspected-canadian-shooters-chats/
Swiss CLIMATEX secures €3.5M in round led by Collateral Good CLIMATEX AG, a Swiss textile technology company focused on circular textile technologies and patented solutions, has closed a €3.5 million (CHF 3.2 million) financing round led by the Collateral Good Textile & Fashion Innovation Fund, with participation from existing investors.
Profile: Justin Basini, CEO of London fintech making IPO plans On the homepage of The Times website this week, nestled between a review of the new Wuthering Heights film and a comment piece about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife, was a story about how a podcaster-cum-novelist “broke the internet” with an Instagram poll
Can Berlin become Europe’s most builder-friendly tech city in 24 months? When I tell people I live in Berlin at startup events abroad, I often receive a bad reaction, especially from investors. Many people associate Berlin with its heyday of Rocket Internet and see it as a city full of