Good news from around Europe
Dash0 targets $1bn valuation with Balderton-led funding round, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dash0-targets-1bn-valuation-with-balderton-led-funding-round-reports-say
AI can help VCs win the hottest deals — here’s how Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-deals-vcs
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-robotics-market-map
10 German soonicorns to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/10-german-soonicorns-to-watch-data
OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/openai-fires-employee-for-using-confidential-info-on-prediction-markets/
Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again,” the president wrote in the post. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/pentagon-moves-to-designate-anthropic-as-a-supply-chain-risk/
Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’ In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI’s Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/musk-bashes-openai-in-deposition-saying-nobody-committed-suicide-because-of-grok/
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake? Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-whats-actually-at-stake/
ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/chatgpt-reaches-900m-weekly-active-users/
OpenAI to establish London as biggest research hub outside the US ChatGPT developer OpenAI is to make London its largest research hub outside of its San Francisco headquarters, it announced today, signifying a vote of confidence in the city. The US AI frontier lab, which currently employs around 30 researchers in London,