Month: April 2026

EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eqt-atomico-finalists-scaleup-europe-fund

Monzo shuts down US operations to focus on UK and Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/monzo-us-exit-fintech

Confessions of a tech ghostwriter: ‘I will help you scale cringe mountain’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/confessions-of-a-tech-ghostwriter-i-will-help-you-scale-cringe-mountain

De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack Blockchain trackers put the cryptocurrency heist in the hundreds of millions of dollars and is already on track to be the largest crypto theft in 2026 so far. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/de-fi-platform-drift-suspends-deposits-and-withdrawals-after-millions-in-crypto-stolen-in-hack/

Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/anthropic-took-down-thousands-of-github-repos-trying-to-yank-its-leaked-source-code-a-move-the-company-says-was-an-accident/

The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse Delve faces new allegations that it violated the open source license of its customer, Sim.ai, by taking the customers’s tool and passing it off as its own. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the-reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse/

‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China Passengers in Baidu’s robotaxis were trapped for up to two hours. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/system-failure-paralyzes-baidu-robotaxis-in-china/

A new dating app, Sonder, has a deliberately annoying sign-up process (and it’s working) Sonder profiles are completely unstructured, encouraging users to build something that looks like a mood board or a digital collage. Think MySpace rather than LinkedIn. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/a-new-dating-app-sonder-has-a-deliberately-annoying-sign-up-process-and-its-working/

Test of Things raises €1.2M to automate cybersecurity testing for connected devices Finnish IoT cybersecurity company Test of Things has raised €1.2 million in Pre-Seed funding. When a company builds a connected device — whether it’s a smart lock, a hospital monitor, or a piece of factory equipment — it has

Afreshed acquires etepetete as food waste startups consolidate in DACH Afreshed, an Austrian organic fruit-and-vegetable rescue-box company, has acquired the German competitor etepetete. Fresh fruit and vegetables account for 35 per cent. of all avoidable food waste in private households.  Fruit and vegetables that do not meet the required standard