Month: May 2026

The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-top-investors-behind-sifteds-southern-europe-2026-leaderboard

The EU is rapidly rewriting the AI Act. What’s changed? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-ai-act-latest-changes-explained

AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/ai-is-being-used-to-resurrect-the-voices-of-dead-pilots/

SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spacex-launches-starship-v3-for-the-first-time-but-loses-booster-on-return/

Blue Origin cleared to fly New Glenn mega-rocket after April mishap Jeff Bezos’ rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/blue-origin-cleared-to-fly-new-glenn-mega-rocket-after-april-mishap/

Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’ You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this/

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups  Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflated-arr-to-kingmake-ai-startups/

Efferon secures €2.5M to grow blood purification platform Biotech company Efferon has raised €2.5 million in a seed funding round led by private investors from the DACH region to support the European commercial expansion of Efferon LPS, its hemoadsorption device approved for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. Efferon

Imperagen raises £5M seed round to accelerate AI-driven enzyme engineering Manchester techbio Imperagen has closed a £5 million seed funding round led by PXN Ventures with participation from Imperagen’s existing investors IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone. Established in 2021 by researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Imperagen is focused on

Starling’s SaaS business sees revenue lift but group profits dip Starling Bank has reported a drop in profits and revenues, but said revenues at its SaaS subsidiary surged, according to its latest set of financial results. The UK challenger bank, which has over six million customers, reported that pre-tax profits