Good news from around Europe
James Wise on why the Sovereign AI Unit criticism is wrong – and the one company he wishes he’d backed Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/james-wise-podcast
The hidden costs of hiring freelancers across borders — and how to avoid them Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hiring-freelancers-across-borders-brnd
Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/inside-track-vc-whistleblowers
Exclusive: H Company cofounder steps down as CTO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/laurent-sifre-steps-down-cto-h-company
What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Here’s what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/what-the-jury-will-actually-decide-in-the-case-of-elon-musk-vs-sam-altman/
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/elon-musks-spacexai-has-been-bleeding-staff-since-its-merger/
OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-says-codex-is-coming-to-your-phone/
Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/lovable-just-backed-a-company-thats-looking-to-bring-vibe-coding-to-hardware/
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras’ pitch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-ipo-makes-billions-for-benchmark-but-vc-eric-vishria-almost-didnt-take-the-meeting/
UK AI chip startup Fractile raises $220M to tackle the growing inference bottleneck UK company Fractile has today raised a $220M Series B as it continues to build next-generation inference hardware for AI. The round was led by Accel, Factorial Funds, and Founders Fund, with participation from Conviction, Gigascale, O1A,