Good news from around Europe
What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/cerebras-ipo-european-chip-startups
Inside Fintech’s big aaS pivot Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fintechs-big-aas-pivot
Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026 Google says it’s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/ai-design-tools-are-the-next-big-battleground-and-google-is-going-all-in-at-io-2026/
You can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026 Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026/
How to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/how-to-use-googles-new-ai-agents-to-go-beyond-your-standard-searches/
Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user Good news! Discord’s hundreds of millions of users now have their communications scrambled, so not even Discord can see them. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/discord-enables-end-to-end-encrypted-voice-and-video-calling-for-every-user/
Mach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem Mach says the acquisition meaningfully improves unit economics across its five vehicle programs at exactly the moment the company is starting to scale. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/mach-industries-just-spent-50m-to-solve-a-major-defense-tech-problem/
Portuguese European Funds Awards 2026 The 2nd Edition of the Portuguese European Funds Awards (“Prémios dos Fundos Europeus”) is now open for applications. This initiative recognises projects co-financed by European Funds that demonstrate outstanding results and a strong territorial impact. This year’s edition introduces, for the first time, a dedicated
Dust raises $40M Series B to build the “multiplayer” operating system for enterprise AI Agentic AI company Dust today announced a $40 million Series B led by Abstract and Sequoia, with participation from Snowflake and Datadog. With this round, Dust has raised over $60 million in total funding. Most companies
Cosmico raises €12M in Series B round Milan-based future of work company Cosmico has raised €12 million in a funding round combining equity and debt, led by P101 SGR. Existing investors, including Prana Ventures, also participated in the round. Alongside the funding round, Cosmico completed the acquisition of Flatmates, a