Month: June 2026

Sirius Game closes €1.3M round to expand game-based learning Edtech startup Sirius Game has closed a €1.3 million funding round led by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, with participation from Trentino Invest, Ultra VC, 28Digital and Add Value. The newly raised capital will be used to strengthen the company’s structure and

United Kingdom bans social networks for children under 16 The government of the United Kingdom is introducing a ban on social networks for children under 16. British Prime Minister reported this. The restrictions will apply to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat. More about the restrictions According to the

Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver’s $5.1bn superintelligence push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ineffable-intelligence-team

Amazon is looking for the next generation of climate tech startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/amazon-next-generation-climate-tech-startups-brnd

European tech has discovered some swagger Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-tech-swagger-2031

Can the UK roll out military AI at startup speed? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-defence-raid-rapid-ai-in-defence-taskforce

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology’s use in Google’s defense contracts. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/sundar-pichai-faces-boos-walkout-at-stanford-graduation-ceremony-over-googles-israel-ice-ties/

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak The Trump administration’s decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn’t immune from U.S. government interference. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/the-us-governments-anthropic-models-ban-was-never-about-an-ai-jailbreak/

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms Meta announced Monday that it’s rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company’s effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO TechCrunch has followed SpaceX’s start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we’re here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and maybe some who won’t), pre-IPO deals, and what’s tucked