Month: July 2026

How Daniel Ek is building his ‘new European dream’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-daniel-ek-is-building-his-new-european-dream

Burnham sparks backlash over reported plans to ditch DSIT Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/andy-burnham-dsit-department-science-technology-overhaul

Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved The final approval settles one case, but it doesn’t resolve the broader issue of using copyrighted works to train AI models. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/anthropics-landmark-1-5b-copyright-settlement-is-approved/

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation The de-extinction startup is looking to double or triple its previous valuation, according to the report. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/colossal-biosciences-reportedly-in-talks-to-raise-new-capital-at-20b-30b-valuation/

Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned The director role for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has become a revolving door since David Sacks left his position as czar. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/trumps-latest-ai-czar-has-already-resigned/

Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/google-is-working-on-a-new-ai-chip-designed-to-make-gemini-more-efficient/

AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use Under the new system, the protocol will take a looser, “stateless” approach to session IDs on the server side, similar to how most ordinary websites already work. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/ais-most-important-protocol-is-getting-a-little-bit-easier-to-use/

Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/netflix-paid-587m-for-ben-afflecks-ai-filmmaking-startup/

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/what-to-watch-for-after-jensen-huangs-japan-visit/

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple’s lawsuit will cast over OpenAi’s much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/can-an-apple-lawsuit-derail-openais-hardware-plans/