Good news from around Europe
A €4,000 scam sparked a startup that stops phone fraud before your mobile even rings For Rita Barbosa, the idea for her startup, Guardian Labs, began when a phone scam targeted her grandmother. She recounts: “The scammers told her that the water she was drinking wasn’t safe. They led her to believe
Uber ups robotaxi offensive in Europe, with partnership expansion Uber is upping its robotaxi offensive across Europe, after signing an expanded partnership with a Chinese autonomous driving company. The US ride-hailing company and Pony.ai are deploying more than 2,000 of Pony.ai’s self-driving taxis across four European cities, as the commercialisation of autonomous vehicles
UK spinout investor Northern Gritstone to open San Francisco office Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-spinout-investor-northern-gritstone-to-open-san-francisco-office/
ASML, Amadeus and others commit to backing Mistral’s data centre buildout Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-enterprise-customers-data-centre-buildout/
European fintech has a culture problem Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/podcast-european-fintech-culture/
The best meetups in London for founders and VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/top-london-tech-meetups/
10 drone startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/10-drone-startups-to-watch-2026/
Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up PayPal is still reportedly negotiating a potential sale to Stripe and private equity firm Advent, as the fintech firm’s new CEO attempts to turn the company around. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/talks-to-sell-paypal-to-stripe-and-advent-are-heating-up/
Self-driving trucks are officially testing on California highways Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, two companies developing self-driving trucks, have received permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/self-driving-trucks-are-officially-testing-on-california-highways/
Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria The AI opportunity is huge, but “it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline,” Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/thrives-joshua-kushner-chides-silicon-valley-vcs-over-ai-euphoria/