Good news from around Europe
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/sony-music-warner-sue-anthropic-alleging-a-brazen-campaign-of-intellectual-property-theft/
At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control? Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/at-techbbq-europes-ai-conversations-kept-coming-back-to-whos-actually-in-control/
“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z Vijay Pande — who left a16z’s roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a “discovery” science
Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/hollywood-celebs-are-getting-into-microdrama-apps/
The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of