Month: August 2026

Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We’re a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/domyn-uljan-sharka-podcast/

Revolut to allow CEO to borrow up to $250m against his shares, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-ceo-to-borrow-250m/

Startups are clamping down on internal AI slop: ‘You’re losing so much’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-ai-slop-internal-communications/

OpenAI clarifies ‘acquisition’ offer for Irish teen’s startup idea was a joke Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-clarifies-acquisition-offer/

I chase invoices for a living. Here’s how to get paid without taking your client to court Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/chasing-invoices-getting-paid/

Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’ What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it’s because of “the singularity” but it’s really for a far more real and powerful reason. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/stripe-didnt-really-buy-openrouter-because-of-the-singularity/

Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company’s push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/waymos-cheaper-next-gen-robotaxi-is-now-open-to-all-riders-in-these-three-cities/

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterprise customer data. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-protections/

Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/cognition-ceo-denies-report-that-spacex-tried-to-acquire-the-startup/

Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’ After raising $1.7 billion for his new robotics company Atoms, Travis Kalanick is introspective about the role VCs have played in his career. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/travis-kalanick-kicks-off-another-round-of-vc-bashing-1-are-helpful/