Good news from around Europe
Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery The woman claimed that AI tools are “taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/woman-claims-her-stepfather-used-grok-to-transform-childhood-photo-into-explicit-imagery/
Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/
SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/spacex-officially-closes-its-cursor-acquisition/
How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked A guide on how to check if hackers have broken into your accounts on the most popular AI platforms. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/how-to-tell-if-your-ai-platforms-accounts-have-been-hacked/
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/