Month: August 2026

UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation in new fundraise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/cambridge-aerospace-fundraise-valuation/

DeepMind shakeup tests UK’s AI ambitions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/google-deepmind-shakeup-london-ai-ambition-analysis/

DeepMind’s future has become all the more critical for the UK Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/deepmind-google-future-uk-opinion/

‘I’m not here to be acquired’: Meet Nabla’s new CEO Brian Manning Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/brian-manning-ceo-nabla/

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer San Francisco’s housing market is in trouble again. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/openai-reportedly-completed-a-7-billion-employee-tender-offer/

As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/as-ai-led-attacks-multiply-openai-launches-a-new-cyber-model/

Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.’s famed Liverpool Football Club. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/jeff-bezos-might-finally-get-his-hands-on-a-sports-team/

Now Rippling is counter-suing tiny startup Runlayer This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It’s a seller- and buyer-beware market warning. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/now-rippling-is-counter-suing-tiny-startup-runlayer/

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax California’s Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state’s billionaires. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-now-spent-100-million-to-fight-the-billionaire-tax/

Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/embattled-hedge-fund-situational-awareness-invests-400m-in-chip-startup-source-foundry/