Month: August 2026

Sweaty, insane, cracked: Decoding the language of founder praise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sweaty-insane-cracked-decoding-the-language-of-founder-praise

Nik Storonsky in talks over new share deal for $500bn Revolut valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nik-storonsky-share-deal-500bn

‘We need the bravery to change the process’: How AI is impacting physical environments Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-ai-is-impacting-physical-environments-brnd

Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/get-up-to-400-off-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass-until-friday/

Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the “24/7 job” of overseeing X. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/nikita-bier-steps-down-as-xs-head-of-product/

Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/travis-kalanicks-robotics-startup-atoms-taps-former-uber-finance-chief-as-cfo/

Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-an-ai-agent-for-large-code-bases/

Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships The DOJ alleged that OpenAI did not meaningful attempt to hire U.S. citizens before seeking permanent residence for Visa-holding employees. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/trumps-doj-gains-oversight-of-openais-green-card-employee-sponsorships/

HappyRobot lands $150M Series C to scale agentic AI for enterprise operations HappyRobot, a company developing agentic AI for supply chains has raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo. Existing investors a16z, Base10, Y Combinator are doubling down with participation from strategics

Thousands of SMEs tap into MSCA funding [Sponsored] More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to international research networks and highly skilled researchers. In the last 30 years, the MSCA