Month: August 2026

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/scaleup-europe-fund-investing

Exclusive: Nscale to provide compute to Oxford, UCL and Imperial AI researchers Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nscale-oxford-ucl-imperial-lab

Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bending-spoons-airtable-acquisition-post-ipo

Nik Storonsky faces lawsuit over €350m superyacht Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nik-storonsky-faces-lawsuit

Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company’s first call. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/elon-musk-repeatedly-one-upped-his-execs-on-spacexs-first-earnings-call/

Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis Lucid’s new CEO Silvio Napoli listed four must-win priorities, including the successful launch of its midsize EV, finishing a factory in Saudi Arabia, cutting expenses, and robotaxis. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/lucids-turnaround-plan-hinges-on-1-4b-in-cash-savings-robotaxis/

How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  We’ve partnered with hotels around Moscone West during Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15, to secure the best prices available for attendees.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/how-to-get-the-best-hotel-deals-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/

SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk’s universe of companies are. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spacex-has-bought-329m-worth-of-tesla-megapacks-so-far-this-year/

SpaceX doubles revenue on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spacex-doubles-revenues-on-anthropic-and-google-compute-deals-starlink-growth/

When AI starts pretending to be your PR team, it’s a problem The comms, PR, and journo world is a small one. Over the weekend, I had half a dozen people send me the same Futurism article via WhatsApp. It detailed UK-based PR firm Movchan Agency, which journalist Maggie Harrison