Month: August 2026

Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/rivians-cfo-is-leaving-the-company/

Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/bluesky-adds-an-algorithmic-opt-out-feature-for-those-who-dont-want-to-go-viral/

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/buried-in-metas-18b-settlement-is-a-legal-pass-on-kids-data/

Einride founders launch venture firm, targeting €450M European deep tech investments Two of the co-founders of Swedish autonomous truck startup Einride have launched a venture firm, which is targeting around €450m to invest into European startups over the next three years. Called Navisalma, it was founded by Einride co-founders Robert Falck and Linnéa Kornehed Falck,

Certain Energy raises £10M Series A for long-duration battery storage British long-duration energy storage company Certain Energy has raised £10 million in Series A funding to commercialise its manganese flow battery technology and prepare it for grid-scale deployment. The round was led by the British Business Bank, with participation from

UK fund managers battling to run £1bn Scale-up Fund, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-scale-up-fund-managers-schroders/

Should tech events ban Meta’s smart glasses? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/should-tech-events-ban-smart-glasses/

What’s driving Scottish deeptech?: ‘There’s a huge change happening’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whats-driving-scottish-deeptech-brnd/

12 AI safety startups to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-safety-startups-to-watch/

9 spinouts that landed Tier-1 seed cheques in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/9-spinouts-that-landed-tier-1-seed-cheques-in-2026/