Good news from around Europe
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isar-aerospace-test-flight-orbit/
Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft/
Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/hikers-rescued-after-using-google-gemini-for-planning/
OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/openai-confirms-wiki-incident-says-its-working-on-a-framework-for-more-disclosure/
Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster Clucky’s new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a rooster. They then complete a mission to turn it off. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/cluckys-new-alarm-app-wakes-you-up-with-a-crowing-rooster/
Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, a growing number of rivals are now racing to dethrone it by trying all sorts of approaches to get an edge over it. Powered by