Good news from around Europe
Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he’s fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock Oracle had previously disclosed that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/larry-ellison-cancels-7-5-billion-sale-of-oracle-stock/
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/the-9-buzziest-startups-from-y-combinators-latest-demo-day-according-to-vcs/
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom? On Equity, we discussed the AI industry’s latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/whats-behind-the-ai-industrys-latest-warnings-of-doom/
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/obama-urges-democrats-to-have-a-clear-plan-for-ai-safeguards/