Month: September 2026

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. “They will not always agree, and they will likely change their minds, as more data and information comes to light at

Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/amazon-owned-zooxs-100-robotaxi-limit-in-nevada-is-about-to-disappear/

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI If AI lab PrismML isn’t on your radar yet, it should be. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/prismml-hopes-its-tiny-llm-could-change-how-we-all-use-ai/

Hoxton Ventures backs human hair toothpaste pioneer in $4M round Hoxton Ventures is backing a UK startup which hopes to commercialise a protein sourced from human hair or sheep’s wool into a toothpaste to protect against tooth decay. The London-based early-stage VC, which has backed Darktrace and GoCardless, is co-leading a

From Oatly to agritech: inside Sweden’s evolving foodtech ecosystem If you’re interested in agritech or foodtech, Daniel Skavén Ruben is someone worth speaking to. His career has taken him from government and food policy to startups, more than 50 angel investments, and now Business Sweden — giving him an unusually

Zopa moves into AI voice banking services  Zopa customers can now send money to friends and settle invoices through AI voice technology, as the UK digital bank moves into conversational banking. Customers of the savings and current account bank, which has over two million customers, can now verbally tell an

Boxd raises $2M to build cloud infrastructure for AI coding agents Dutch startup Boxd has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop its cloud computing infrastructure for developers and AI coding agents. The round was led by BlueYard Capital, with participation from OVNI Capital, Antler, S20 and

Monzo launches metal credit card that auto-invests cashback Monzo, the UK digital bank, has launched a £15-a-month iridescent metal credit card, which it says is the UK’s first credit card that auto-invests cashback as customers spend. Called Monzo Aura, Monzo is pitching the card, which rolls out today, as helping

U.S. and U.K.-based Expanse raises €4.5 million for predictive AI infrastructure platform Expanse, an AI infrastructure company, today announced a €4.5 million ($5.3 million) Seed funding round in order to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development and reach wider industry adoption. The round was led by Crane Venture Partners,

Berlin-based Integral raises €18 million to deliver AI-run accounting, tax and payroll services to SMEs Integral, a Berlin-based AI-powered services company innovating in accounting, taxation, and payroll for SMEs, today announced its €18 million Series A funding round. The company has raised more than €30 million since its founding less