Month: September 2026

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/techcrunch-mobility-tesla-cybercab-hits-the-road-and-a-snag/

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

August European tech funding falls 63% as dealmaking slows European tech funding slowed sharply in August, with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding deals. Compared with July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 rounds, total funding fell by around 63 per cent, while deal volume declined by approximately

UK startup AI Score raises $5.4M to scale its enterprise AI governance platform London-based AI governance company AI Score has raised $5.4 million in seed funding to further develop its platform for managing the use of generative and agentic AI across organisations. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with

Stellar Alpina secures €160K from Venture Kick for in-space propulsion Zurich-based space technology startup Stellar Alpina has secured €160,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance its compact rocket engine technology for in-space propulsion. Founded by Rick Röthlisberger, Simi Y. Wespi, Victor Elliesen and Patrick Egli, Stellar Alpina emerged from