Month: October 2026

Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused Meta wants Muse in your TV and your toaster, so it’s giving the code away for free. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/meta-wants-you-to-build-your-own-muse-gadget/

Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/sanders-introduces-bill-to-ban-the-federal-government-from-using-flock/

Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels’ blessing and money. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/sean-parker-is-rebuilding-stability-ai-around-music/

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Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier. Powered by WPeMatico

Snyk laid off over 200 employees, revenues top $300M Snyk, the London and Tel Aviv-founded cybersecurity firm, laid off more than 200 employees earlier this year, more than double what was reported at the time, according to a new filing. New financial figures for the cybersecurity firm, which has raised

Voltaback raises €2.8M to scale EV charging reimbursement across Europe French fleet management software startup Voltaback has raised €2.8 million from European investment fund Serena and several business angels, including Aurélien de Meaux, co-founder of Electra, and Maxime Brousse, Sequoia Scout. Voltaback has developed a software platform that uses connected

Good Tape raises fresh funding and launches Explore to uncover stories buried in old interviews Nordic Makers has invested in Good Tape, the Copenhagen-based AI transcription company used by 3 million people in more than 150 countries. Alexander Aghassipour, co-founder and former Chief Product Officer of Zendesk, led the investment

Belgium’s top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 Belgian tech companies raised €1.09 billion in H1 2026, although funding was highly concentrated at the top of the market, with Kpler accounting for around 79 per cent of the total capital raised. Early-stage deals made up a significant share of activity by

Hostile threat warning startup Osavul raises €8.5M A startup launched in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine whose tech helps NATO and governments detect hostile threats before they escalate has raised €8.5m in a Series A funding round, it said today. The funding round in Osavul was led by 33N Ventures, the