Month: October 2026

Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/thore-graepel-metis-reasoning/

Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model’s release without the permission of a judge. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/anthropic-pitches-ai-safety-bill-that-may-block-a-model-if-50-people-could-be-killed/

SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/spacex-and-tesla-boards-form-special-committees-to-review-merger/

Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate Before you share the Netflix documentary “AI Gone Rogue” take note. Clem Delangue, Hugging Face’s co-founder who is featured in the film, says it went “full doomer mode” and isn’t accurate. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/hugging-face-ceo-warns-that-netflixs-openai-hack-documentary-isnt-accurate/

Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/anthropics-cloud-partnerships-are-getting-messy/

SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations SpaceX hit profitably in the third-quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/spacexs-ai-business-is-beating-expectations/

NOVUS secures eight-figure funding to take its electric Lightbike from Germany to California Mobility company NOVUS has closed a double-digit million funding round, led by Berlin- and San Francisco-based venture capital firm 468 Capital. The NOVUS One is a lightweight electric two-wheeler that sits somewhere between an e-bike, a scooter,

German VCs call for €15B annual funding boost to build the next generation of tech giants Today the German federal government is holding its first investor conference: the Invest in Germany Summit The event focuses on what Germany needs right now as a business and investment destination. Venture capital leaders

Linkener secures €7.5M to expand its energy management platform Energy technology startup Linkener has raised €7.5 million in a funding round led by Klima Energy Transition Fund, Alantra’s energy transition fund, with existing shareholder GoHub Ventures remaining on board. Linkener has developed an Intelligent Energy Management System (SIGE) that uses

Barcelona-based Enzo Ventures closes €20M Fund II backing Southern European founders Barcelona-based Enzo Ventures has closed its second fund, a €20m fund which is backing Southern European founders at the pre-seed stage. Fund II follows Enzo’s strategy it began in 2023, when it invested in its first fund, which backed