Good news from around Europe
OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’ By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/openai-safety-employee-resigns-claiming-the-companys-culture-is-broken/
Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/jack-dorseys-bitchat-disappears-from-app-stores-in-india-after-government-order/
Vessev built an electric ferry that almost flies Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/vessev-built-an-electric-ferry-that-almost-flies/
Swedish fintech Trustly receives $40M equity commitment from key shareholders Swedish fintech Trustly today said it had received more than $40m in equity investment commitments from two key shareholders to underpin its planned growth strategy. The investment follows just weeks after it was revealed Trustly was cutting around 200 jobs, around a
“We prefer to remain on the sidelines,” says Yapily boss amid open banking consolidation The CEO of Lakestar-backed UK open banking startup Yapily says the fintech prefers to “remain on the sidelines” amid expected further consolidation in the open banking sector. Yapily CEO and founder Stefano Vaccino made the comments as new
AI study platform StudyStash acquired by Kortext after rapid global expansion Adaptive AI study platform StudyStash has been acquired by edtech company Kortext, a year after its founders graduated from the University of Birmingham. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. StudyStash was founded by Ben Ward and Jonathan
Lottie snaps up CareMaster as AI push moves deeper into care operations London healthtech startup Lottie has acquired 25-year-old care billing software provider CareMaster, its second care software acquisition, as it expands its use of AI to tackle some of the most time-consuming manual processes still underpinning the UK’s strained
Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-250-2026-podcast/
The age of the scaleup fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/age-of-scaleup-funds-europe-uk-eqt/
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-summit-day-two-dispatch/