Year: 2026

‘I want to be the MrBeast of tech’: Why Max Tkacz left n8n to become a Youtube gameshow host Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-mrbeast-of-tech

Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-300m-13-2bn-valuation

Exclusive: Accel doubles down on energy startup Axle Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/accel-axle-25m

Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules The caller ID company says users are increasingly ignoring and blocking calls from India’s dedicated business number series. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/truecaller-clashes-with-indias-telecom-regulator-over-anti-spam-rules/

Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5M SEC settlement The saga of Musk’s tussle with the SEC over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter (now X) has come to an end. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/despite-misgivings-judge-approves-elon-musks-1-5-million-sec-settlement/

Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B The $300 million round is expected to be led by Menlo Ventures, Sifted reported. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/lovable-reportedly-in-talks-to-double-its-valuation-to-13-2b/

Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said emergency scenes are not “edge cases.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-interfering-with-first-responders/

Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/googles-deepfake-detector-system-used-to-debunk-mcconnell-hoax-pic/

Meet the startup digitising battlefield medicine Meet the startup digitising battlefield medicine The AO is combining wearable sensors, digital patient records and frontline data to improve casualty evacuation in Ukraine and beyond. Drone warfare has fundamentally changed battlefield medicine. During four medical rotations with the Hospitallers Medical Battalion in Ukraine’s

Luffy secures £8.1M to scale real-time adaptive control technology Luffy AI, a UK-based startup developing AI for real-time adaptive control in industrial systems, has raised £8.1 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by BGF, with participation from MIG Capital AG through its MIG Fonds. Existing investors