Year: 2026

Nebius looks to raise $4.5BN through bond issue Nebius, the Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure provider, is looking to raise $4.5bn through convertible notes, it said today, as it looks to finance the sizeable cost of compute and data centre build-out. Nebius is issuing notes worth $2.75bn due in 2030 and notes

How the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions transformed research careers over 30 years [Sponsored] For three decades, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowships have helped shape the careers of thousands of researchers across Europe and beyond. Originally created to support scientific excellence through international mobility, the European Union’s flagship fellowship programme has evolved

Prevalent AI secures $22M growth investment to scale enterprise AI platform Enterprise AI company Prevalent AI has secured a $22 million growth investment from Los Angeles-based Integrity Growth Partners (IGP), marking the first primary capital raised by the company since its founding nine years ago. Founded in 2017 by Paul

Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We’re a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/domyn-uljan-sharka-podcast/

Revolut to allow CEO to borrow up to $250m against his shares, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-ceo-to-borrow-250m/

Startups are clamping down on internal AI slop: ‘You’re losing so much’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-ai-slop-internal-communications/

OpenAI clarifies ‘acquisition’ offer for Irish teen’s startup idea was a joke Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-clarifies-acquisition-offer/

I chase invoices for a living. Here’s how to get paid without taking your client to court Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/chasing-invoices-getting-paid/

Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’ What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it’s because of “the singularity” but it’s really for a far more real and powerful reason. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/stripe-didnt-really-buy-openrouter-because-of-the-singularity/

Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company’s push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/waymos-cheaper-next-gen-robotaxi-is-now-open-to-all-riders-in-these-three-cities/