Year: 2026

Duolingo snaps up UK animation studio Animade Mobile learning platform Duolingo has acquired Animade, a London-based animation and motion design studio.  Founded in London, Animade has built an international reputation for creating expressive motion systems, interactive experiences, and product storytelling for some of the world’s leading technology companies and brands. 

Klarna and Zilch launch new paid membership packages Swedish fintech giant Klarna and UK payments fintech Zilch have today launched new membership packages, as they look to take on incumbent credit card firms and lock in customers with perks. Klarna has revamped its paid membership offerings, saying it was bringing “US-style credit card

Germany’s top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 According to Tech.eu’s H1 2026 report, Germany ranked as Europe’s second-largest technology funding market, with companies raising €6.3 billion across 267 deals. Investment was concentrated in several key sectors, with robotics, fintech, security, AI and software accounting for a significant share of total

Biggest IPO in history. Anthropic plans to go public with a $2 trillion valuation Investors in Anthropic expect the company to go public with a valuation of $2 trillion or more. This was reported by the Financial Times. Such a valuation would make the company’s IPO the largest in history,

Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/legora-in-talks-to-raise-at-a-10bn-valuation-according-to-reports/

The under the radar venture lab building deeptechs to save the planet Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-under-the-radar-venture-lab-building-deeptechs-to-save-the-planet/

Inside Multiverse Computing, the Spanish startup vying to be Europe’s next AI champion Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/multiverse-computing-europe-ai-champion/

Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/investors-sue-selena-gomez-alleging-fraud-tied-to-her-mental-health-startup/

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works The surveillance company announced it’s making a tool called “Audit Assistance” mandatory for all customers, claiming it’s already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to explain how the tool works in detail,

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone’s devices. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alerting-you-to-a-spyware-attack-take-it-seriously/