Good news from around Europe
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eka-ventures-fund-ai-health-climate
Who gets ahead in VC? Mostly the usual suspects Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/venture-capital-careers-ilya-strebulaev-research
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-stargate-uk-paused-analysis
An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/an-amazon-warehouse-worker-died-on-the-job-at-oregon-facility/
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/
Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/uber-nuro-san-francisco-testing-premium-robotaxi-service/
Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/microsoft-is-officially-killing-its-outlook-lite-app-next-month/
Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive — listen now Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/thousands-of-rare-concert-recordings-are-landing-on-the-internet-archive-listen-now/
Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/trump-officials-may-be-encouraging-banks-to-test-anthropics-mythos-model/
Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/apple-reportedly-testing-four-designs-for-upcoming-smart-glasses/