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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 “Price of Hope” launches August 20. What is known about the game’s first major story expansion? The first major story expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, titled “Price of Hope”, will be released on August 20, 2026. This was announced to AIN by the company. The expansion
ETN steps up bid to become Europe’s TBPN with $1.6m raise: ‘We’re taking this incredibly seriously’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/etn-tbpn-launch-funding-round-axel-springer
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-exploration-company-valuation-fundraise
UK pension providers in talks for £1bn Scale-Up Fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-pension-funds-scale-up-fund-invest-tech
The next AI race will be fought over trust Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-next-ai-race-will-be-fought-over-trust
Nothing to cut around 100 jobs in cost-cutting push, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nothing-to-cut-around-100-jobs-in-cost-cutting-push-reports-say
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei made his views clear about open-weight models and China’s growing AI capabilities. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-responds-doesnt-oppose-open-weight-models-but-fears-chinese-ai/
Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive Companies without their own models — or without a layer of AI infrastructure known as AI gateways to separate their prompts from the model itself — will be in trouble, Nadella says. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/satya-nadella-says-companies-that-trust-one-ai-for-everything-may-not-survive/
Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors Fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature superconducting magnets. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/thea-energy-lands-20m-federal-grant-to-build-its-magnets-for-fusion-reactors/
As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube The deal means content will be integrated into the YouTube experience, allowing viewers to discover and watch Peacock content without leaving the platform. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/as-rivals-chase-acquisitions-peacock-bets-on-bundles-through-a-new-deal-with-youtube/