Year: 2026

OpenAI hits pause on flagship UK data centre scheme OpenAI’s plans to bring its flagship $500bn AI data centre project to the UK have been put on hold, with the ChatGPT developer citing energy costs and regulatory issues as factors which have halted its plans. OpenAI announced plans to bring

Sybol raises €1M+ to advance its corporate digital identity wallet Spanish startup Sybol, which focuses on corporate digital identity and verifiable credentials, has raised over €1 million in a funding round that combines public and private investment. The round is backed by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), alongside

OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-stargate-uk-pause-nscale

AI is rewriting the rules of European entrepreneurship Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-european-entrepreneurship-brnd

Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-ai-assistant

Here’s how you can secure access to the UK’s most powerful supercomputer Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isambard-uk-supercomputer

Florida AG to probe OpenAI, alleging possible connection to FSU shooting Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier plans to investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential to threaten national security, and its possible link to a shooting at Florida State University last year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/florida-ag-to-probe-openai-alleging-possible-connection-to-fsu-shooting/

ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously, subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/chatgpt-pro-plan-100-month-codex/

EFF is the latest organization to leave X The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others who no longer find X a viable source of traffic. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/eff-is-the-latest-organization-to-leave-x/

What founders can learn from Anjuna’s layoffs and recovery In 2021, Anjuna Security was growing fast, hiring aggressively, and chasing a market that seemed limitless. By the end of that year, the venture-backed cybersecurity company had scaled to around 75 employees, building out sales, customer success, and support teams in