Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise
Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fractile-220m-accel
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Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fractile-220m-accel
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-startups-germany-ai-boom
The end of app-hopping: How embedded services are redefining the customer experience Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/end-of-app-hopping-brnd
Lovable is promising staff a 10% raise on their work anniversary. Here’s why it won’t catch on Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-pay-raise-opinion
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/notion-just-turned-its-workspace-into-a-hub-for-ai-agents/
Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center Gas turbines at xAI’s Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company’s use of “mobile” gas turbines as power plants. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/musks-xai-is-running-nearly-50-gas-turbines-unchecked-at-its-mississippi-data-center/
Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/anthropics-cat-wu-says-that-in-the-future-ai-will-anticipate-your-needs-before-you-know-what-they-are/
This is what some of the world’s largest banks of malware look like stacked as hard drives What would some of the world’s largest repositories of malware look like if they were stacked as hard drives, one on top of the other? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/this-is-what-some-of-the-worlds-largest-banks-of-malware-look-like-stacked-as-hard-drives/
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand Fervo Energy’s IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn’t raising more money. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/geothermal-startup-fervo-energy-pops-33-in-ipo-debut-fueled-by-ai-data-center-demand/
N8n’s valuation doubles to $5.2BN following SAP strategic investment N8n, the Berlin-based startup which helps businesses automate tasks, has more than doubled its valuation to $5.2bn in less than a year following a strategic investment from German software giant SAP, it said today. SAP’s investment in n8n comes courtesy of