Good news from around Europe
Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/microsoft-president-says-uk-is-best-placed-to-drive-ai-regulation/
This AI startup says it can generate permit-ready blueprints in minutes Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, developed software that produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/this-ai-startup-says-it-can-generate-permit-ready-blueprints-in-minutes/
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’ In a Saturday morning post, Microsoft’s CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxe/
Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/petra-power-looks-to-modernize-energy-for-data-centers-and-defense-vehicles/
Cloudflare acquires Deno to improve its Workers programming model Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/cloudflare-acquires-deno-to-improve-its-workers-programming-model/
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The Fourth Law and Odd Systems launch Project Foundation to quadruple European thermal sensor production The Fourth Law and Odd Systems today unveiled Project Foundation, a semiconductor initiative to mass-produce uncooled thermal sensors in Europe and the United States. The project aims to expand European thermal sensor production to four
UK to ease non-compete clauses, marking boon for startups and scaleups The UK prime minister today confirmed that the UK plans to ease restrictive non-compete clauses in workers’ employment contracts, which could include banning them, marking a boon for the UK startup sector. Speaking at the Innovation Nation Summit in
Nvidia defends open source AI alliance, saying hundreds and hundreds of companies being vetted Nvidia has defended a coalition created to develop and share tools for AI safety and cyber defence and avoid a repeat of the OpenAI Hugging Face hack, when questioned that participants would sidestep it in an