Year: 2026

Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board Automattic says Mullenweg is back as “chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/automattic-confirms-mullenweg-has-returned-as-ceo-after-attempted-ouster-by-board/

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/openais-sam-altman-says-it-would-be-ill-advised-to-go-public-in-2026/

Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman seem to agree that it’s time to “pace the frontier.” What would that actually look like? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/anthropic-ceo-outlines-plan-to-pace-the-frontier/

Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1 Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/tesla-says-it-will-finally-unveil-the-second-generation-roadster-on-october-1/

Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/revolut-confirms-customer-data-breach-through-fake-government-requests/

Luca Bocchio joins Balderton as Partner after more than a decade in European VC Balderton today announced the appointment of Luca Bocchio as Partner, where he will focus on early-stage investments. Bocchio joins the firm after more than a decade as an investor in the European technology ecosystem, most recently

Tech leaders call for 25% of EU budget to secure Europe’s energy and digital future With winter approaching, Europe has already paid an estimated €50 billion extra for fuel since the Strait of Hormuz crisis began, without securing a single additional barrel — a stark reminder of its exposure to

Could US frontier AI labs dominate banking? Financial services have become one of the hottest battlegrounds in AI. Financial services is Anthropic’s second- biggest industry by enterprise revenue, while OpenAI has hired investment banking experts to train its models on Wall Street workflows. But as the AI labs push into

Seed Capital closes €130M Fund V to expand across the Nordics Copenhagen-based Seed Capital has closed its Fund V at €130 million. The firm, which has spent 20 years backing founders at seed through Series A, will invest in 15-17 companies with first checks of €3-6 million.  The fund will

Dutch AgTech Gravity Gardens secures €2.6 million to scale its dry, chemical-free seed activation technology Gravity Gardens, a Nijmegen-based AgTech startup developing a chemical-free seed activation technology for European arable and horticultural crops, has secured a €2.6 million Seed round to bring a new kind of seed activation to market: