Year: 2026

UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-launches-150m-north-of-england-scaleup-fund/

Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through

Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plans Schiller reportedly had reservations about new CEO John Ternus’ goal of bringing in more recurring revenue from the App Store. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-exit-reportedly-driven-by-wariness-over-future-plans/

Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/authors-push-back-as-publishers-and-agents-seek-share-of-anthropic-settlement/

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete “unfinished business.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/travis-kalanicks-atoms-might-be-getting-into-the-robotaxi-business/

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/techcrunch-mobility-tesla-cybercab-hits-the-road-and-a-snag/

German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/isar-aerospace-test-flight-orbit/

Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft/

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/hikers-rescued-after-using-google-gemini-for-planning/

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/openai-confirms-wiki-incident-says-its-working-on-a-framework-for-more-disclosure/