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Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nif-hire-eib-investor-vc-funds

European doomerism creeps into tech conferences: ‘We have challenges’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-doomerism-challenges-market

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/metas-months-old-ai-unit-is-a-soul-crushing-gulag-say-the-engineers-stuck-inside-it/

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/chinese-cybercrime-operation-that-used-ai-to-scam-hundreds-of-thousands-of-victims-sued-by-google/

SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know TechCrunch has followed SpaceX’s start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we’re here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and maybe some who won’t), pre-IPO deals, and what’s

Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI Anthropic isn’t hiding its frustration. “We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people,” the

SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world’s first trillionaire The company made its heavily anticipated debut on Friday, trading higher than its initial $135 IPO price. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/spacex-ipo-closes-up-19-and-delivers-the-worlds-first-trillionaire/

Barcelona-based AI robotics outfit Theker raises $85M Barcelona-based AI robotics startup Theker has raised what it says is the largest robotics Series A round ever in Europe. The $85 million round in Theker was led by US VC CRV, with other investors including Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC and Henkel Ventures.  Existing investors Inditex and

European tech funding rebounds to €10.5B in May as mega-rounds power market recovery Despite a decline in deal activity, May saw a significant increase in capital invested across European tech compared to April. A total of 258 funding deals were announced in May, down from 290 in April, representing an

Enera raises $2M to improve the EV charging experience Enera, an AI-powered driver experience platform for electric vehicle charging, has raised $2 million in funding. The round was led by Lakehouse Ventures, marking the firm’s first investment outside the US, with participation from Divergent Capital, Masia and a group of