Good news from around Europe
Meet the startup taking on gaming’s cheating problem In 2019, the Portugal-based startup Anybrain filed a patent application claiming its AI could detect game cheating solely from player inputs such as keyboards, controllers, and joysticks. It was met with disbelief. At the time, anti-cheat systems relied heavily on invasive software monitoring. Behavioural input detection
Tech founders and investors on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tech-founders-and-investors-on-the-sunday-times-rich-list-2026
Dutch dronemaker Destinus in €200m funding talks, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/destinuse-defence-fundraise-report
This 11-person London startup wants to make AI 100x cheaper every year Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/meryem-arik-doubleword-interview
Euan Blair’s Multiverse boosts valuation with $70m fundraise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/euan-blairs-multiverse-70m-fundraise
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-startups-hunt-for-acquisitions
General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn’t resist responding, many, many times. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/general-catalyst-posted-vc-rage-bait-and-it-worked-especially-on-a16z/
Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley’s favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/silicon-valleys-vacationland-needs-a-new-energy-provider-just-as-ai-is-driving-prices-up/
RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the company had just a handful of
A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers’ data without a password. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/a-hotel-check-in-system-left-a-million-passports-and-drivers-licenses-open-for-anyone-to-see/