Good news from around Europe
Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.? Netflix’s co-CEO reportedly told Trump, “I took your advice.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/why-did-netflix-back-down-from-its-deal-to-acquire-warner-bros/
The trap Anthropic built for itself Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there’s not a lot to protect them. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/the-trap-anthropic-built-for-itself/
The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom Here’s everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/billion-dollar-infrastructure-deals-ai-boom-data-centers-openai-oracle-nvidia-microsoft-google-meta/
Interrupting the scroll: This founder is using social media as ground zero for a digital reset I’m sure the creators of the internet never thought of a time when phrases like doomscrolling, social media addiction, and bed rot would be mainstream. But here we are. If you’ve ever jolted yourself
Monzo former CEO TS Anil appointed board vice-chair in boardroom shake-up Monzo’s former CEO TS Anil has been appointed vice-chair of Monzo’s board, in a shake-up which sees an executive from an existing Monzo investor and a former Y Combinator executive take non-executive board seats. The board reshuffle follows a
Human connection powers UK women founders, finds The Rise Report Today, The Rise Report, a new nationwide study, has found that UK female entrepreneurs identify human connection as the cornerstone of resilience, growth and business success. This report is commissioned by one of the UK’s biggest communities of female founders,
ISPTech secures €5.5M seed to improve in-orbit mobility InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space tech company developing propulsion systems designed to enable fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to advance deployment of its non-toxic propulsion technologies for operational missions. The round was led by Join Capital, with participation
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Feb. 23-27) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d
Poland’s new tech wave: 10 of the most promising startups to watch in 2026 Following up on our country deep-dive series, we now turn to Poland, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s largest and most established startup ecosystems. With major hubs in Warsaw and Kraków, Poland combines a strong technical
AI in 2026: The data drought, healthcare opportunities, and space tech In the last year, we’ve seen huge strides in AI development and adoption. Whilst staggering valuations take the headlines, I’m interested in the coming data drought, opportunities in healthcare, and space tech. These are the industries where we expect