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Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/anthropic-details-distillation-campaigns-from-alibaba-moonshot-ai-and-deepseek/

SCI Semiconductor raises £5M to ramp up production of memory-safe chips Sheffield-headquartered company SCI Semiconductor, which has developed the world’s first memory-safe computer chip, has raised £5 million to accelerate production.   The heavily oversubscribed round was led by two Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) fund managers, PXN

MSK Innovation Accelerator seeks next wave of musculoskeletal innovators The fourth MSK Innovation Accelerator has opened for applications, the UK’s only accelerator dedicated exclusively to musculoskeletal (MSK) innovation.  This year’s programme is sponsored by TIME Interconnect MedTech UK, supported by Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) and Joint Venture Academy, and powered

Harry Stebbings-backed proptech Ostrich shuts A London-based proptech startup, backed by the VC and podcaster Harry Stebbings, which has raised nearly $4m in funding, has shut down. Ostrich, founded in 2021, was looking to disrupt the property market. Looking to take on estate agents, Rightmove and Zoopla, its property marketplace allowed

CloudNC lands $20M to expand its AI software for precision manufacturing London precision machining software company CloudNC has raised $20 million in new investment capital. Nimble Ventures leads the round, with participation from other investors including Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, and LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund.  CloudNC’s

HelmGuard raises $7.3M to move compliance beyond paperwork London-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and security startup HelmGuard has raised $7.3 million in seed funding to expand its platform for automating risk and compliance assessments. The round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline, with participation from FinTech Collective, Stage

If you lost your LLM tomorrow, would you still have a business? On a Saturday in the middle of June, Anthropic switched off its two newest models for every customer on the planet. Not throttled. Off. The US Department of Commerce had decided that foreign nationals should not have access

The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Momchil Sabev, Director of the EIC and EISMEA Join us for an interview with Momchil Sabev, Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), as we explore the critical role of public institutions in shaping Europe’s startup and innovation landscape. With

10 European VCs raising money in 2026 for a healthier planet Europe has already warmed by around 2.5°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the fastest-warming continent on Earth, according to the latest European State of the Climate report. Over the past 30 years, temperatures in Europe have risen at roughly

French cardiac monitoring startup Implicity reports 26% lower mortality as it raises €35 million Implicity, an innovator in AI-driven cardiac remote monitoring out of Paris, has secured a €35 million funding round to accelerate its international expansion, particularly in the USA, while advancing its AI capabilities and developing next-generation heart