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OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/openai-fires-employee-for-using-confidential-info-on-prediction-markets/
Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again,” the president wrote in the post. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/pentagon-moves-to-designate-anthropic-as-a-supply-chain-risk/
Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’ In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI’s Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/musk-bashes-openai-in-deposition-saying-nobody-committed-suicide-because-of-grok/
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake? Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-whats-actually-at-stake/
ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/chatgpt-reaches-900m-weekly-active-users/
OpenAI to establish London as biggest research hub outside the US ChatGPT developer OpenAI is to make London its largest research hub outside of its San Francisco headquarters, it announced today, signifying a vote of confidence in the city. The US AI frontier lab, which currently employs around 30 researchers in London,
€4.5M raised by FlyFocus to scale European drone production FlyFocus, a Poland-based defence technology company specialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics, has raised €4.5 million in a funding round led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the venture capital arm of Poland’s National Centre for
Why Ukraine is becoming a global healthtech frontier Ukraine offers a rare combination: deep technical talent, a startup ecosystem tested under extreme conditions, digital-first public infrastructure, supportive regulation, and urgent national demand that accelerates adoption cycles. For investor Serhiy Tokarev, co-founder and general partner at investment firm ROOSH, that urgency has
Mistral and Accenture strike deal to help businesses deploy AI French AI startup Mistral has struck a multi-year deal with consulting giant Accenture to help companies deploy AI technology and customise their AI offering. The deal comes as AI companies like Mistral, Europe’s most prominent AI model firm, look to
From big bets to sector diversity: the Dutch tech ecosystem In 2025, European tech investment reached €72 billion, making it the second-strongest year of the past three. Within this landscape, the Netherlands ranked fourth, behind the UK, Germany, and France, with €6.9 billion raised. Capital was primarily directed toward energy