Category: Startups

Spotify will mark AI performers with special badges. Such music will not appear in recommendations Spotify will begin displaying a special AI Persona badge on profiles of musical artists that were created using artificial intelligence.  The company announced this. By default, tracks by such performers will not be included in

Nik Bler founded defense startup Pyra and is seeking $200M in investment Nik Bler, son of former UK prime minister Toni Blera, has founded defense-technology startup Pyra. This was reported by the Financial Times. He is currently in talks with investors to raise approximately $200 million in funding. What is

Lovable raises $400m backed by EU’s Scaleup Fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-raises-e400m-series-c/

Index in talks to lead $500m round for DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/index-500m-round-jack-parker-holder/

Why deeptech founders are dictating term sheets in 2026 — and how you can secure a fair deal Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/term-sheets-in-2026-brnd/

Lessons from Ukraine on keeping up morale Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lessons-ukraine-morale/

Drone startup Uforce targeting upwards of $4bn valuation in new raise, sources say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uforce-fundraise-defence-tech-valuation/

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes Is Anthropic’s new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/some-claude-users-are-mad-that-anthropics-new-watermarks-will-catch-them-cheating-at-their-jobs-classes/

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out “If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in,” Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. “That’s honestly the answer.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/amazon-will-train-on-twitch-streamers-content-by-default-unless-they-opt-out/

Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer The Mission Robotic Vehicle is making the first attempt to attach a new thruster to an aging satellite. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/northrops-robot-space-mechanic-is-a-new-way-to-keep-satellites-at-work-longer/