Good news from around Europe
Silicon photonics firms warn Europe lacks infrastructure to turn research into commercial success Research published this week by the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre reveals that challenges with prototyping and access to scale-up infrastructure risk stalling the growth of the silicon photonics (SiPh) sector in key global markets if not urgently
‘None of us will do it alone’: European solidarity takes over VivaTech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-cooperation-vivatech-2026-despatch
From post-Soviet farming to rewriting the EU’s startup rulebook: Meet EU Inc’s Iwona Anna Biernat Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iwona-anna-biernat-eu-inc-entrepreneurs-first-project-europe
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eric-slesinger-201-ventures-defence-fund
Legora warns investors against unapproved share trades Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/legora-hiive-shares
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/cleo-fintech-startup-toxic-workplace-allegations
Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026. Here’s why it matters Go’s IPO — Japan’s biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country’s languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required
Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It’s unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/
He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/
Aura’s impressive e-ink photo frame doesn’t even look digital What’s the most cliche possible gift you can give a relative? A digital photo frame, displaying a rotating slideshow of family photos. Now Aura has completely refreshed this product space with its gorgeous Aura Ink frame, which uses e-ink to create