Category: Startups

Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/industrial-next-wants-factory-robots-to-switch-tasks-in-minutes-not-weeks/

Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-says-were-nearing-a-future-where-everyone-has-a-personal-ai-assistant-at-home/

Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company’s work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI). Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/science-corporation-implants-its-vision-restoring-chip-in-its-first-stargardt-disease-patient/

Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry’s focus on AI’s risks is drowning out its potential benefits. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-pushes-back-on-ai-doomsday-warnings/

Monopulse raises over €2M to advance electronic warfare-resistant drones Danish-Lithuanian Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer MNP Technologijos, operating under the Monopulse brand, has raised over €2 million from investors in Lithuania and abroad.  Investors included Coinvest Capital, Plug and Play, and NGL Ventures, whose angel syndicate contributed €560,000 from 68 investors,

Scarlet raises $50M Series B to accelerate AI medical device certification Scarlet, the certification body for AI and software medical devices, today announced a $50 million Series B led by Headline, with participation from new investor Notion Capital and existing investors Atomico, Creandum, Kindred Capital, and Entrepreneurs First. Nancy Xiao Mclaughlin,

AI minister calls on AI frontier labs to ramp up safety, as UK ups cyber defences The UK AI minister today called on frontier AI labs to ramp up the safety of their leading AI systems, as the UK announced it was strengthening its cyber defences, including potential new legislation,

1KOMMA5° reaches $1.35B valuation, plans €100M investment in energy AI German energytech unicorn 1KOMMA5° has reached a valuation of $1.35 billion in its latest financing round as it prepares to increase investment in its AI-powered energy management business. The Hamburg-based company plans to invest more than €100 million in its

September 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about European tech funding rebounded sharply in September, reaching €15.8 billion across 300 deals, up from €3.2 billion and 165 deals in August. Funding value increased by almost 394 per cent month on month, while deal volume rose by

UK government mulls compulsory AI safety reporting Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-government-ai-safety-reporting-kanishka-narayan/