Category: Startups

Founders make terrible employees — here’s why every startup should hire them Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/founders-make-terrible-employees/

Tech companies tell job applicants: Be AI-pilled (but not too AI-pilled!) Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/job-applicants-be-ai-pilled/

Sequoia to close London office, cut Europe team Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sequoia-closes-london-office/

Starling Bank CEO to step down after just two years, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/starling-bank-ceo-raman-bhatia-quits-reports/

AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/ai-pacs-spent-millions-trying-to-shape-congress-heres-how-they-fared/

After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/after-the-midterms-a-bigger-clash-over-data-centers-could-be-coming/

Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it’s spending on AI for its engineering teams. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/apple-is-reportedly-cutting-budgets-for-its-internal-ai-usage/

Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month While it’s not yet clear what kind of product the smartphone startup is cooking up, Nothing’s CEO said the product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/nothing-ceo-says-companys-mysterious-ai-first-device-is-dropping-next-month/

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/almost-no-one-uses-ai-agents-to-book-their-uber-company-says/

Riga-based Unitoq raises €155K in pre-seed to make real estate investment more accessible Latvian proptech startup Unitoq has raised €155,000 in a pre-seed funding round from a syndicate of business angels, including members of the Latvian Business Angel Network (LatBAN). Founded in 2026 by Eduards Raudonis and Nikita Manija, Unitoq