Good news from around Europe
Adlyse wants AI agents managing ad campaigns 24/7 Engineering has accelerated dramatically because AI can now help build products, but advertising hasn’t changed at the same pace. AI promised to free marketers from operational work, and advertising platforms are becoming increasingly agentic. Google, Meta, TikTok, and others are deploying their
Final Frontier and Myriad unite behind €100M defence tech fund Today, Danish defencetech VCs Final Frontier and Myriad join forces to create a combined platform and move forward under one brand with a targeted €100 million fund. Europe is rearming. For the first time in a generation, the continent is
Europe’s advantage: moving AI from the screen to the real world Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-advantage-moving-ai-from-the-screen-to-the-real-world/
New solo GP firm backing early-stage AI and deeptech startups hits first close of maiden fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/new-solo-gp-firm-backing-early-stage-ai-and-deeptech-startups-hits-first-close-of-maiden-fund/
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/london-demo-day-2026-startups-to-watch/
Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/metas-muse-is-outpacing-chatgpts-early-mobile-launch/
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OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems The group won’t be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI’s ongoing mathematical research. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/openai-forms-math-advisory-group-as-its-ai-resolves-more-than-100-open-problems/
The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple’s secret sauce has always been its people. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/the-man-who-built-apples-stores-doesnt-buy-silicon-valleys-bet-on-ai-shopping/
Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/kairos-power-gets-up-to-100m-from-samsung-group-to-build-nuclear-reactor-for-google/