Good news from around Europe
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/30/techcrunch-mobility-the-hidden-human-cost-of-robotaxis/
Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/hollywood-celebs-are-getting-into-microdrama-apps/
“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z Vijay Pande — who left a16z’s roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a “discovery” science
At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control? Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/at-techbbq-europes-ai-conversations-kept-coming-back-to-whos-actually-in-control/
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/sony-music-warner-sue-anthropic-alleging-a-brazen-campaign-of-intellectual-property-theft/
The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of
Principle wants companies to stop predicting the future — and start simulating it What if, instead of trying to predict the future, companies could simulate hundreds of versions of it — and work out what they would do in each one? That’s the premise behind Principle, an AI-powered strategic simulation
The most active US VCs in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-most-active-us-vcs-in-europe/
Eurosummer is a thing of the past: 10 under-the-radar rounds you may have missed in Europe’s second-busiest August ever Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eurosummer-is-a-thing-of-the-past-10-under-the-radar-rounds/
Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/three-deals-almost-half-vc-funding-germany/