Category: Startups

IQM set to go public at $1.8bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iqm-spac-1-8-bn-valuation

Deepfakes, bias and cyber attacks: How European startups are facing up to major AI risks Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-safety-europe-startups

18 Polish startups to watch, according to investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/polish-startups-to-watch-2026

Ex-Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting The team that sold their last app Dark Sky to Apple are back with Acme Weather, which offers alternative forecasts, rainbow and sunset alerts, and more. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/ex-apple-team-launches-acme-weather-a-new-take-on-weather-forecasting/

With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: At least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic  While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/with-ai-investor-loyalty-is-almost-dead-at-least-a-dozen-openai-vcs-now-also-back-anthropic/

Tesla’s battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles isn’t over after all Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California DMV in the ongoing battle around Autopilot. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/teslas-battle-with-the-california-department-of-motor-vehicles-isnt-over-after-all/

A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox  The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it’s really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/a-meta-ai-security-researcher-said-an-openclaw-agent-ran-amok-on-her-inbox/

Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of using 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude’s AI capabilities, as U.S. officials debate export controls aimed at slowing China’s AI progress. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/anthropic-accuses-chinese-ai-labs-of-mining-claude-as-us-debates-ai-chip-exports/

Apple might take a new approach to announcing its next products Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4, but it might unfold a bit differently than the company’s standard press event. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/apple-might-take-a-new-approach-to-announcing-its-next-products/

Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million. That’s more than twice the size of its inaugural fund, and comes in addition to other signals