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Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker Doug Field had stints at Apple and Tesla before joining Ford in 2021. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/ford-ev-and-tech-chief-leaving-automaker/

Wait, could they still actually break up Live Nation? A federal jury found that Live Nation has acted illegally as a monopoly — but the company just came to a tentative settlement with the DOJ last month. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/wait-could-they-still-actually-break-up-live-nation/

Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar The startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch’s tech didn’t work properly. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/monarch-tractors-collapse-ends-in-with-an-acquisition-by-caterpillar/

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents/

Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autonomous strike systems. The contract turns a February 2026 announcement at

Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former BioNTech executive), and Thomas Clozel (co-founder

Clean Food Group raises £4.5M to scale yeast-derived oils and fats from food waste UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group (CFG) has raised £4.5 million in investment led by Clean Growth Fund and New Agrarian.  CFG has also successfully secured a £700,000 non-dilutive grant from Innovate UK, which further improves

Helical secures $10M to advance virtual AI lab for pharma research Helical, a biotechnology company developing a virtual AI lab for pharmaceutical research and development, has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led by redalpine, with participation from Gradient, BoxGroup, and Frst, alongside angel investors including Aidan

TraqCheck raises $8M to turn hiring into an AI-run workflow London HRtech startup TraqCheck has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL.      Instead of recruiters manually sourcing candidates, screening resumes, and coordinating background checks across fragmented tools, TraqCheck’s agents execute those

Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-poaches-new-engineering-chief-from-meta