Good news from around Europe
Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude This ban took place after Claude’s pricing changed for OpenClaw users last week. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude/
Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy Ascend Elements said that it will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a canceled government grant and a challenging market for lithium-ion batteries. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/battery-recycler-ascend-elements-files-for-bankruptcy/
Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings OpenAI ignored three warnings that a ChatGPT user was dangerous — including its own mass-casualty flag — while he stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend, a new lawsuit alleges. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings/
Edmund secures €2.5M to bring AI-driven troubleshooting to the factory floor Edmund, a Czech startup developing an AI-powered debugging platform for industrial maintenance, has raised €2.5 million in funding led by FORWARD.one, with participation from University2Ventures and Tensor Ventures. Check out an earlier Tech.eu interview with Jakub Szlaur, CEO and
Qoro closes $750K to bridge quantum and classical computing London-based Qoro Quantum has secured $750,000 in a pre-seed funding round to develop software infrastructure for hybrid quantum-classical computing. The round includes backing from Ada Ventures, Superangels Venture Fund, and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Founded in 2024, Qoro
TeiaCare raises €7M to accelerate growth and internationalisation Italian-based TeiaCare has raised €7 million in a funding round led by P101 SGR. The round also included participation from existing shareholders and new healthcare-focused investors, including Spanish family offices Namarel and Inderhabs. Founded in 2018 by Guido Magrin and Luca Iozzia,
OpenAI hits pause on flagship UK data centre scheme OpenAI’s plans to bring its flagship $500bn AI data centre project to the UK have been put on hold, with the ChatGPT developer citing energy costs and regulatory issues as factors which have halted its plans. OpenAI announced plans to bring
Sybol raises €1M+ to advance its corporate digital identity wallet Spanish startup Sybol, which focuses on corporate digital identity and verifiable credentials, has raised over €1 million in a funding round that combines public and private investment. The round is backed by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), alongside
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-stargate-uk-pause-nscale
AI is rewriting the rules of European entrepreneurship Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-european-entrepreneurship-brnd