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E-bike startup Forest secures £40m Series B funding round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/e-bike-startup-forest-secures-40m-series-b-funding-round

Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/redpine-raises-e6-8m-to-give-ai-agents-access-to-non-public-data

Europe’s startups should stop chasing grants Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-startups-should-stop-chasing-grants

Zopa looks to make app ‘redundant’ with agentic banking push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zopa-agentic-banking-push

Voi founder backs app store-dodging startup Zellify in €3.1m seed round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zellify-funding-round-seed-project-europe

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship It’s a story Musk has told before — in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk — but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship/

Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws/

Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages Amazon’s new “Join the chat” feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-launches-an-ai-powered-audio-qa-experience-on-product-pages/

Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/match-group-invests-100-million-in-sniffies-a-cruising-app-for-gay-men/

Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/google-expands-pentagons-access-to-its-ai-after-anthropics-refusal/