Good news from around Europe
AI in 2026: The data drought, healthcare opportunities, and space tech In the last year, we’ve seen huge strides in AI development and adoption. Whilst staggering valuations take the headlines, I’m interested in the coming data drought, opportunities in healthcare, and space tech. These are the industries where we expect
Swiss “Shark Tank” winner storabble acquires Germany’s on-storage to consolidate Europe’s fragmented storage market St. Gallen-based storage marketplace storabble has acquired the key assets of Düsseldorf-based mobile storage provider on-storage. The transaction represents storabble’s first acquisition and includes on-storage’s technology platform, logistics management systems, and brand assets. Financial terms were
What are world models — and are they Europe’s winning AI bet? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/world-models-podcast
Dash0 targets $1bn valuation with Balderton-led funding round, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dash0-targets-1bn-valuation-with-balderton-led-funding-round-reports-say
AI can help VCs win the hottest deals — here’s how Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-deals-vcs
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-robotics-market-map
10 German soonicorns to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/10-german-soonicorns-to-watch-data
OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/openai-fires-employee-for-using-confidential-info-on-prediction-markets/
Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again,” the president wrote in the post. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/pentagon-moves-to-designate-anthropic-as-a-supply-chain-risk/
Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’ In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI’s Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/musk-bashes-openai-in-deposition-saying-nobody-committed-suicide-because-of-grok/