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The CEO of Lovable says talent was never the issue with Europe's AI scene

Lovable CEO Anton Osika says Europe's AI challenge isn't talent, but belief that world-class startups can be built outside Silicon Valley.

OpenAI's light balance sheet faces a hard IPO look

OpenAI’s books show zero debt and just $46mn of quarterly capital spending. The catch, reported by The Information: around $665bn of commitments sitting just off the balance sheet, now heading for regulators’ desks.

Five Eyes urges organizations to ‘act now’ against AI cyber threats.

The intelligence-sharing alliance says that Al models are anticipated to fundamentally transform offensive and defensive cyber capabilities in a matter of months, and that “breaches will occur” as previously unknown vulnerabilities emerge. “Adversaries are already using AI to move faster and more effectively,” said Five Eyes. “Defenders must do the same.”

Perplexity is going to show Getty Images photos in its search results.

The two companies announced “a global multi‑year licensing agreement,” and Perplexity will “be making improvements to how it displays imagery, including image credit with link to source, to better educate users on how to use licensed imagery legally,” according to a press release.

SpaceX kicks off its debut investment-grade bond sale

Fresh from a record IPO that helped make Elon Musk a trillionaire, SpaceX is raising at least $20bn in its debut bond sale to bankroll a vast AI build-out.

Meta buys into Cred and names a new WhatsApp boss

Meta is paying $900mn for a fifth of Cred, an Indian fintech. The bigger prize is its founder, Kunal Shah, who will now run WhatsApp.

This former hacker saw the light—and now wants to collect all of it

I don’t know of a bigger question we can answer as humans.

Prudential CMO Richard Parkinson talks about standing out on social media

Prudential CMO Richard Parkinson discusses PGIM's claymation campaign "Keep Asking" and its impact on advertising norms and customer engagement.

Founder Summit pass rates increase June 26

Save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 by June 26, 11:59 p.m. PT. Designed for founders first on November 4 in Boston. Register here.

How Anthropic may have talked itself into an AI export ban

The company warned about dangers of advanced AI far more than rival OpenAI.

AI can help architects see the future before they build it

Gensler's team tested a range of vendor-created generative AI tools, some of which are now integrated within an in-house interface.

JD.com robots will replace its 700,000 couriers

JD.com robots will eventually replace the company’s 700,000 couriers, its founder says. It is a rare admission that automation is coming for blue-collar jobs.