Sifted reports that several European AI startups have hired senior engineers and leaders from Big Tech, with the most prominent move being Apple’s former AI chief John Giannandrea joining UK materials-focused startup Cusp AI. The article names other startups including AMI Labs, Multiverse and Lovable as beneficiaries of Big Tech hires, and cites recruiters who say the flow of talent from large tech firms into European startups is likely to increase. Sifted frames these hires as visible signals in a broader round of recruitment activity across the continent.