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TikTok is ready to roll out age checking in Europe

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Social media platforms are under global pressure to take care of younger users on their platforms, and this is very much the case in Europe. TikTok is about to start rolling out age checks in the region in a bid to keep regulators happy. TikTok’s owner, B…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #tiktok #bytedance #europe #contentmoderation #eu #safety #digitalprivacy #regulation

TikTok is ready to roll out age checking in Europe

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

TikTok tightens age verification across Europe

7 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

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Italian regulators are investigating Activision Blizzard's monetization practices

Andre Revilla / engadget - The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has opened two investigations into Microsoft-owned game studio Activision Blizzard, centered around the mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty: Mobile. The AGCM alleges the free-to-play games use "misleading…

#gaming #techpolicy #antitrust #government #business #europe #law #eu #regulation

Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases

7 wks / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Italian regulators are investigating Activision Blizzard's monetization practices

7 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18026 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Europe’s Largest Defense Fund for Startups Set for €500 Million

Christina Kyriasoglou / bloomberg - German investor Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH is on track to raise Europe’s largest-ever dedicated venture capital fund for defense startups, signing its first big backers for a fund targeting €500 million ($580 million).

#startups #cybersecurity #innovation #digitaltransformation #defensetech #privateequity #finance #deeptech #europe #eu

German growth investor DTCP raises €300m for new defence fund — which it hopes will be Europe’s largest

7 wks / sifted

With their new €500 million fund, Germany’s DTCP raises the bar for European defense and resilience capital

7 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

DTCP expands into defence with €20M-per-deal Fund for security and dual-use startups

7 wks / tech / Cate Lawrence

Europe’s Largest Defense Fund for Startups Set for €500 Million

7 wks / bloomberg / Christina Kyriasoglou

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18018 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Amsterdam’s Optics11 Raises €25M EIB Loan To Boost Europe’s Subsea And Energy Security

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt agreement with Amsterdam-based Optics11, a DeepTech scale-up developing advanced fibre optic sensing solutions. The Dutch company will use the funding to advance research and develop…

#startups #innovation #banking #energy #business #finance #deeptech #europe #technology #eu

Amsterdam’s Optics11 Raises €25M EIB Loan To Boost Europe’s Subsea And Energy Security

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Amsterdam-based Optics11 secures €25 million EIB loan to strengthen Europe’s subsea and energy security

7 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

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