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European Edition Thursday, 17 September 2026
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Tech & Startups

Tech & Startups

European technology, startups, AI and innovation.

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TikTok is building a super app, and most of its users have not noticed yet

TikTok is no longer just a video app. The platform has spent the past year adding hotel bookings, in-app commerce, sports hubs, casual games, microdramas, and a fintech l

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TikTok's super app push threatens European tech incumbents

TikTok is transforming from a video platform into a "super app" spanning e-commerce, travel, and finance, posing a direct competit

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US stalls OpenAI and Anthropic AI releases, risking data centre chill

Washington is forcing OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 into a limited, government-approved preview, echoing recent curbs on Anthropic and threaten

Xprize founder says global surveillance is a good thing because humans behave better when they are being watched

Aseon Labs raises ten million dollars to build parking-space-sized pods that charge and clean robotaxis

Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs

California deploys first AI job-loss tracker as white-collar cuts emerge

Malaysia intercepts $13M AI chip shipment bound for re-export

Swatch wants $170m from Samsung over copied watch faces

Kobo rejects 45% of self-published books amid AI flood

Samsung and SK Hynix plan $647.5bn Korean chip expansion

SpaceX wants to sell Starlink phone service directly to US consumers

The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns

YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed

The hidden cost of complacency and Jay Roland’s mission against corporate America’s technical debt crisis

Polymarket refunds users after $3m crypto hack

Trump DOT proposes dropping the brake pedal requirement for fully autonomous vehicles

Claude is winning over paying consumers in a market ChatGPT has owned, credit card data shows

Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over efforts to keep her quiet

Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the third time in 13 months, pushing the Series X to $800

Klue says the hackers who stole its customer data are deleting it, but now a second group is making threats

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