Year: 2025

The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numerous other government agencies joining Bluesky on Friday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/the-white-house-is-already-one-of-the-most-blocked-accounts-on-bluesky/

Realistic filters for morning meetings. Google Meet has introduced a virtual makeup feature. Google has launched a new feature for video conferencing in Google Meet — virtual makeup created using artificial intelligence.  The new tool is available in the “Appearance” → “Portrait touch-up” section, where you can now choose from

Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta. Powered by

Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video Looks like Wikipedia isn’t immune to broader online trends. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/wikipedia-says-traffic-is-falling-due-to-ai-search-summaries-and-social-video/

This top VC has bet close to 20% of his fund on teenagers — here’s why Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz is onto his next thing — teenage founders, not as a social experiment but as an unplanned investment thesis. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/this-top-vc-bet-close-to-20-of-his-fund-on-teenagers-heres-why/

Sort A Brick launches world’s first AI-powered LEGO sorting system Lithuania-based tech startup Sort A Brick has launched the world’s first automated industrial-grade system for recognising and sorting pre-owned LEGO® bricks, setting a new standard for the reuse and upcycling of one of the world’s most popular toys.  This launch

UK government launches “concierge” service to encourage global investors The UK government is launching a “concierge” service designed to make the UK more appealing to overseas financial services investors. The UK Treasury said its “one-stop shop” service will help global financial services firms pick locations, navigate regulation and “get to grips

From ERP nightmares to Agentic workflows: Tricentis’ roadmap for AI-first enterprises You know when you talk to an interviewee about transcribing interviewees and they admit they use AI to summarise notes from a meeting in archaic English, it’s going to be a fun interview.  Dave Colwell, is VP of AI

Allye Energy raises $2.5M to scale smart battery systems and expand into Europe London-based energytech Allye Energy has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate the deployment of its smart battery systems. The funding round was anchored by Elbow Beach, alongside Alpha Future Funds. Benedikt Sobotka, General

Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Oct. 13-17) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d