Good news from around Europe
Estonian digital bank IuteBank to launch in Ukraine – company buys banking license for €120,000 Estonian digital banking group Iute Group has announced its intention to enter the Ukrainian market. The company plans to establish a regulated bank with a focus on mobile financial services. This is stated in the
Accenture to acquire Faculty AI for undisclosed sum Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/accenture-faculty-ai-deal-uk
What’s next for fintech IPOs? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whats-next-for-fintech-ipos
Meet the Sifted newsroom: The journalists covering Europe’s tech ecosystem in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-newsroom
The 21 most valuable European startups and scaleups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/21-most-valuable-european-startups-2025
Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing whether the Meta deal violates technology export controls, potentially giving Beijing leverage it wasn’t initially perceived as having. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/metas-manus-news-is-getting-different-receptions-in-washington-and-beijing/
CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s
Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050 The most surprising part is that the plastic isn’t the biggest problem. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/wearable-health-devices-could-generate-a-million-tons-of-e-waste-by-2050/
A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/a-viral-reddit-post-alleging-fraud-from-a-food-delivery-app-turned-out-to-be-ai-generated/
Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/mobileye-acquires-humanoid-robot-startup-mentee-robotics-for-900m/