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The European Commission says TikTok’s defaults for minors may fall short of DSA safety requirements, shifting attention from optional controls to protection by design.

Europe now boasts its own daily, TBPN‑style live show, broadcasting from noon to 3 p.m. UK time and dedicating two extra hours to unscripted guest conversations. With a five‑day schedule mirroring the original two‑day format, founders, investors and tech enthusiasts across the continent are scrambling for a spot on the program.

Power up your AI infrastructure! Dive into the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where breakthrough fusion research meets AI‑driven grid‑stress solutions. This new agenda spotlights the fast‑growing nexus of energy, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence, offering startups and investors a focused platform to shape the future of sustainable AI workloads.

Apple faces a lawsuit alleging that its App Store allowed a fraudulent crypto‑wallet app to slip through its review process, costing three users over $1.8 million. The case challenges Apple’s claim that its vetting safeguards protect consumers from financial scams and could force a reevaluation of the platform’s responsibility for third‑party apps.

AP reports that Chinese AI models such as Kimi, DeepSeek and GLM are gaining U.S. users by combining lower costs, long-context features and open-weight flexibility.

New lawsuits against Ring and Google Nest show how familiar-face alerts are becoming a bigger biometric privacy test for smart-home cameras.