Ursula von der Leyen says the EU's age-verification app is ready and Commission-led rules on minimum social-media ages for children are next.

The US Commerce Department has removed details of its AI security-test deal with Microsoft, Google, and xAI from its website without explanation.

Dutch health-tech Ditto has raised €7.6m led by Heal Capital to expand its patient-side AI consultation-summary app to Germany, the UK and Spain.

London fintech Adfin has raised $18m in Series A funding led by Index Ventures to scale its agentic money-movement platform for SMEs.

Paymentology has raised $175m from Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners to scale its global issuer-processor platform across 68 countries.

Nscale has secured $790m of debt financing from ABN AMRO, DNB, Eksfin, Nordea and SEB for its AI data centre in Narvik, Norway.

Happl has raised $11m in Series A funding led by Portage Ventures to scale its AI-native global benefits operating system across 160 countries.

GitLab will flatten management, cut its country footprint by 30%, and reorganise R&D into 60 teams. CEO Bill Staples says savings will be reinvested in AI agents.

Alphabet has mandated Mizuho, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley for its first-ever yen-denominated bond sale.

The geothermal developer Fervo Energy has raised its US IPO target to as much as $1.82bn, up from $1.33bn, in a Monday SEC filing.

PD, a shelved Parkinson's cell therapy, to AI biotech Cellular Intelligence in return for equity and milestones.

A People Analytics study of 205 tech professionals found that promotions, internal mobility, and career momentum are stronger predictors of early attrition than workplace culture.