In short: Monzo announced on 1 April 2026 that it is closing its US operations, stopping new American sign-ups immediately and shutting existing accounts by June, and cutting approximately 50 roles. The decision…
Month: April 2026
Netflix owes Italian subscribers up to €500 after court rules its price hikes were illegal
In short: The Court of Rome has ruled that Netflix’s repeated price increases between 2017 and 2024 violated Italian consumer law and EU Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair contract terms. The ruling voids the…
Vibe coding is flooding Apple’s App Store, and Apple is fighting back
In short: AI-powered “vibe coding” tools have driven an 84% jump in new app submissions to Apple’s App Store in a single quarter, according to reporting by The Information, the largest surge in…
LinkedIn is secretly scanning your browser for 6,000 extensions, and you weren’t told
In short: Every time you visit LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser, a hidden JavaScript routine silently probes your browser for more than 6,000 installed extensions, collects 48 hardware and software characteristics about your…
Microsoft calls Copilot ‘entertainment only’ while charging $30 a month for it
In short: Microsoft has spent billions building Copilot into every corner of its product lineup, pitching it as an indispensable AI co-worker. Its own Terms of Use tell a different story. A clause…
Recap: Europe’s top funding rounds this week (30 March – 5 April)
A week bookended by Mistral’s $830 million debt raise and a €1.1 million workpod pre-seed is a useful reminder of how wide the band of European ambition now runs. The dominant theme…
Anthropic cuts Claude subscribers off from OpenClaw in cost crackdown
In short: Anthropic has blocked Claude Pro and Max subscribers from using their flat-rate plans with third-party AI agent frameworks, starting with OpenClaw. The move, which took effect on 4 April 2026, shifts…
Meta freezes AI data work after breach puts training secrets at risk
In short: Meta has suspended its collaboration with Mercor, a $10 billion AI data startup, after a supply chain attack exposed what may be the AI industry’s most closely guarded secrets: not just…
WHOOP raises $575m at $10.1bn valuation, signals IPO ahead
In short: WHOOP has raised $575 million in a Series G round that values the screenless health wearable company at $10.1 billion — nearly three times its 2021 valuation. Backed by sovereign wealth…
Keeper Security brings zero-trust database access to its PAM platform with KeeperDB
Database credentials remain one of the most common attack vectors in enterprise breaches, yet most organisations still manage them through shared spreadsheets, hardcoded connection strings, or standalone credential vaults with no session…