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The neobank Revolut seeks to acquire an American bank
Revolut, a UK-based fintech company, is seeking to acquire a US bank. The company recently established its new headquarters in London....

Arsipa acquires Bloom to deliver an end-to-end digital platform for occupational safety
Arsipa Group has acquired Bloom, a Berlin-based tech startup, to enhance its occupational safety services. This acquisition aims to provide a digital-native compliance platform, initially in Germany and Austria, indicating a shift towards digitized solutions for safety regulations....

Apple, Google tell Europe its Digital Markets Act isn't working for them – or consumers
Apple and Google are complaining that the EU's Digital Markets Act is failing both them and consumers. The tech giants claim the DMA's rules are creating more problems than they solve.

German DeepTech startup yasp raises €4.2 million to accelerate AI model optimisation
German DeepTech startup yasp secured €4. 2 million in seed funding....

Swiss startup Corintis raises €20 million to target AI bottleneck, and collaborates with Microsoft for chip cooling breakthrough
Corintis, a Swiss startup, secured €20 million in Series A funding to tackle the cooling challenges of computer chips in the age of AI. This brings their total funding to €28....

Apple blames EU’s Digital Markets Act for feature delays
Apple claims the EU’s Digital Markets Act is delaying new features, leading to a poorer experience for European users. The tech giant says the DMA exposes customers to risks and reduces choice within the region.

Europe’s AI reality check: Without rapid reskilling, startups risk falling behind the US and China
AI could displace millions of jobs in Europe by 2030. Startups that invest in reskilling programs will be better positioned for the future....

British hyperscaler Nscale raises €936 million in milestone for European AI infrastructure
Nscale, a UK-based hyperscaler focused on AI, secured a €936 million Series B funding round, the largest in UK and European history. The funding, led by Aker ASA, aims to challenge existing global cloud providers....

Optimeleon secures €1.5M pre-seed
Berlin's Optimeleon secured €1. 5 million in pre-seed funding to boost its AI-powered platform for webpage conversion optimization....

Optimeleon secures €1.5M pre-seed
Optimeleon, a Berlin-based company, secured €1. 5 million in a pre-seed funding round....

Vocca raises $5.5M to bring AI phone assistants to healthcare
Vocca, a voice AI startup focused on healthcare, secured $5. 5 million in seed funding....

AP concerned about AI training LinkedIn and calls on users to adjust settings
LinkedIn users must adjust their settings before November 3rd if they don't want their data used to train AI models. The Dutch Data Protection Authority, AP, has issued a warning regarding the matter.

European airports still dealing with disruptions days after ransomware attack
The ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace, a provider of check-in systems, continues to disrupt operations at several major European airports. Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, and London airports are experiencing flight delays as a result of the cyberattack....

Commission requests information under Digital Services Act from Apple, Booking.com, Google and Microsoft on financial scams
The European Commission demands information from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Booking. com regarding financial scams on their platforms....

Opinion: Europe’s VCs must embrace risk — or resign the AI era to US control
European AI startups are reportedly struggling to compete with their US counterparts due to a lack of venture capital investment. According to the European Commission, only 5% of global venture capital is raised in the EU, with the US attracting over half and China taking 40%....

EuroHPC AI Factories Update Webinar
Brussels will host a webinar on October 17, 2025, to update information on AI Factories. The webinar will showcase infrastructure, services, and use cases from AI Factories and related projects.

Commission collects feedback to simplify rules on data, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in the upcoming Digital Omnibus
Brussels seeks feedback on simplifying its digital regulations covering data, cybersecurity, and AI via a Digital Omnibus. The call for evidence is open from September 16 to October 14, 2025.

Europe’s AI boom is leaving femtech behind
Europe's AI sector is experiencing significant investment growth, while femtech, which focuses on women's health innovation, is receiving considerably less funding. Global femtech investment peaked in 2021 before experiencing a sharp decline....

The European Data Act has come into effect
The European Data Act grants users more control over their data from connected devices and streamlines switching cloud services. This applies to decentralized governments as well.

Interplay between the DSA and the GDPR: EDPB adopts guidelines
Brussels released its first guidelines clarifying how the GDPR should apply with the Digital Services Act (DSA). The new guidelines focus on data protection in the digital space for online intermediary services, like search engines and platforms.
