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The most watched place on the planet is not Ukraine or Taiwan. It is on an island in the Canary Islands with thousands of sensors pointing to a lethal threat
Spanish island La Palma uses thousands of sensors to monitor lethal volcanic gas, a vital tech application for post-eruption safety. This extensive surveillance system is crucial for protecting residents and enabling eventual resettlement.
Reality is losing the deepfake war
Reality faces a deepfake crisis as AI floods platforms with manipulated images. White House admits using AI-generated arrest photos, intensifying the "reality crisis" with no sign of slowing.
Dutch FinTech startup Duna raises €30 million to expand compliant AI for business identity and onboarding
Dutch FinTech Duna secures €30M for AI-driven business identity and onboarding. This funding targets global trust infrastructure amidst surging investment in EU digital identity solutions.
Bound secures $24.5M Series A to expand FX hedging tools
London fintech Bound secures $24. 5M Series A for its automated FX risk management platform....
Senators ask Meta why it waited so long to make teen accounts private by default
US Senators grill Meta on delayed teen privacy protections, citing internal documents. Instagram default private accounts rolled out September 2024, with Facebook and Messenger following.
Anthropic has taken Apple's strategy against Microsoft to the Super Bowl: making it look ridiculous to use the rival
Anthropic launches Super Bowl ads targeting OpenAI with an anti-advertising stance for AI. This move signals a major debate over AI's business model: ad-supported versus subscription-based.
Telefónica sought to lay off 4,525 employees with its ERE. Now it has a problem called 5,124 volunteers
Telefónica's Spanish ERE sees 5,124 volunteers, exceeding the 4,525 planned layoffs. Over 350 workers are now outside the voluntary redundancy plan due to the surge.
London-based risk management platform Bound secures €20.7 million to support EU regulatory approval and growth
London-based Bound secures €20. 7M to pursue EU regulatory approval for its FX risk platform....
UK LegalTech startup Lawhive secures €50 million to scale AI-driven consumer law firm model
London LegalTech startup Lawhive secures €50 million to scale its AI-driven consumer law firm model. The funding fuels US expansion amid sustained investor interest in legal AI applications.
New speakers for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026 announced: Leaders from OpenAI, Notion Capital, PolyAI, Oxa and many more...
Tech. eu Summit London 2026 adds OpenAI and Notion Capital leaders to its speaker lineup, focusing on European tech innovation....
Irish co-founded payments firm Apexx bags $10m from Finch
Irish co-founded payments firm Apexx Global secures $10m from Finch Capital. The funding fuels expansion, building on Finch's prior investments in Irish fintechs like NomuPay.
ElevenLabs’ €424 million raise values the company at €9.3 billion and marks one of Europe’s largest AI funding rounds this year
AI voice startup ElevenLabs secures €424 million, valuing the British company at €9. 3 billion....
Invest Europe and EIF report: How gender and geography shape Europe’s VC ecosystem
Invest Europe reveals European VC hubs foster strong connections, driving cross-border investment. British Isles lead as preferred partners, while Spain and Italy keep most capital local.
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of Olio
Olio's co-founder discusses the platform's mission to redistribute surplus food and household items, empowering communities to reduce waste. The app connects neighbours and retailers, helping 9 million users share 135 million meals and prevent 300,000 tonnes of CO₂e.
January 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
European tech startups secured €5 billion in January, a 24% funding drop. Fintech led sector activity, with Germany attracting €1....
Synthesia and Flatpay founders back Pluto.markets in $6M raise
Danish fintech Pluto. markets secures $6M seed funding to disrupt Nordic brokerage with commission-free trading....
Kembara closes €750M first close to fuel growth of European deep tech startups
Europe's largest deep tech fund, Kembara, closes a €750M first tranche to invest in AI, quantum, and space tech. The European Investment Fund committed €350M to bolster local growth capital.
Privacy does not stop at the border, we must work together
Dutch Caribbean jurisdictions tackle urgent privacy and digital resilience challenges. A symposium highlighted the need for cross-border cooperation to safeguard data and build citizen trust in digital governance.
Safer internet day 2026
Europe launches 23rd Safer Internet Day to champion online safety with events across the continent. Hundreds of initiatives in schools, cinemas, and online aim to foster better digital experiences for all.
Gardia secures €8.5M to scale its mobile emergency system for seniors
Healthtech startup Gardia secures €8. 5M to scale its AI-powered mobile emergency system for seniors....