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London’s Mondra, fresh off an €11.8 million Series A raise, merges with Austrian sustainability startup inoqo
London's Mondra merges with Austria's inoqo to create a global food system decarbonisation powerhouse. The AI-powered platforms will unify supply chain and sustainability intelligence to accelerate impact for food businesses.

Mistral AI buys cloud startup Koyeb
Mistral AI acquires cloud startup Koyeb, merging European AI models with critical infrastructure. The move accelerates its push to deliver AI solutions reliably and at scale.

European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools
European Parliament bans AI tools for lawmakers amid security concerns. The move restricts access to services like ChatGPT to protect sensitive data and prevent misuse.

Mistral AI buys Koyeb in first acquisition to back its cloud ambitions
Mistral AI acquires Paris-based Koyeb to boost its cloud infrastructure and simplify AI app deployment. This move accelerates Mistral's ambition to build a European AI cloud.

Gates Foundation backs Basel’s Axmed with €5 million to support affordable medicines distribution
Swiss HealthTech Axmed secures €5M from Gates Foundation to boost affordable medicines distribution via its logistics platform. This funding aids expansion into low- and middle-income countries.

London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications
London-based SurrealDB secures €19 million to scale its AI-native database. This funding fuels European investment in AI infrastructure and developer tools, with similar rounds for AI agent security and adaptive AI systems.

SurrealDB secures $23M and launches SurrealDB 3.0 to address AI agent memory challenges
London's SurrealDB secures $23M, boosting total funding to $44M, and launches SurrealDB 3. 0....

The European Parliament pulls back AI from its own devices
European Parliament disables AI features on lawmaker devices due to data security and privacy concerns. This move signals ongoing caution over opaque AI processing despite broader EU AI regulations.

LaLiga's massive IP blocks will go further: now they will require VPN providers to also block IPs
Spanish court orders NordVPN and ProtonVPN to block illegal streaming IPs. This ruling casts VPN providers as intermediaries responsible for policing content access across Spain.

EU launches DSA probe into Shein over child-like sex dolls
EU launches DSA probe into Shein over illegal products like child-like sex dolls. The Commission probes Shein's systems for compliance, investigating potential harms to minors.

Turin’s NANDO secures €3.3 million to scale municipal and food waste optimisation technology
Turin’s NANDO secures €3. 3 million to scale its AI waste optimisation technology....

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen in India for summit on artificial intelligence
EU's Henna Virkkunen joins global leaders in India to shape AI governance and boost EU-India tech partnerships. The visit highlights collaboration on AI skills and the launch of a pilot European Legal Gateway Office.

IAMA adapted to practice and regulation
Dutch government updates its algorithm impact assessment to align with the AI Act. The revised IAMA tool helps assess human rights risks of AI systems.

SatVu closes a £30M funding round to accelerate its multi-satellite constellation
UK firm SatVu secures £30M, including NATO investment, to boost its satellite constellation. The funding accelerates deployment of its advanced thermal Earth observation technology for defense and infrastructure monitoring.

Kildare-based Toyo AI raises $4.3m seed round to build ‘OpenClaw for founders’
Irish startup Toyo AI secures $4. 3M seed funding to build a founder-focused platform....

New €52 million platform targets next wave of Physical AI innovation, courtesy of Swiss VC firm Emerald and Japanese manufacturer DIC
Swiss VC Emerald and Japan's DIC launch €52M platform for Physical AI startups across Europe. This initiative accelerates investment in sensing, wearables, and robotics, aiming to integrate human insight with intelligent systems.

Ireland investigates X over Grok AI ‘nudification’ debacle
Ireland's DPC probes X over Grok AI's GDPR compliance. The regulator is investigating whether Elon Musk's social media platform adhered to data protection rules concerning the AI chatbot's controversial rollout.

Commission launches investigation into Shein under the Digital Services Act
EU launches Digital Services Act probe into Shein for addictive design and illegal products. The investigation scrutinizes recommender systems and the sale of harmful content, impacting consumer protection online.

Two years of Digital Services Act allows 50 million content moderation decisions by platforms to be reversed
EU's Digital Services Act empowers users, reversing 50 million content moderation decisions on platforms since its application. This legislation gives users rights to challenge platform decisions, with 30% of appeals leading to reversed content removals or account suspensions.

Klaris raises $1M to address regulatory challenges in medtech
London-based Klaris secures $1M to automate medtech regulatory compliance using AI. The funding fuels expansion, tackling €1....
