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European Commission fines Temu €200 million for breaching the Digital Services Act. The platform failed to diligently assess risks of illegal products being offered to EU consumers.

10 European TravelTech startups are innovating in hotel operations, eSIMs, and AI customer engagement. These companies are building infrastructure to enhance the entire travel journey, making it smoother for customers and more efficient for operators.

The European Data Protection Board issued new guidelines on using personal data in scientific research. Public consultation is now open for feedback on the proposed regulations.

Transition Ventures raised €128 million for its Fund II to invest in early-stage AI and physical world companies. The fund's focus aligns with a broader EU-Startups trend of specialist venture funds backing DeepTech and AI.

European startups are driving the agentic AI boom, building systems that plan and act for business workflows. Ten promising companies are applying this tech to sales, legal, and automation challenges.

InRento, a European property crowdfunding platform, has surpassed €100 million in project financing. The digital platform connects investors with income-generating real estate, offering an alternative to traditional bank loans for developers across eight European countries.

Belgian startup D-CRBN secures €17. 5M for its CO₂ recycling plasma tech....

BNP Paribas is partnering with Mistral AI to develop a European AI cybersecurity tool. The move aims to provide a sovereign alternative to US-based solutions currently unavailable to European supervisors.

The EU's €1B sovereign cloud initiative overlooks risks in Intel/AMD chips, exposing it to supply chain attacks. This oversight jeopardizes Europe's digital sovereignty, highlighting the critical need to control underlying components.

Google faces record DMA fine from the EU for self-preferencing its services in Search. The EU previously found Google favored its own offerings, triggering this significant regulatory action.

Danish AgTech startup Perplant secures €1M to equip tractors with AI sensors. The technology cuts herbicide use by 90% and boosts farmer profits by €36,000 annually.

Lithuanian startup Backoffice secures €150k to expand its operations management system for hospitality businesses across Europe. The platform offers scheduling, time tracking, and compliance features, storing data within the EU and adhering to GDPR.

"Operation Dindon" launches an AI-driven protest against cloud lock-in and high egress fees, demanding hyperscaler reforms. A French engineer created satirical songs and poetry, targeting companies like AWS with demands for easier contract cancellations and data mobility.

European tech secured over €1. 1 billion across 65+ funding deals last week....

Mistral AI acquires Austria's Emmi AI, expanding its AI capabilities across Europe. This move comes as Europe tracked over €1....

Málaga-based Magnific launches a €10 million fund to help EU and UK creative teams integrate AI into campaign production. The initiative provides discounts, training, and support for businesses to transition AI experiments to production-ready workflows.

Berlin-based Synthflow AI launches conversational AI voice agents, automating millions of customer calls monthly. The startup secured $20 million Series A, with its platform now handling over 5 million calls for 100+ enterprise clients globally.

Munich-based ClearOps secures €8. 6 million Series A for its AI operating system for industrial after-sales....

Biotech Efferon raises €2. 5M for European expansion of its blood purification device approved for sepsis treatment....

Neobank Monzo registers with the Bank of Spain, seeking approval to operate as a branch. This regulatory step allows the UK's Monzo, with 13 million customers, to officially enter the Spanish market.