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The EU's Digital Decade 2026 report highlights progress toward 2030 targets, emphasizing coordination, speed, and coherence for digital transformation. It also summarizes European concerns based on a Special Eurobarometer survey.

NTT Data launches a new Dublin office, creating 50 jobs as part of a €16. 5m investment....

Barcelona-based Gate2Brain secures €7 million to advance brain tumour therapy. The Spanish BioTech firm's largest investment to date partners them with Shilpa Biocare Pvt Ltd.

The EU Parliament ratified the Turnberry Agreement, eliminating most tariffs on US industrial goods. The vote passed 440 in favour, with 151 against and 50 abstentions.

Finland-based GitHits raises €1. 5M pre-seed to build the "Google of code search....

Rome probes Apple over alleged DMA violations. Italy's AGCM targets the tech giant's market dominance and developer treatment.

BAE Systems launches €50M European defence-tech push to fund startups. The Launchpad program aims to scale disruptive innovations and accelerate technology development for European security.

The US government ordered Anthropic to cease offering advanced cybersecurity AI models to non-US citizens, sparking EU concerns about technological autonomy. The European Commission is assessing implications, highlighting the need for EU technological sovereignty and existing AI/cybersecurity legislation.

Amsterdam-based Anterra Capital’s Fund III reaches €86 million first close, targeting €172. 1 million for food and agriculture tech....

Madrid’s Orbio secures €18. 09M Series A to scale its AI workforce platform for frontline teams....

Brussels launches new alphabet soup for tech buyers, aiming to triple datacenter capacity by 2030. Gartner warns the EU's Technological Sovereignty Package, with its four-level Union Assurance Levels, will add complexity for public sector CIOs.

Varangians, a DefenceTech fund, closes over €10 million in Stockholm to support Ukraine's innovation ecosystem. The fund backs Ukrainian companies producing vital tech for Europe.

NEURA Robotics secured up to $1. 4B Series C to scale its physical AI and cognitive robotics platform....

Mistral AI, Europe’s leading AI startup, is in talks to raise €3bn at a €20bn valuation. This nearly doubles its previous investor valuation, highlighting significant growth in the European AI sector.

AI startup Mimir raises €518. 3k to automate e-commerce operations....

Fintech firm Pleo lays off approximately 50 staff, impacting product, tech, and data roles across Denmark, the UK, and Germany. The move aims to simplify decision-making and accelerate product delivery for European customers.

Berlin-based Angel Invest closes €40 million Fund III, exceeding its target. The fund will invest in angel, pre-Seed, and Seed stage companies, building on its portfolio of over 110 backed startups.

Polish SpaceTech startup Sybilla Technologies secures over €8 million to enhance its space monitoring capabilities. The funding will expand its sensor network and analytical services, deepening cooperation with partners across Europe.

Meta clashes with the EU Commission over blocking rival AI bots from WhatsApp Business. The skirmish highlights ongoing tensions regarding platform access and competition within the European digital market.

Hamburg-based Generation Tech Partners launches a €50M AI roll-up fund to acquire German SMEs. The fund aims to revamp these companies with AI, creating larger entities for eventual sale.