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Madrid's A-5 construction woes will deploy AI-powered traffic lights to improve pedestrian crossings. The city aims to ease the difficulties of crossing the highway for residents affected by the project.

Xataka's NordVPN Awards 2025 will feature a new category recognizing the best generative AI tools, highlighting the technology's growing impact. Readers can vote for their favorite AI tools, with winners announced at a gala in Madrid on November 20th.

Portugal's government moves to implement the NIS2 Directive, aiming to bolster cybersecurity across the EU. The law, published on October 22, 2025, aligns with the EU's goal of a high common level of cybersecurity.

WhatsApp rolls out a new tool to shield users from screen-sharing scams designed to steal accounts and financial information. Simultaneously, the platform is testing an AI-powered feature to identify suspicious messages on Messenger.

The European Data Protection Board is assessing the digital euro's potential for anonymous, offline transactions. The study explores whether the digital euro can offer a payment experience akin to cash.

MIT researchers developed SEAL, a self-improving AI model, allowing it to refine itself without human intervention. This technique generates its own training data, even surpassing GPT 4....

An Australian university’s AI-powered system falsely accused 6,000 students of academic misconduct, with 90% related to AI use. This incident highlights the unreliability of current AI tools, leading to numerous false accusations in educational settings.

Waymo plans to launch its driverless robotaxi service in London next year, marking a key test for autonomous driving in Europe. The company is seeking regulatory approval before offering the service, starting with human-driven vehicles in specific areas.

Wikipedia faces an 8% drop in human traffic between May and August 2024 due to generative AI's increasing use as an information source. The Wikimedia Foundation cites AI chatbots and Google's AI Overview as key culprits.

Airbyte 2. 0 launches, promising data integration up to six times faster with its open-source platform....

AI's impact on job applications is causing the hiring process to collapse, making it difficult to find work. Automated systems and AI have created an invisible barrier, complicating job searches for candidates.

Encube launches its AI-driven platform with $23 million to help hardware teams optimize design and reduce manufacturing costs. The platform, backed by Inventure, Promus Ventures, and Kinnevik, aims to accelerate development by up to 50% for European companies.

Ubisoft secured $1. 25 billion from Tencent to support a new operating division, a major move in the European gaming market....

Dutch AI platform Northsea secured €660,000 in pre-seed funding to revolutionize customer research with its AI-powered assistant. The platform automates research, cutting manual effort by 80% and delivering insights faster than traditional methods.

A Dutch court ruled that Meta must respect user choices on its apps, a win for digital rights advocates. The judge sided with Bits of Freedom, stating Meta violates the law and needs to adjust its apps accordingly.

Brussels views the Digital Markets Act as a success, advocating for its expansion and strengthened provisions despite initial enforcement challenges. The DMA has become a global model for modern antitrust policy.

Slovenia will establish a national AI registry following advocacy from Danes je nov dan, aiming for public oversight of government AI systems. This move follows rising concerns about the potential misuse of AI in the public sector.

Deepfake ads on Facebook and other platforms are promoting fraudulent online investments, leading people to lose money. These scams, despite being illegal under the Digital Services Act, are proliferating due to AI-generated content.

Paris-based UPCITI secured a $20M Series A round to expand its urban operating platform globally. The platform, live in over 150 cities across 17 countries, combines software and hardware to help municipalities manage operations with a privacy-first approach.

Meta is boosting its use of ARM processors for AI within Facebook and Instagram to improve rankings and recommendations. Over 3 billion Meta users will experience this optimization with the Neoverse architecture.