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Daily digest of all European digital development news
Lifeaz raises €13M to further its efforts to improve access to life-saving interventions
France-based Lifeaz secures €13M to expand its connected defibrillator network across Europe. The company's app-guided devices improve access to life-saving interventions for homes and businesses.
Nocomed raises seed funding to address healthcareʼs biggest emissions blind spot
Dublin-based Nocomed secures €650K seed funding for its sustainability software addressing healthcare's supply chain emissions. The platform automates data collection for measurable emission reductions.
Stockholm-based prevention-first pet InsurTech Lassie fetches €63.2 million in Series C funding
Swedish pet InsurTech Lassie raises €63. 2M to fuel AI development and European expansion....
Lassie closes $75M to scale pet care services across Europe
Lassie raises $75M to expand AI-powered pet insurance across Europe. The funding fuels growth and investment in automation and preventive care through its app.
Mistral Cites Euro Vision With $1.4B for Swedish AI Data Center
Mistral AI secures $1. 4B to build a sovereign AI data center in Sweden....
iOS 26.3 is here: Apple improves Android migration and accessory pairing
Apple rolls out iOS 26. 3 with a new Android migration tool and improved accessory pairing for EU users....
AI Act: Federal Government Puts AI Act on the Path
German cabinet moves to implement EU AI Act, appointing the Federal Network Agency as the central AI watchdog. This accelerates nationwide AI regulation adoption.
From 20 to 400 million dollars: Mistral AI multiplies its revenue by 20 and announces a first in investment
French AI champion Mistral AI multiplies revenues twentyfold, launching a €1. 2B data center investment in Sweden....
Collaborating on the digital future: how NDS involves market parties in NDS priorities
Dutch government launches digital strategy collaboration with tech firms and academia. Open dialogues involve cloud providers to shape national digital ambitions, ensuring diverse market voices are heard.
Information Integrity & Wikipedia: How community-governed platforms can inform future policy-making.
University researchers present policy options based on Wikipedia's community-governed model. The findings aim to inform future digital policy-making.
Against Technosolutionism: Governing Platforms as Systems of Care
AI tools like ChatGPT and Grok amplify harm, not just democratize knowledge. EDRi argues platforms' design and governance, not rare glitches, cause these negative societal impacts.
The State of the Internet 2026 with Fieke Jansen
Waag Futurelab launches "State of the Internet 2026" exploring AI's planetary limits. Fieke Jansen to keynote the event focused on critical digital infrastructure.
Science Cafe: Why the current internet sucks
Big Tech has hollowed out the internet, argue scholars at an EDRi event. The current online landscape is detrimental to innovation and user experience.
With Europe seeking greater defense and space autonomy, Deep Space Energy secures €930k to advance lunar energy tech
Deep Space Energy secures €930k for lunar power tech, boosting Europe's space defense. Funding aims to commercialize radioisotopic generators, enhancing satellite resilience and powering Moon exploration.
Diesel’s wired earbuds look exactly like wired earbuds from Diesel
Diesel launches wired earbuds for fearless daily use, priced at £89. 95 in the UK....
Motorola Signature, analysis: I thought an ultra-thin phone had to make sacrifices. Until I tried this phone
Motorola Signature launches as an ultrathin smartphone challenging the segment's compromise narrative. It boasts impressive battery life and strong overall features, defying expectations for slim devices.
Reflow launches following a $15M+ seed round focused on operational visibility for enterprises
Reflow launches with over $15M seed to boost AI automation visibility for enterprises. The platform provides real-time insights into operational workflows, enabling smarter AI and automation decisions.
Cisco: New 102.4 Tbit/s Switching Chip Silicon One G300 for AI Data Centers
Cisco launches a 102. 4 Tbit/s Ethernet switch chip for massive AI data centers....
Former MI5 officer lands €2.3 million for AI agent security startup Overmind
AI security startup Overmind secures €2. 3M for its AI agent supervision layer targeting legal, healthcare, and FinTech....
ByteDance is not satisfied with TikTok and has just started a new race: one that leads it to create its own AI chip
ByteDance accelerates its AI ambitions, developing a proprietary AI chip named Seedchip in talks with Samsung. This move signals a fierce new competition in the AI hardware sector.