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A small Parisian startup has just been acquired by the giant Mistral AI
French AI champion Mistral AI acquires French cloud services startup Koyeb. The move accelerates Mistral's mission to build a European AI ecosystem.

Childlike sex dolls and addictive design: EU opens proceedings against Shein
EU probes Shein over potential Digital Services Act violations, citing risks to users and possibly selling illegal goods. The fast-fashion giant faces scrutiny for not sufficiently mitigating platform dangers for its 126 million EU users.

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.

50 Million Times Correct: How the DSA Breaks Platform Arbitrariness
EU's Digital Services Act forces platforms to reverse 1 in 3 content removals and bans. Two years in, the law strengthens free speech and curtails arbitrary platform censorship across member states.

Dark Patterns and Child Sex Dolls: EU Targets Shein
EU probes Shein over exploitative app design and illegal goods, citing Digital Services Act. The fast-fashion giant faces hefty fines or potential EU market ban if violations persist.

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.

Shein’s ‘addictive design’ and illegal sex dolls under investigation
EU launches Digital Services Act probe into Shein over illegal listings and "addictive design." The investigation scrutinizes if Shein's systems comply with DSA rules on curbing illicit content.

Operation "Slander": suspect charged with illegitimate access and computer damage
Braga's PJ arrests suspect for illegal access and computer damage. Operation "Maledicência" targets alleged defamation and false accusations, impacting digital security.

Terms of reference: Testing DMA gatekeeper user interfaces for neutrality
BEUC tests gatekeeper interfaces for DMA compliance. Consumer groups will examine user interfaces across Europe to ensure they don't steer users to favoured choices.

NIS2 Implementation: DENIC Releases Certain Holder Data of .de Domains
DENIC now publicly shares . de domain holder data for businesses, including names and addresses....

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....

heise+ | Bit Noise: AMD's Successes, AI from Bavaria, and a Singing CPU Developer
AMD thrives as German telco Eisbach launches an AI data center cooled by Munich's river. Qualcomm loses a key ARM CPU developer.

ING: Real-time transfers now pre-selected
ING Germany makes instant transfers the default for online banking, accelerating real-time payments. This move streamlines digital transactions for millions of European users.

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.
