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ICO fines Police Scotland for data-sharing errors. The penalty highlights significant breaches in handling sensitive information during misconduct investigations.

Vienna-based Another Earth secures €3. 5M to scale its AI synthetic data platform for Earth observation....

Samaipata launches €110M fund to back Europe's AI startups, focusing on application-layer products. The firm aims to invest in 25-30 early-stage companies, with over €70M already raised from anchor investors.

Sybilion secures $4. 2M for its AI decision platform to help industrial firms navigate market volatility....

Swedish legal tech firm Legora acquires Canadian AI startup Walter, bolstering its North American expansion. The deal accelerates Legora's push for agentic AI workflows in legal practice.

Paris startup Lemrock secures €6M to build the commerce layer for AI agents, anticipating a shift to AI-driven shopping. The funding will accelerate its platform's development to ensure brands are discoverable by emerging AI storefronts.

United Manufacturing Hub secures €5M, empowering factories with an open-source data platform. This solution tackles the 90% of industrial digitalization work often lost to data preparation.

EU Commission embraces open formats, releasing CRA feedback templates as ODS files after LibreOffice critique. This move encourages broader participation in digital policy development.

Finnish mental health startup Bliss raises $270K for culturally intelligent AI therapy. The funding will build AI companions and expand culturally specialized mental health support globally.

Finperks raises €4M to simplify prepaid payments across Europe with its API layer. The Berlin startup aims to offer gift cards and employee benefits to banks, fintechs, and HR platforms via a single integration.

Samaipata launches €110M fund backing early-stage AI-native startups across Europe. The VC firm secured €70M for Fund III, eyeing European companies building on the AI wave.

Hello bank! deploys AI assistant HelloïZ 2....

Germany pushes to exempt pseudonymized data from GDPR, sparking warnings from civil society and data watchdogs. Other EU members reportedly oppose the proposed GDPR carve-out.

EU's digital wallet faces backlash as privacy groups warn the Commission's changes could force biometric facial data sharing. This move risks undermining user privacy and security protections agreed upon by Parliament and Council.

Germany launches digital wallet to streamline citizen identification with authorities and businesses. Privacy advocates warn of potential misuse, while proponents cite administrative digitization as a key benefit.

Dutch municipalities launch their 13th "Week of Information Control" April 9-16, 2026. The event focuses on information management, open data, and digital sustainability, including AI applications.

Privacy advocates warn the EU's eID Wallet launch risks user tracking and forced data sharing. Civil society groups urge the Commission to amend draft rules before deployment to protect fundamental rights.

Stockholm-born legal AI platform Legora secures $550M at a $5. 55B valuation....

UK legaltech firm Avvoka secures £14M to boost AI drafting tools for law firms. The funding accelerates US expansion and platform development, enabling scalable, high-accuracy legal document creation.

IBM's watsonx platform shifts from headline demos to enterprise AI infrastructure, focusing on governance and deployment. This move prioritizes compliance and hybrid cloud compatibility, crucial as European regulators scrutinize AI frameworks.