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Irish Internet Hotline designated Trusted Flagger under EU's Digital Services Act. It will improve handling of illegal online content, especially concerning children.

EU's Digital Omnibus proposal to eliminate cookie banners is facing strong opposition. Germany and France, alongside Google, are lobbying against the measure that would respect browser tracking preferences.

Brussels proposes strengthening Europol by doubling staff and expanding data powers to combat rising digital and financial crime. Rights groups caution that surveillance measures are prioritized over safeguards in the new mandate.

The digital euro is clearing political hurdles: The European Parliament is paving the way for a new common currency. This is intended to compete with US payment systems.

CroíValve secures $20m additional funding, boosting its Series B to $36m for US and EU clinical studies. The investment will expand trials of its Duo Tricuspid Coaptation Valve System.

Austria’s Ora Computing secures €3. 5 million to make AI models smaller and faster....

Civil society groups launched "Make It Real," detailing concrete recommendations for EU lawmakers on fundamental rights and fair digital competition. The publication emerged from a summit in Brussels featuring prominent figures like Shoshana Zuboff and MEP Benifei.

Crédit Agricole launches “Paiement Mobile,” an iPhone app to replace Apple Pay, citing high Apple commissions. This makes Crédit Agricole the first French bank to offer a domestic alternative for mobile payments.

Non-AI European venture funding fell 40% in Q1 2026. However, the cost of building startups has dramatically decreased, making this a prime time for founders to launch businesses.

Irish startup TensorX secures €8m to build sovereign AI inference for Europe. They will use Nvidia Blackwell GPUs to expand a GDPR-compliant platform for banks and hospitals unable to send data abroad.

European Parliament votes for enhanced digital euro consumer protections, including free basic services and stronger privacy safeguards. The Parliament also reinforced cash acceptance, ensuring merchants cannot unilaterally refuse it.

EU Member States and Google block a plan to scrap cookie banners. The European Commission proposed automated signals to replace intrusive pop-ups....

Copenhagen-based Acodyne secures €2. 5 million to scale its unmanned cargo aircraft for defence and offshore logistics....

The European Commission won't mandate publishers keep video games playable after servers shut down. Despite a 1....

Solar Foods secures €77. 8M funding to expand its innovative food factory....

The European Commission plans to close a loophole allowing Chinese brands to evade tariffs on electric vehicles. This move will impact sales of Chinese plug-in hybrids entering the European market.

Data protectionists warn of mass surveillance by 6G, as ISAC technology turns mobile networks into radar systems. They call for new rules to prevent fundamental rights risks and surveillance by the next mobile communication generation.

Berlin-based Seqana secures €3. 2 million to quantify soil health using satellite imagery and machine learning....

Cargofy raises €9. 5 million Series A for AI "digital workers" in freight....

London startup Frontier Health raises £9. 7M to deploy its AI agent Juno across the NHS....