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Dutch AI marketing platform Aizy secures €2 million, valuing the startup at €22 million less than a year after launch. The funding accelerates expansion of its AI-driven performance marketing tools for SMEs.

Germany debates a child social media ban as Spotify accelerates AI development. E....

German startup happyhotel raises €6. 5M to deploy AI agents for hotel revenue management....

Firecell and Accelleran merge in a €7. 9M deal to create a sovereign private 5G solution for industry....

Spanish court orders VPN providers NordVPN and Proton VPN to block illegal sports streams. LaLiga can update blocklists in real-time to instantly halt piracy during live games.

EU lawmakers accelerate digital policy overhaul, eyeing AI Act amendments and a "Data Omnibus" to simplify regulations. The ambitious plan aims to boost European competitiveness by streamlining existing laws.

Unicity Labs banks €2. 5 million for peer-to-peer AI agent infrastructure....

Noxtua launches Europe's first cross-border legal AI license, unifying multiple jurisdictions in a single interface. This AI solution streamlines international legal work for firms and institutions by integrating diverse European legal systems.

Spanish court demands NordVPN and Proton VPN block pirate IP addresses to combat online piracy. This ruling signals a tougher stance on digital crime, escalating the judicial battle against illegal content distribution.

OSS Ventures launches a €75 million fund for industrial software startups. The Paris-based venture studio's new vehicle aims to scale its portfolio companies across Europe and the US.

London-based FYLD lands €34M for its AI frontline intelligence platform, empowering global infrastructure fieldwork. This funding fuels expansion for the AI tool that optimizes operational certainty for distributed, high-risk operations.

Germany's HeyCharge secures €2. 5M EIC grant to scale its offline EV charging platform across Europe....

Paris-based Quantonation raises €220M for quantum tech, becoming the largest global fund in the field. This surge highlights Europe's accelerating investment in quantum computing and related deep-tech sectors.

Quantonation Ventures launches €220M quantum fund, the world's largest, to back deep physics and quantum tech startups. Backed by Toshiba and Novo Holdings, it accelerates innovation in molecular design and cybersecurity.

Mondra and inoqo merge to build an AI-powered product intelligence platform for the food sector. The combined SaaS company aims to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and bolster resilience across global food systems.

"EDRi-gram" newsletter highlights digital rights concerns. The latest edition covers how a "competitiveness feast" may impact user rights.

Stockholm's Hybridity raises €2M, using AI to automate €150B European compliance market. The startup's platform tackles complex regulations like DORA and GDPR, moving from development to commercialization.

Berlin VC Tenet launches a €80M fund targeting "AI roll-ups" to boost European tech adoption. The firm aims to acquire and transform professional services businesses into AI-native platforms, starting with a €5M investment in German tax advisory platform Taxforce.

UK startups are launching practical AI solutions, with AttiFin AI securing €5. 6M for its legal platform....

Czech court declares blanket mobile data collection illegal, a major blow to state surveillance. The ruling cites EU law violations, demanding an end to mass data retention by the government.