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Brussels launches a digital fitness check to test the combined impact of the EU's digital rules. This initiative follows adjustments under the Digital Omnibus, with an opening on November 19, 2025, and a closing date of March 11, 2026.

Bristol-based FemTech startup Emm secured €7. 7 million in seed funding to launch a smart menstrual cup and connected app....

Brussels probes Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services to determine if they violate the Digital Markets Act. The investigation could have major implications for the tech giants' operations within the European Union.

German and French leaders are shifting their digital sovereignty strategy towards "innovation leadership" at the EU summit. They aim to reduce economic dependence on non-European tech providers by dismantling existing regulations.

Starlink is expanding its reach in France with a new offer to attract users in areas without fiber internet. The company is offering free professional antenna installation to boost its appeal.

The recent Cloudflare outage disrupted critical services like Spotify and Visa, impacting the global web and highlighting its fragility. E-commerce merchants suffered payment outages, with some losing over €11....

Paris-based AI startup GetVocal secured €22 million in Series A funding to expand its hybrid AI agents across Europe. The funding round, led by Creandum, brings the company's total funding to €25 million.

The EU is probing if its Digital Markets Act effectively governs the cloud sector, potentially designating Amazon and Microsoft as gatekeepers. This move could reshape the cloud services landscape for European businesses.

Romanian mobile identity intelligence firm TMT ID secured €34 million from BGF to combat cybercrime and fraud. This investment significantly outpaces other European startups in the fraud-prevention space, which have raised smaller rounds.

Paris-based GetVocal, an AI customer support agent startup, secured $26 million in Series A funding led by Creandum. The company, serving 23 markets including France and Portugal, will use the investment to innovate products, expand its market reach, and increase its hiring.

Keen Venture Partners launched Europe's largest DefenceTech fund, securing over €150 million to back military and security technology. The fund, backed by the European Investment Fund, aims to strengthen European defense capabilities through tech innovation.

London-based Condukt launched from stealth with $10 million in seed funding to modernize compliance for financial services using AI. The platform, already supporting fintechs like Wise and Mollie, aims to automate workflows and cut rising compliance costs.

Zurich-based AI company Albatross secured €10. 5 million to build a real-time product discovery platform....

ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, releases a framework providing practical examples for designing, deploying, and operating AI models. This framework aims to help developers navigate the AI Act's requirements.

European AI talent has more than doubled between 2016 and 2023, now representing 0. 41% of the EU workforce....

French accounting software unicorn Pennylane launches in Germany, its first international market, aiming to compete with DATEV. The company plans to hire 100 employees in the country, expanding its financial management platform to the complex German market.

German startup Pionix secured over €8M to unify global EV charging using open-source technology. Their open-source platform, EVerest, aims to improve reliability across the EV charging ecosystem and already powers hundreds of thousands of chargers.

Berlin-based Peec AI secured €18 million in Series A funding to fuel its AI-powered marketing platform. The investment, led by Singular, will accelerate product development, team expansion, and establish a presence in New York.

Berlin-based Peec AI secured a $21 million Series A round to help brands navigate AI search visibility. The marketing platform, launched in February 2025, has already onboarded over 1,300 brands and agencies.

Brussels is investigating the market power of major cloud providers, potentially imposing restrictions. This follows recent outages in cloud services, highlighting concerns about market dominance.