Spotify announced on Thursday that it expanded the availability of its AI Playlist feature to over 40 additional markets, including countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. The AI-powered tool, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices, lets listeners create personalized playlists based on written prompts, such as “workout music to make my…
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Europe, Global Security News
New data privacy act puts Indian companies on high alert
With the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 expected to become a law in the coming months, Indian companies are under pressure to overhaul their data handling practices to meet new legal obligations. “Readiness is uneven,” said Mini Gupta, cybersecurity partner at EY India. “The larger, tech-savvy firms—especially in IT/ITeS, BFSI, and telecom—are relatively…
Apple, Apps, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Meta
EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules
The European Union has fined Apple €500 million (about $568 million) and Meta €200 million (about $227 million) for allegedly breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, according to The Wall Street Journal. The EU has accused Apple of failing to comply with an obligation to allow app developers to inform customers of alternative ways to…
api, Europe, Fintech, Fundraising, Global Security News, Portage Ventures, Startups
Alpaca raises $52M Series C to take its API brokerage platform to new markets
Alpaca said on Wednesday it has raised a $52M Series C round to expand into more foreign markets, including the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Europe, Fintech, Fundraising, Global Security News, sme
Froda secures $23M Series B for its debt financing platform for SMEs
Swedish Fintech startup Froda has secured a $22.7 million (€20 million) Series B round led by Incore Invest, also based in Sweden. The move bucks the trend of a slight slowdown in investments into fintech, plus a further confirmation of the long-term trend towards the ’embedded finance’ model. Largely operating in northern European countries from…
Europe, Global Security News, Startups, StrictlyVC, StrictlyVC Greece, TC, Venture
StrictlyVC heads to Athens for in-depth conversations on European innovation and investment
StrictlyVC is turning up the heat in 2025 — and we’re going international! First stop: Athens, May 8. Get ready for sharp, unfiltered conversations onstage — and your chance to jump into the dialogue. This isn’t just an event; it’s a forum where every attendee has a voice with some of Europe’s most influential tech…
Europe, Global Security News
The state of cyberwar in Ukraine — and how CISOs can help
Earlier this month my researcher Barbara Schluetter and I had the pleasure of attending the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Over the course of two days the various presenters from the government of Ukraine, EU organizations, neighboring European nations and other private entities outlined the current situation with respect to cybersecurity…
Europe, Global Security News, Startups, StrictlyVC, StrictlyVC Greece, TC, Venture
StrictlyVC heads to Athens for in-depth conversations on European innovation and investment
StrictlyVC is turning up the heat in 2025 — and we’re going international! First stop: Athens, May 8. Get ready for sharp, unfiltered conversations onstage — and your chance to jump into the dialogue. This isn’t just an event; it’s a forum where every attendee has a voice with some of Europe’s most influential tech…
AI, ChatGPT, Europe, Global Security News, openai
ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests
ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatGPT search had roughly 41.3 million average monthly active “recipients” for…
Europe, Global Security News
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29 has been linked to an advanced phishing campaign that’s targeting diplomatic entities across Europe with a new variant of WINELOADER and a previously unreported malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. “While the improved WINELOADER variant is still a modular backdoor used in later stages, GRAPELOADER is a newly observed…
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‘No AI Agents are Allowed.’ EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings
In a presentation delivered this month by the European Commission, a meeting etiquette slide stated “No AI Agents are allowed.”
Europe, Global Security News
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomats with new malware
Cyberespionage group known as APT29 and linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR), has added a new malware loader to its toolset. Used for fingerprinting, persistence and payload delivery, the new loader was observed in a recent phishing campaign against diplomatic missions in Europe. “In this current wave of attacks, the threat actors impersonate a…
Europe, freenow, Global Security News, Mergers and Acquisitions, ridehail, Transportation
Lyft to buy taxi app FREENOW for $197M to enter Europe
Ride-hailing giant Lyft said it has agreed to acquire FREENOW, a German multi-mobility app with ride-hail at its core, from BMW and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for about $197 million in cash. The acquisition opens up the European market to Lyft for the first time. The company has only operated in the U.S. and Canada since it…
Europe, Global Security News, Security
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. […]
Europe, Global Security News
Meta Resumes E.U. AI Training Using Public User Data After Regulator Approval
Meta has announced that it will begin to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models using public data shared by adults across its platforms in the European Union, nearly a year after it paused its efforts due to data protection concerns from Irish regulators. “This training will better support millions of people and businesses in Europe,…
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Global Security News, Technology
Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans
Meta announced today that it will soon start training its artificial intelligence models using content shared by European adult users on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. […]
Europe, Global Security News, IT Leadership
How not to hire a North Korean IT spy
CISOs looking for new IT hires already struggle with talent market shortages and bridging cybersecurity skills gaps. But now they face a growing challenge from an unexpected source: sanctions-busting North Korean software developers posing as potential hires. North Korea is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies,…
AI, Elon Musk, Europe, GDPR, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Grok, Social, X, xAI
Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train Grok
Ireland’s data regulator, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), said Friday that it has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the social media platform’s use of personal data collected from European users to train Grok. The DPC will investigate how X processes personal data “comprised” in publicly accessible posts by European users for the…
Europe, Global Security News
Ireland’s Privacy Watchdog Probes Musk’s Grok AI Model
Ireland’s data privacy watchdog said it is looking into whether Grok has been illegally trained on European user posts on Musk’s X social media platform.
Europe, Global Security News
Tesla Supplier STMicroelectronics to Shed Nearly 3,000 Jobs Amid Sluggish Chip Sales
The Tesla supplier said it would cut nearly 3,000 jobs through 2027 as the European chip maker seeks to revamp its fortunes after months of lackluster sales.
Europe, Global Security News, Revent, VC, Venture
Revent rocks the boat with $100M fund to invest in people and the planet
It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some other quarters. At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the news that European specialist VC Revent has closed a €100 million ($109 million) Fund II to invest in “planetary and societal health” startups. Launched out of Berlin in…
Europe, Global Security News, VC, Venture
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups
The number of “operator VCs” — former founders turned VCs — in Europe in recent years. This is common in the U.S., where the majority of VCs are former founders. The reverse is true in Europe, where most come from banking or finance. Recent examples in Europe include Wise founder Taavet Hinrikus, Glovo founder Oscar…
Europe, Global Security News
Elsight secures A$7.1 million supply deal over next four months for European drone maker
ASX-listed Elsight Limitedhas secured a A$7.1 million order to be delivered over the next four months for its carrier-agnostic drone connectivity systems from a European original equipment manufacturer for deployment in a government drone program.
Europe, Global Security News
EU Bets on Gigafactories to Catch Up With U.S., China in AI Race
The European Union said it would focus on building AI data and computing infrastructure and making it easier for companies to comply with regulation.
Europe, Global Security News
Lessons learned about cyber resilience from a visit to Ukraine
During a visit to the recent Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025 in Ukraine, I encountered a recurring theme across a plethora of speakers: always be flexible and keep your options open and active. The context for these discussions was drawn from both the kinetic and cyber wars being fought in Ukraine against the invading…
Europe, Global Security News, Government, Security, Technology Industry
How Trump’s tariffs are shaking up the cybersecurity sector
The introduction of new US tariffs has significantly rattled the US cybersecurity sector, reducing the stock market valuations of cybersecurity companies by tens of billions of dollars and sparking concerns that organizations may be forced to cut cybersecurity spending. The tariffs could also lay the groundwork for creating regionalized and weaker cybersecurity technologies globally. President…
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies, Google Finds
The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. “Europe needs to wake up fast,” according to Google’s Jamie Collier.
Europe, Exclusive, Global Security News, JB Straubel, Redwood Materials, Transportation
Redwood Materials preps for expansion spree with new R&D center in San Francisco
Redwood Materials has been on an expansion tear in recent years — growth that has extended the lithium-ion battery recycling and materials startup’s footprint well beyond its Carson City, Nevada headquarters as it locked up deals with Toyota, Panasonic, and, GM, started construction on a South Carolina factory, and made an acquisition in Europe. And…
Europe, Global Security News
North Korea’s Fake IT Worker Scheme Sets Sights on Europe
Google has found a significant increase in North Korean actors attempting to gain employment as IT workers in European companies, leading to data theft and extortion
Europe, Global Security News
EU Competition Chief Goes to Washington, With Tech Rulings Looming
Teresa Ribera’s trip comes as her department wraps up investigations into Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act — the European Union’s digital antitrust law.
Europe, Global Security News
Zuckerberg Tries to Enlist Trump in Fight Against Meta EU Ruling
Meta executives have pressed U.S. trade officials to push back against a European Union law that could undermine its ad business.
Europe, Global Security News
EU Commission to Invest €1.3bn in Cybersecurity and AI
The funding will go to several projects within the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) work program for 2025 to 2027
Europe, Global Security News
The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake – you can avoid doing the same
If you are the custodian for sensitive information, you have no doubt been watching the inexplicable mishandling of the US military attack on Yemen by the senior members of the Trump administration and perhaps hyperventilating. As a former intelligence officer, I know I was, and I haven’t touched a piece of classified material since 2011.…
AI, ai agent, Europe, Global Security News, Startups, Twin
Twin’s first AI agent is an invoice-retrieval agent for Qonto customers
When Twin came out of stealth in January 2024, AI agents were more of a theoretical concept than a reality. Today, the Paris-based company is releasing an automation agent in partnership with Qonto, the fintech startup that offers business bank accounts to more than 500,000 customers across Europe. If you want to automate repetitive tasks,…
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Global Security News, Software
WhatsApp’s Meta AI is now rolling out in Europe, and it can’t be turned off
You can’t escape AI in WhatsApp even if you are based in one of the 41 European countries. Today, more people are seeing the Meta AI chatbot being added to WhatsApp. […]
Europe, Global Security News, Regulation, Security
Legal impact on cybersecurity in 2025: new developments and challenges in the EU
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, 2025 is shaping up to be a crucial year for the implementation of new regulations aimed at strengthening the European Union’s digital resilience. From the transposition of the NIS2 Directive to the entry into force of the DORA Regulation and the National 5G Network and Service Security Scheme, both…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, cyber crime, EU, Europe, Europol, Global Security News, News, report, Security
Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.
Europe, Global Security News
Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime
Raspberry Robin breaks into organizations and sells access to Russian threat actors, including the military cyber unit behind attempted coups, assassinations, and influence operations throughout Europe.
Europe, Global Security News
Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook
European users would have the option to pay a fee or agree to personalized ads, according to the company’s pitch to regulators.
Europe, Global Security News, open source, ROSS Index, Runa Capital, Startups, TC
The 20 hottest open source startups of 2024
A new report showcases the 20 top-trending open source startups around the world, more than half of which are closely aligned with AI. The report is the handiwork of European venture capital firm Runa Capital, which has operated the Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index since 2020. The Index serves quarterly updates on the fastest-growing…
Europe, Global Security News, google copyright directive, google search news test, Government & Policy, In Brief, Media & Entertainment
Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets
Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe — claiming the results show that news is essentially worthless to Google’s ad business. The search giant conducted the test because European copyright law requires it to…
Europe, Global Security News, VC, VC into european startups, Venture
VC investment in European startups passed $52B in 2024, continuing long-term growth trend
Venture capital investment in European startups passed $52 billion last year, reflecting the market’s long-term growth trajectory and gradual stabilization after the out-sized peaks of 2021-2022 (driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic), and the comparative slump of 2023, according to a new report. Although 2024 has seen political and regulatory turmoil, Europe’s talent pool of…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Meta, meta ai
Meta AI is finally coming to the EU, but with limitations
Amid an ongoing regulatory battle with European privacy authorities, Meta announced on Thursday that its AI-powered virtual assistant, Meta AI, is finally launching in the European Union. The chatbot-like tool will be rolled out across Meta’s portfolio of social platforms, albeit with a more limited feature set compared to what it offers in its domestic…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Startups
Pruna AI open sources its AI model optimization framework
Pruna AI, a European startup that has been working on compression algorithms for AI models, is making its optimization framework open source on Thursday. Pruna AI has been creating a framework that applies several efficiency methods, such as caching, pruning, quantization and distillation, to a given AI model. “We also standardize saving and loading the…
Enterprise, Europe, Evroc, Fundraising, Global Security News, Startups, TC
Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe
A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to reimagine the digital future of Europe.” The announcement comes amid growing calls to create a…
AI, Europe, GDPR, Global Security News, openai, privacy
ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations
OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in Europe over its viral AI chatbot’s tendency to hallucinate false information — and this one might prove tricky for regulators to ignore. Privacy rights advocacy group Noyb is supporting an individual in Norway who was horrified to find ChatGPT returning made-up information that claimed he’d been convicted for…
Apps, Commerce, Europe, Global Security News, google dma, google play dma, google search sma, Government & Policy
Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU
Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law, who have been investigating the company for months. The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s parent)…
Amnesty International, Australia, Canada, Citizen Lab, Europe, Global Security News, Israel, Italy, paragon, privacy, Singapore, Spyware, Threats
Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers
Researchers have identified suspected government customers of spyware company Paragon Solutions in six more countries that hadn’t previously been publicly identified, according to a report published Wednesday. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said it mapped the infrastructure of Paragon’s Graphite tool after a tip from a collaborator, and found a subset of suspected Paragon…
Apps, Europe, Gadgets, Global Security News, Government & Policy, privacy
EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices
The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to comply with interoperability provisions in the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), its flagship market contestability reform. According to the Commission, device manufacturers and app developers should be able to access nine iOS connectivity features that were restricted to Apple’s…
Europe, Global Security News
EU Pushes Ahead With Big Tech Antitrust Enforcement
The European Commission moved forward with enforcement of its digital antitrust rules on Apple and Alphabet’s Google amid rising trade tensions with the U.S. over treatment of American tech giants.
Europe, Global Security News
Brian Cox to Discuss Quantum Computing’s Impact at Infosecurity Europe 2025
World-renowned physicist, Professor Brian Cox, will headline day one of Infosecurity Europe, analyzing the science behind quantum computing and the challenges it brings
Apps, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, In Brief
Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech
Being a staggeringly successful big tech company does have some downsides: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse control regime that Germany’s competition watchdog applied to it last year. The iPhone maker can expect to continue to face bespoke competition controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such…
Europe, Global Security News
China-Linked MirrorFace Deploys ANEL and AsyncRAT in New Cyber Espionage Operation
Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union with a backdoor known as ANEL. The attack, detected by ESET in late August 2024, singled out a Central European diplomatic institute with lures related to Word…
Europe, Global Security News
Denmark Warns of Increased Cyber Espionage Against Telecom Sector
A new threat assessment from the Danish Civil Protection Authority (SAMSIK) warned of cyberattacks targeting the telecommunications sector after citing a wave of incidents hitting European organizations the past few years.
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News alert: Link11’s research shows DDoS attacks are more targeted — and doubled — year-over-year
Frankfurt, Germany, Mar. 17, 2025, CyberNewswire — Cyberattacks are no longer an abstract threat – they dominate risk planning for companies worldwide. The latest Link11 European Cyber Report shows an alarming trend: the number of DDoS attacks has more than … (more…) The post News alert: Link11’s research shows DDoS attacks are more targeted —…
Europe, Global Security News, Uncategorized
European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17th March 2025, CyberNewsWire The post European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know appeared first on Security Boulevard.
eu digital autonomy, eu digital infrastructure, euro stack, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Security
European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty — starting with buying local
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times. In an open letter to European Commission president, Ursula von der…
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Will Cisco’s Free Tech Training for 1.5M People Help Close EU’s Skills Gap?
Cisco’s training through its Networking Academy will help “build a resilient and skilled workforce ready to meet Europe’s digital transformation and AI objectives.”
Europe, Global Security News
CIOs and CISOs take on NIS2: Key challenges, security opportunities
The impact of NIS2 compliance on day-to-day operations has put many IT leaders in a stressful bind. The Network and Information Security 2 directive, which expands the scope of its predecessor to cover 15 sectors, aims to provide a common level of cybersecurity across EU member states. The scope of the regulations are estimated to…
Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Venture, Y Combinator
Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe’s Digital Markets Act
Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to openly support Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to crack open Big Tech’s market power. The DMA designates six tech companies as “gatekeepers” to the internet — Alphabet, Amazon,…
Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Huawei, lobbying, Scandal
Huawei’s lobbying lands it in a bribery scandal with EU politicians
Huawei is at the center of a fresh scandal in Europe, following reports that lobbyists representing the Chinese tech titan bribed members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to curry favor with lawmakers. After being cast out of the U.S. market over fears that its telecommunications equipment could be infiltrated by the Chinese government for nefarious…
Apps, Europe, Gaming, Global Security News, iOS, mobile games, Startups
Skich launches an alternative app store on iOS in the EU
Skich, a Tinder-like app for discovering mobile games, announced Thursday the launch of a new marketplace to put it in closer competition with alternative game stores like Aptoide and Epic Games. Skich Store, a new alternative mobile games store, will be available for iOS users in the European Union. The company plans to begin adding…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Venture
Could deeptech serve as Europe’s path to autonomy from the US?
Amidst geopolitical tensions and volatile markets, the question of Europe’s ability to weather the storms ahead, especially as President Trump seems intent on having his pound of tariffs from the continent, is looming large. But an extensive new report claims deeptech is poised to become a key pillar of Europe’s security, defense, and future autonomy,…
Europe, Global Security News, Italy, VC, Venture
Vento rolls out new €75M fund for Italian founders, no matter where they live
Over the last 15 years or so, as European venture capital shifted into a higher gear, one way to help a nation’s ecosystem flourish was to invest in founders from that country, regardless of where they were based. This would help re-patriate the entrepreneurial mindset back home. In Europe, the approach was pioneered in part…
Europe, Fundraising, Global Security News, harry stebbings, Project Europe, Startups
Project Europe, a new early-stage fund, will back people under 25 to build the next tech titan
A recurring theme in Europe’s tech world is that the region needs its own Google or Microsoft. Now comes the launch of a new fund to support this initiative. Project Europe — a new fund for founders “solving hard problems with technical solutions” — says it has initially pulled together $10 million from 128 different…
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How the EU Product Liability Directive (EU PLD) is Changing Software Security | Contrast Security
Companies that sell software that can be used or downloaded by anyone in the European Union are facing a major new liability. Late last year, the European Commission finalized fundamental changes to the EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) — changes that have far-reaching ramifications. While the changes won’t apply broadly until 2026, they will likely…
Europe, Global Security News
Leonardo to Launch Constellation of Military, Civil Satellites as Europe Beefs Up Defense Spending
The Italian aerospace and defense group said it will launch 18 military satellites and 20 civil multi-sensor satellites between 2027 and 2028, which would provide European governments with an alternative to Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Europe, Exclusive, Global Security News, Leitmotif, Startups, Transportation, Venture, venture capital
Meet the new VC firm secretly backed by Volkswagen
A new venture firm called Leitmotif has been on a quiet blitz for the last 16 months, funding around 20 startups broadly focused on decarbonization. Its portfolio includes EV companies, space and battery plays, and four nuclear fusion startups. But the firm has only said its funding is from “European industrial interests.” Now, Leitmotif has…
Europe, Exclusive, Global Security News, Leitmotif, Startups, Transportation, Venture, venture capital
Meet the new VC firm secretly backed by Volkswagen
A new venture firm called Leitmotif has been on a quiet blitz for the last 16 months, funding around 20 startups broadly focused on decarbonization. Its portfolio includes EV companies, space and battery plays, and four nuclear fusion startups. But the firm has only said its funding is from “European industrial interests.” Now, Leitmotif has…
defense tech, Europe, Global Security News, Lithuania, Venture
In defense tech, Lithuania’s sovereign VC fund is one step ahead
Europe is waking up to the need to invest in defense, and so are European VCs. But with a painful history of Soviet occupations, Lithuania didn’t wait for the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to reach its third anniversary to commit 5% to 6% of its GDP to military spending — and fund…
CryptoCurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), Elliptic, Europe, Europol, Garantex, Geopolitics, Global Security News, Ransomware, Russia, sanctions, Secret Service, Technology, Telegram
Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the infrastructure of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering billions in criminal proceeds, in a sweeping international operation that signals heightened focus on illicit financial flows in cryptocurrency markets. According to Justice Department documents unsealed Friday, the Moscow-based exchange processed approximately $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions…
Europe, Global Security News
Mangelhafte Cybersicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
15 Prozent der Endgeräte im Gesundheitssektor haben keine oder nicht-übereinstimmende Sicherheits- und Risikokontrollen. Panya_photo – Shutterstock.com Laut dem aktuellen Horizon Report 2025 wurden im Jahr 2024 weltweit 183 Millionen Patientendaten kompromittiert. Das ist ein Anstieg von neun Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Doch weshalb fällt es für Gesundheitseinrichtungen so schwer, sich ausreichend vor Ransomware-Angriffen zu…
Apps, Commerce, Europe, Global Security News, google dma, google dma duckduckgo, Government & Policy, In Brief
EU must ‘fully’ apply its market fairness rulebook on Google, search rivals urge
The European Union is once again being urged to expand its investigation of Google under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The big aim of the EU’s flagship competition reform — which came into force last spring — was to level the digital playing field by forcing platform giants into fairer dealing with rivals and…
DEI, Europe, female founders, Global Security News, Venture
Funding to women-founded startups declined 12% in 2024, but that wasn’t far behind the broader market
Venture investment to startups founded by women in Europe declined 12% in 2024, but it was in line with the 11% decrease in venture investment overall. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Europe, Global Security News
Misconfigured access management systems expose global enterprises to security risks
Global enterprises are facing a serious security crisis as misconfigured Access Management Systems (AMS) expose sensitive employee data and grant potential access to restricted facilities. The vulnerabilities found across healthcare, education, manufacturing, and government industries put organizations at heightened risk of data breaches, financial losses, and compliance violations. In some cases, attackers could manipulate credentials…
Europe, Global Security News
Half of Online Gambling Firms Lose 10% of Revenue to Fraud
Sumsub research finds European iGaming market is losing billions to fraud each year
Apps, Commerce, ecommerce, Europe, Fundraising, Global Security News, splitwise, Venmo
Cino cracks bill-splitting at the moment of payment, raises seed round
While Venmo or Splitwise are effectively ‘debt collector’ tools, which require one person to pay a full bill and then request funds from others, neither have cracked bill-splitting at the moment of payment. European startup Cino, which has come up with just such a product, has now raised €3.5m in a Seed funding round led…
Europe, Global Security News
Vodafone, AST SpaceMobile agree to create satellite to smartphone service provider
Global mobile telecoms operator Vodafone and satellite mobile network provider AST SpaceMobile have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business to serve MNOs in all European markets.
AI, Amazon, Europe, Global Security News
No part of Amazon is ‘unaffected’ by AI, says its head of AGI
“There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. He also dismissed the idea that open-source models might reduce compute needs and demurred over the question of whether European companies would change their GenAI strategies in…
Email Security Insights, Europe, Global Security News, Research, Security Bloggers Network
DMARC Adoption among Europe’s Higher Education Sector
This installment of DMARC adoption initiates a series on DMARC adoption, focusing on policy levels and best practices, in the higher education sector. We’ll begin with Europe. The post DMARC Adoption among Europe’s Higher Education Sector appeared first on Security Boulevard.
AI, Europe, Global Security News, openai
OpenAI’s Sora is now available in the EU, UK
OpenAI is finally making its video generation model, Sora, available to users in the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The company said on Friday that ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers in these regions will be able to create videos using the model. The AI startup first unveiled Sora in February 2024,…
Europe, Global Security News
Renesas teams up with Applus+ Laboratories to achieve PSA Certified Level 1 with CRA Extension for three new MCU Groups
Certification Highlights Renesas Commitment to Cybersecurity Leadership COMPANY NEWS: Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has successfully obtained PSA Certified Level 1 certification with the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance extension for three of its latest microcontroller Groups (MCUs). This certification, evaluated by Applus+…
Commerce, Europe, Global Security News
Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery
Being somewhat later than Europe in adopting the idea of parcel delivery, much of Asia built its delivery infrastructure around e-commerce, effectively ‘Uberising’ how deliveries worked down to the last mile. Think DoorDash but for parcels, not food. This is what the founders of Europe’s Relay realized and decided to bring to the region —…
Cloud, Enterprise, EU, Europe, Global Security News, Microsoft
Microsoft finalizes its EU sovereign cloud project
Microsoft says that it has completed a multi-year project to allow Europe-based customers using its cloud services to store and process data in the EU. The project, the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, began in January 2023, went on for two more years, and finally wrapped up this February, Microsoft said. With its…
Europe, Global Security News
Geopolitical Tension Fuels APT and Hacktivism Surge
Europe is hit hard as geopolitics drives increase in state-backed APT and hacktivist activity
Apps, Europe, Global Security News, italy android auto antitrust, Transportation
EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane
Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging…
Europe, Global Security News, Private Equity, Startups, thoma bravo, Venture
Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. Europe has no shortage of homegrown venture capital (VC) funds — the likes of Atomico and Cherry Ventures have closed early and growth-stage funds…
Europe, Global Security News, VC, Venture
Key Cambridge, UK VC launches $126M fund to stem later stage flight
It’s often said that the UK and Europe lack the huge level of growth funding for later-stage startups that the US has for its own, and this is correct. According to the European Investment Fund, there are at least seven times more large-size VC funds in the US than in Europe. So the appearance of a…
Europe, Global Security News
Chinese-Linked Attackers Exploit Check Point Flaw to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware
A previously unknown threat activity cluster targeted European organizations, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to deploy PlugX and its successor, ShadowPad, with the intrusions ultimately leading to deployment of a ransomware called NailaoLocker in some cases. The campaign, codenamed Green Nailao by Orange Cyberdefense CERT, involved the exploitation of a new-patched security flaw
Europe, Global Security News, Security
New NailaoLocker ransomware used against EU healthcare orgs
A previously undocumented ransomware payload named NailaoLocker has been spotted in attacks targeting European healthcare organizations between June and October 2024. […]
Europe, Global Security News
How to prevent AI-based data incidents
It’s every company’s nightmare: A competitor is targeting its own customers with targeted campaigns. And it’s doing it so precisely that it can’t be a coincidence. It’s reasonable to assume that the competitor has somehow gained access to this sensitive data. The source of the data breach: a former employee used an AI assistant to…
Apple, Apps, EU, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, regulation
Apple purges apps without contact info from EU app store, as DSA deadline hits
A change requiring app developers to disclose their address, phone number, and email information to consumers has gone live on the App Store within the European Union. Apple on Tuesday announced it has removed any EU apps that haven’t yet complied with the Digital Services Act (DSA), a regulation that had added a requirement in…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, OpenEuroLLM, TC
Open source LLMs hit Europe’s digital sovereignty roadmap
Large language models (LLMs) landed on Europe’s digital sovereignty agenda with a bang last week, as news emerged of a new program to develop a series of “truly” open source LLMs covering all European Union languages. This includes the current 24 official EU languages, as well as languages for countries currently negotiating for entry to…
defense tech, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, nato
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups
With both Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making loud noises Friday about Europe stepping up to the plate in spending more on its own defense, it might come as a surprise that Europe is already on the path toward far greater investment in defense, especially in tech. Not only has…
Europe, Global Security News, Security, Security Bloggers Network
Azul Achieves DORA Compliance
In December Azul announced that the integrated risk management practices for its OpenJDK solutions fully support the requirements of the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) provisions. The stability, resilience and integrity of Azul’s solution not only ensure DORA compliance but also enhance digital resilience and mitigate risks. Azul received assurance in December, but…
AI, eu ai deregulation, eu ai liability act, eu ai regulation, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, In Brief
Europe denies dropping AI liability rules under pressure from Trump
The European Union has denied that recent moves to row back on some planned tech regulation — principally by ditching the AI Liability Directive, a 2022 draft law which had been aimed at making it easier for consumers to sue over harms caused by AI-enabled products and services — were made in response to pressure…
AI, ai safety, Europe, Global Security News, Paris AI Summit
In Paris, U.S. signals shift from AI safety to deregulation
As technology and policy representatives around the world convened in Paris, France this week to find balance between safety and innovation in AI, Vice President JD Vance was blunt about how the Trump administration is planning to position itself. “I’m not here to talk about AI safety, which was the title of this conference a…
Commerce, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, In Brief, Social
EU’s Disinformation Code moves closer to becoming DSA benchmark
Staying on the right side of the European Union’s online rulebook when it comes to the slippery topic of disinformation is set to get easier for platforms that commit to the bloc’s long-standing Code of Practice on Disinformation. You know, the voluntary Code that Elon Musk pulled X (formerly Twitter) out of back in 2023.…
Europe, Global Security News
Meta Offers Rivals Paid Ad Spaces on Marketplace Under EU Pressure
Meta Platforms is rolling out a new partnership program to appease European Union antitrust regulators that will let rival classified advertisement companies list ads on Facebook Marketplace in the EU.
Europe, Global Security News
Dynamic Software Solutions continues to ‘expand reach of Dynamic Connect’ with appointment of PAE Business as European distributor
COMPANY NEWS: Wholesale supplier of solutions to professional services firms, IT MSPs and Managed Print suppliers, Dynamic Software Solutions has appointed UK-based PAE Business to distribute its Dynamic Connect solutions throughout Western Europe.