European Union (EU) stories
Safer Internet Day spotlights AI, trust & child safety
Today
Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.
Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer
Today
Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.
Targa Telematics tops Europe fleet market, bets on AI
Last week
Targa Telematics keeps top spot in Europe’s fleet market and turns to Agentic AI to automate decisions as connected vehicles surge.
Open ECX gains PEPPOL nod as UK eyes e-invoicing law
Last week
Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.
Loop links with Sendcloud to boost EU returns options
Last week
Loop integrates Sendcloud into Ship by Loop 2.0, giving Shopify merchants wider UK and EU carrier choice for simpler, label-free returns.
New ENCS-DIVD pact targets energy cyber weaknesses
Last week
ENCS and DIVD have agreed a new cyber pact to uncover and disclose vulnerabilities in Europe’s high-impact energy and critical systems.
AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch
Last week
AI is turbocharging Europe’s data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.
SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment
Last week
SUSE has launched a 20-minute cloud sovereignty self-assessment for APAC firms, benchmarking them against the 2025 EU framework.
Cynomi extends NIS 2 & AI governance tools for MSPs
Last week
Cynomi expands its governance platform for MSPs with new NIS 2 tools for Croatia and Belgium and broader AI oversight across Europe.
Data Privacy Day highlights shift to accountable AI data use
Last week
Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.
Nations race to sovereign encryption in quantum age
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As quantum computing looms, nations race to build sovereign cyber and post-quantum encryption to safeguard critical digital infrastructure.
Canada’s extra cautious stablecoin path risks Web3 departure
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Experts say the Stablecoin Act may be the right chance for Canada to catch up in the evolution of Web3 infrastructure.
Fragmented treasury pushes CFOs towards consolidation
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Adyen and Boston Consulting Group warn fragmented banking is sapping treasurers’ time and cash visibility, urging consolidation of providers.
OpenAI rolls out age checks ahead of ChatGPT adult mode
Last week
OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.
Italy & Poland power Europe’s shifting cyber market
Last week
Europe’s cyber market grew 5.2% in 2025 as Italy and Poland surged, offsetting late-year declines in the UK and Germany.
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
Last month
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin’s grid limits.
Vytalise launches Shopify Plus DTC store across Europe
Last month
Vyta Health’s Vytalise shifts from Magento to a Shopify Plus DTC platform, launching a subscription-led eCommerce push across the UK and EU.
SUSE unveils EU cloud sovereignty self-assessment tool
Last month
SUSE unveils a browser-based tool that scores EU cloud sovereignty compliance and delivers a risk and gap analysis in under 20 minutes.
New book reframes compliance as growth tool for start-ups
Last month
Arcus Compliance founder Lee Bryan’s new book urges start-ups to treat regulation as a strategic growth engine, not a drag on innovation.
Netcompany to deliver Phase 6 of UK customs transit IT
Last month
HMRC taps Netcompany to deliver Phase 6 of the New Computerised Transit System, upgrading UK transit customs in line with EU rules.