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Why Europe is moving away from US software toward sovereign tech solutions
Europe is accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on US software, focusing on sovereign tech, data control, and digital independence.
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Europe is accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on US software, focusing on sovereign tech, data control, and digital independence.
France confirms a data breach at a government agency responsible for managing citizens’ ID records, raising concerns over data security and privacy.
Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting a destructive cyberattack on a thermal plant, raising concerns over critical infrastructure security.
Europe’s cybersecurity agency blames hacking gangs for a massive data breach, raising concerns over data protection, ransomware threats, and digital security.
A convicted spyware chief has hinted that Greece’s government may have been involved in dozens of phone hacking incidents, raising major political concerns.
Meta plans to allow third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe via a paid-access model, expanding messaging capabilities while meeting new digital market regulations.
A major European university was hit by a cyberattack that shut down core IT systems for several days, disrupting classes, research, and administrative operations.
Five European-linked startups reached unicorn status in early 2026, spanning cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, defence tech, ESG software, and edtech.
In 2025, almost 80 European deep-tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s growing deep-tech and life sciences…
French startup Ÿnsect rose to prominence after raising more than $600 million to scale insect-based protein production, but its ambitious vision ultimately collided with market realities…
A decades-old computer virus created at a Spanish university unexpectedly set Bernardo Quintero on a path that led to the founding of VirusTotal and Google’s expansion into Málaga. The…
Despite renewed optimism, growing ambition among founders, and rising interest from U.S. investors, the European startup market’s underlying data have yet to reflect its momentum fully…
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