THE EU COMMISSION TAKES ON META’s ADDICTIVE ALGORITHMS The European Commission thinks that Instagram and Facebook are designed to be addictive and break digital services law (the EU DSA). Their investigation shows that Meta hasn’t properly assessed the risks of how addictive its product is on the physical and mental

FRANCE EXPOSES A RUSSIAN CYBERSPYING CAMPAIGN According to the French cybersecurity Agency ANSSI, since 2017 these cyberespionage campaigns have specifically targeted ‘public and private entities in the government, diplomatic, defense, research, technology, education, media, and energy sectors, as well as individuals worldwide.’ Investigations carried out attribute the responsibility for this

DELFT TECH UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ANOTHER ADVANCED QUANTUM SYSTEM QuTech and the Delft quantum ecosystem have launched Tuna-17, a new open-architecture superconducting quantum computer now available worldwide via the Quantum Inspire cloud platform. This 17-qubit system is free to use, offering researchers, students, and educators direct access to real quantum hardware

The European Champions Alliance (ECA) is pleased to welcome Root-Me PRO as its newest member, further strengthening its community of European technology leaders committed to innovation, competitiveness, and digital sovereignty. As cyber threats continue to evolve, Europe’s ability to build a resilient digital future depends not only on cutting-edge technologies

GOOGLE DEFINITIVELY FINED In a ruling delivered yesterday, the highest court of the European Union’s justice (CJEU) system rejected Google’s appeal against the 4.1 billion euro fine for abusing its dominant position in the online search sector. This fine was initially announced in 2018 and set at 4.3 billion euros.

AI AND CYBERSECURITY: REGULATION IS IMPORTANT, INDUSTRIAL SOVEREIGN CAPABILITY IS EVEN MORE ! The European Commission has just put forward an action plan aiming to take advantage of the possibilities offered by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models in the field of cybersecurity, and in this way to provide a structured

SPACE TECH UNSEENLABS EXTENDS ITS RANGE OF SERVICES The French company Unseenlabs, which specializes in maritime monitoring by detecting and geolocating radio signals from space, has announced the deployment of its new generation of satellites (Gen 2). These satellites expand the ability to detect radio signals from space, originally aimed

EUROPE ON THE WAY TO FINANCE CYBERSECURITY COMPANIES’ GROWTH With an initial target size of €1 billion, DEF 2.0 aims to support the emergence and growth of pan-European venture capital, private equity, private credit, and infrastructure funds focused on defence and cybersecurity. Building on the success of the InvestEU Defence