European Union (EU) stories - Page 8

As quantum computing looms, nations race to build sovereign cyber and post-quantum encryption to safeguard critical digital infrastructure.

Adyen and Boston Consulting Group warn fragmented banking is sapping treasurers' time and cash visibility, urging consolidation of providers.

OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.

Europe's cyber market grew 5.2% in 2025 as Italy and Poland surged, offsetting late-year declines in the UK and Germany.

Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.

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 a browser-based tool that scores EU cloud sovereignty compliance and delivers a risk and gap analysis in under 20 minutes.

Arcus Compliance founder Lee Bryan's new book urges start-ups to treat regulation as a strategic growth engine, not a drag on innovation.

HMRC taps Netcompany to deliver Phase 6 of the New Computerised Transit System, upgrading UK transit customs in line with EU rules.

CrowdStrike has split North Korea-linked LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA into three units, two for crypto theft and one for industrial espionage.

OVHcloud partners with OpenNebula to launch certified sovereign cloud instances across EU data centres under the IPCEI-CIS framework.

EuroCTP selects Equinix's FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.

Upvest links with Boerse Stuttgart to add securitised derivatives trading to its Investment API for banks and fintechs across Europe.

IMS launches BrandEquity ROI, an econometric tool to prove long-term brand ad impact and counter short-term performance bias.

Brivo's 2026 cloud video trends report predicts AI-by-default surveillance, stricter privacy rules and a tipping point for enterprise cloud.

Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.

Bitget taps Oliver Stauber to head its new Vienna-based EU hub as the crypto exchange gears up for the bloc's MiCAR regime.

OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.

Governments are quietly turning Web3 from hype to infrastructure, adopting blockchains for identity, records and public service delivery.

Goddiva rolls out AI virtual try-on for VIPs, promising truer fit, fewer returns and a greener, more personalised occasionwear experience.