EU Council Sets Its Position on Changes to Digital and Privacy Rules

The Council of the European Union has agreed on its negotiating position for a proposed package that would change parts of the EU’s digital rulebook. The decision, announced on October 21, covers data protection, online privacy and cybersecurity reporting. It is an important step in the legislative process, but it is not a new law: … Read more

Portuguese AI Startup Granter Raises €1.6M to Expand Its Funding Assistant Across Europe

Portuguese startup Granter has raised €1.6 million to expand its AI-powered platform for finding and applying for public funding. The round was led by 3XP Global’s Impact Innovation Fund, with participation from other investors. Tech.eu reported that the latest investment brings Granter’s total funding to €2 million. The company is based in Lisbon and plans … Read more

London Tax-Tech Startup Tallia Raises €4M to Expand Its AI Research Platform

Tallia, a London-based technology company formerly known as Revax, has raised €4 million in seed funding to grow its AI research and drafting platform for tax and accountancy firms. The round was co-led by Outward VC and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), with additional investors also taking part. Tallia is … Read more

French Indie Studio Triskell Interactive Sets Theos: Cities of Myth for Steam Today

French developer Triskell Interactive is scheduled to release Theos: Cities of Myth on Steam today, November 4. The studio is known for city-building games, and its new project returns to the genre with a setting inspired by ancient Greece. Publisher Dotemu describes it as a modern tribute to classic city-builders. At the time of writing, … Read more

UK Cyber Bill Sets Out Possible Safeguards for AI Agents and Technology Suppliers

Concept illustration of an operator monitoring connected power, water, and data systems in a cyber-control room.

The UK government has added two new fact sheets to its Cyber Security and Resilience Bill collection, updated on November 3. One describes possible measures for incidents where organisations lose control of AI agents operating in their systems. The other outlines a proposed framework for managing risks from technology suppliers to essential services. Both topics … Read more

Infineon Joins Partners to Back Europe’s Physical AI Startups

Official Physical AI Growth Lab cover with the programme name and partner logos for UnternehmerTUM Accelerator, Microsoft, Infineon and NVIDIA.

Munich-based semiconductor company Infineon Technologies is joining UnternehmerTUM Accelerator, Microsoft and NVIDIA to support young European businesses building artificial intelligence for the physical world. The partners announced the Physical AI Growth Lab on October 22. Its focus is on robotics and industrial AI: systems that use software, sensors and computing hardware to interact with machines, … Read more

Swiss Indie Studio Blobfish Takes Brotato Into a Prehistoric Jungle

A small character in a dense prehistoric jungle in Brotato: Primal Dread.

The potato is back, and this time it has traded the usual alien arena for a prehistoric jungle. Brotato: Primal Dread, a new downloadable expansion for the fast-paced survival game, launched on November 2. The project is credited to Blobfish Games and Evil Empire, with Blobfish publishing it. The expansion keeps the compact arena-action format … Read more