European Union stories

The EU inaugurates the global first AI Act aiming to mitigate potential risks of AI technologies and establish a human-centric regulatory framework, prompting other regions to catch up.

Global smart meter adoption reveals uneven progress, with 1.06 billion units installed worldwide by 2023, led by North America's 77% market penetration, says IoT Analytics.

SentinelOne's investigation refutes China's allegations of Western hacking, highlighting a lack of substantial proof and noting China's use of recycled details from leaked US documents.

93% of channel partners see upcoming EU cybersecurity directive NIS2 as a revenue-growing opportunity, according to a survey by global tech provider Westcon-Comstor.

Amid rising cybersecurity threats, EU's new Digital Operational Resilience Act is prompting IT businesses to enhance their security standards.

Milestone Systems, a leading video tech software firm, pioneers the adoption of the G7 Code of Conduct for Advanced AI systems, promising to build software with trust, transparency and accountability.

Following a drop in funding, 2024 sees a predicted resurgence in climate tech trends, with clean energy, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and alternative proteins earmarked for significant investment growth.

In 2023, GRC SaaS company Diligent observed a record high of 21,784 new sanctions and a decline in FCPA enforcement actions.

Johnson Controls, a global expert in sustainable buildings, bolsters its heating industry stature with two next-gen industrial heat pumps, aligning with the EU's transition away from boilers and fossil energy.

EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen urges Europe to increase AI adoption for competitiveness at the World Economic Forum.

OpenUK CEO, Amanda Brock, comments that the EU's Cyber Resilience Act, with its controversial definitions, potentially disrupts compliance with established open-source software norms.

Cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant partners with Beeks Group to boost security in anticipation of the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act in 2025.

DataStax unveils 2024 AI predictions highlighting an imminent dominance of generative AI, increased regulation, risks of dark AI, resilience of AI companies proficient in governance, and transformative impacts on the SMB sector.

Australia intensifies its cybersecurity measures with ambitions of becoming a global frontrunner in digital protection initiatives by 2030.

Rising GenAI use in telecoms sector prompts cyber resilience concerns, necessitating revised data strategies, warns EY report.

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) offers a solution to the growing problem of counterfeit goods on ecommerce platforms.

E-Commerce Trade Commission (E-CTC) campaigners for enhanced online trade support to boost UK small business growth.

The eCommerce Trade Commission pushes for enhanced online export support for UK SMEs to boost annual revenue.

Venafi warns of the rise of '1000x developer' and '1000x hacker' threats in 2024, fuelled by burgeoning AI innovations and cloud native vulnerabilities.

EU aims to standardise digital IDs with personal data control by 2026, moving away from cloud-based providers.

Smartsheet is set to establish a new regional instance in Australia in 2024 to comply with APJ data regulations.

Australian start-up, Lumi.Media, earns prestigious Cannes sustainability and innovation award for TV production tech.

Cambridge fintech Monavate boosts growth with the launch of a Supply Chain Payments division, helmed by Anant Patel.

Sivan Harel promoted to VP of Sales at Pentera for EU North, South and MEA regions after driving growth in customer base and sales team.