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Europe’s electricity grid is becoming one of the defining infrastructure challenges of the energy transition. The issue is increasingly visible at regulatory level. Yesterday it was reported that senior European…

Europe’s regulatory technology market is entering a new phase. From 2 August 2026, the European Commission’s AI Office and national authorities began exercising enforcement powers under the EU AI Act,…

Europe’s robotics and physical AI ecosystem is expanding beyond traditional industrial automation to include humanoid robots, autonomous defence and security systems, software-defined manufacturing, and AI models designed to understand and…

GlobalData’s Ben Carey-Evans says France’s 2024 fire and hazard premiums cleared claims by just $218 million, and the risk is that insurers pull back from high-risk areas entirely. Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com)…

The blue economy is no longer limited to traditional activities such as fishing, shipping, or offshore energy. A new generation of startups is applying climate technology, AI, robotics, biotechnology, and…

Key Takeaways: Ripple received full authorization from Luxembourg’s CSSF for its MiCA. The license allows for regulated crypto payments in all 30 EEA markets. Under a unified framework, Ripple now…

Europe’s SpaceTech sector is reaching new heights, supported by growing public investment and a stronger industrial presence. According to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) 2026 report, European public space budgets…

Choosing a startup name is difficult. It needs to be memorable, available as a domain and sufficiently distinctive to survive an investor’s overflowing inbox – so its no surprise to…

Key Takeaways: The ECB has picked 36 payment service providers to join its digital euro pilot. Testing will start in the second half of 2027 and last for 12 months.…

With the World Meteorological Organization reporting that June 2026 was the hottest June recorded for western Europe and the second warmest globally, the pressure is mounting to accelerate the transition…