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Cybervergent listed among 2025 WEF technology pioneers
Cybervergent among 2025 WEF technology pioneers. [Courtesy] The World Economic Forum (WEF) has unveiled its 2025 cohort of Technology Pioneers, a recognition given to early-stage companies developing groundbreaking technologies. This year marks...

Brussel’s omnibus proposal risks making the EU less competitive
Plans to simplify sustainability reporting for companies could make the EU less compeititve. Photo: EqualStock / Unsplash The EU’s sustainable omnibus proposal has made one thing clear: There’s a disconnect in Brussels between what investors and...
Euronext Deploys Its Solutions To Enhance The Financing Of European Aerospace And Defence Companies
25 companies and 90 investors and financing experts participated in the first European funding days dedicated to the aerospace and defence sector 190 meetings were organised between companies, investors and financing experts New European Defence...

AI Chatbots’ Surprising Energy Footprint
AI Chatbots’ Surprising Energy Footprint raises a critical issue that many users have likely overlooked. Every time you type a question into a chatbot like ChatGPT, there’s a hidden cost: energy. What seems like a quick, seamless conversation with...
Britain must arm for a dangerous new era, ex-NATO chief, as UK faces ‘most serious threats since Cold War’
10 July 2025, 11:24 Tekever, a leading European technology company specialising in AI-powered unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) has announced a major £400 million investment in the UK defence sector over the next five years. Picture: Tekever By EJ...

Islamic Identity Politics Is Taking Hold of Europe
Across Europe, a new kind of politics is taking root. It is sectarian, identitarian, and increasingly shaped by the demands of Islamist interest groups, cloaked in the demands of progressivism and tolerance. Sweden is a case in point. Jamal...

Nabil Baraka: ‘Spain should see Africa as a great opportunity’
Madrid was chosen as the venue for the Africa Spain Summit 2025. The third edition of the event once again served to strengthen relations between Africa and Spain at all levels. Atalayar had the opportunity to talk to Nabil Baraka, Moroccan...

Britain joins France in 1.5 billion euro boost for Starlink rival Eutelsat
Britain plans to invest 163.3 million euros ($191 million) in satellite operator Eutelsat, the company said on Thursday, adding to a much bigger cash injection from France to help the company compete with SpaceX's Starlink. Europe is racing to...

NAMLCFTC commends EU recognition of UAE's robust AML/CFT framework
The General Secretariat of the UAE’s National Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee (NAMLCFTC) welcomed the decision by the European Parliament to remove the UAE from the...

EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc’s rules
LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Thursday released a code of practice on general purpose artificial intelligence to help… LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Thursday released a code of practice on general purpose artificial intelligence to...

Masdar, Iberdrola Launch €5.2B UK Wind Project, Energize German Farm
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Masdar and Iberdrola have reached two major milestones under their 15 billion euro strategic clean energy partnership, launching a 5.2 billion euro co-investment in the UK's East Anglia THREE...

A Leaner Regime for the EU Taxonomy Regulation
On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation (the “Delegated Regulation”) aimed at streamlining the European Union’s Taxonomy Regulation (the “Taxonomy Regulation”). These reforms are intended to ease administrative burdens on EU...

Slovak MEP Says EU Risks Self-Destruction
(MENAFN) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is steering the European Union toward self-destruction by attempting to cut energy ties with Russia, according to Slovak MEP Milan Uhrik. In May, von der Leyen introduced a plan to phase...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan To Anchor Europe's Oil Supply Through 2050, OPEC Says
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are expected to play an increasingly important role in securing Europe's crude oil needs over the long term, as the continent continues to pivot away from Russian...

Is Europe ready for autonomous vehicles?
For decades, flying cars and self-driving vehicles have fuelled our collective imagination—amplified by books and films that painted a boundless technological future brimming with promise. Today, that future feels closer than ever. The electric...

EU regulations hold back building energy management retrofits Technology News | July 10, 2025 The complexity and uncertainty of regulation across the European Union is holding back the use of AI in existing buildings…
The complexity and uncertainty of regulation across the European Union is holding back the use of AI in existing buildings says a review of building energy management systems (BEMS). Retrofitting sensors and AI into buildings to control heating...

European Commission president survives confidence vote
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen won a no-confidence vote Thursday by a significant margin. Some 360 members of the European Parliament rejected the motion against Von der Leyen, while 175 backed the move. A far-right group of...

Germany Relaunches Zero-Emission Bus Funding: Up to 80% Covered for Hydrogen and Electric Fleets
Germany fires up zero-emission bus funding again for 2025 Germany is back in the game when it comes to zero-emission tech. Starting July 2025, the country is rolling out a revamped zero-emission bus funding program, giving public transit operators...

My Enemy’s Enemy — Taiwan and Eastern Europe
My work has been rooted in Eastern European security — in Latvia, NATO, Ukraine, and digital and cyber defense. The Indo-Pacific felt like someone else’s front line. But as the discussions in Taipei unfolded, I was struck by how familiar it all...

The Science of Beauty and the Beauty of Science
Science is exploring the big questions that theology is ignoring. Have you ever heard a sermon on awe, consciousness, interconnection, mind beyond brain, or transcendence? Me, neither. Last week, I spent ten days cruising around Svalbard, an...