The breach exposed names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and bank account details. No passwords or identity documents were accessed. The Dutch Data Protection Authority has been notified. Basic-Fit operates over 1,300 clubs …
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published its Digital Omnibus package, a legislative proposal to amend the AI Act, the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, the Data Act, and several cybersecurity frameworks in a single stroke. The word “simplific…
In short: The Dutch vehicle authority RDW approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software on 10 April 2026, making the Netherlands the first European country to authorise the system under UN Regulation 171, the EU standard governing driver con…
As the tech conference circuit grows more crowded, one SaaS event is making the opposite pitch: fewer people, fewer sales decks, and a lot less noise. SaaS on the Beach, a curated event for SaaS founders, will return to Barcelona between May 20 and 21 …
In short: Estonia and Belgium are the only two EU member states to have declined the Jutland Declaration, an October 2025 pan-European commitment to restrict children’s access to social media. Estonia’s ministers argue that age-based bans are unenforce…
The Dutch vehicle authority RDW has granted Tesla a type approval for its “Full Self-Driving” Supervised system in the Netherlands, marking the first European country to officially approve the driver-assist technology.
The approval, which falls unde…
In short: France’s Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) announced on 8 April 2026 that it is migrating its own workstations from Windows to Linux and has ordered every government ministry to formalise a plan to eliminate extra-European digital …
In short: Volkswagen’s autonomous mobility subsidiary MOIA America and Uber have begun on-road testing in Los Angeles with roughly 10 autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles, the opening phase of a deployment that is scheduled to offer commercial rides with human…
The new facility in Lahti is part of TikTok’s €12 billion Project Clover data sovereignty push for European users. Finland’s defence ministry approved the first data centre investment in 2024 without informing elected politicians. A former minister pub…
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the ban in a TikTok video on Wednesday. It takes effect on 1 January 2027. Enforcement will rely on a state-mandated app on every device. Around 80% of Greeks support the measure, according to a February poll. Greece ha…