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Techarena is a startup platform based in Stockholm. Credit: Instagram, @techarenan Stockholm-based Techarena has secured €1.08 million in fresh funding to expand across Europe, aiming to connect thousands more entrepreneurs amid a fast-changing tech and political landscape. Investment comes from BackingMindsThe Swedish venture capital company is known for its support of overlooked founders. The €1.08M cash injection will help Techarena …

Regional tensions are caused by the gas drilling rights in Crete. Credit: hlehnerer via Canva.com It began in the south of Crete,  that’s where Greece has now redrawn a line. Athens has invited foreign companies to explore its exclusive economic zone for gas on June 17th 2025. Libyan Unity’s government rebuked Greece, saying that the water was theirs. Turkey is …

The EU Parliament in Strasbourg — where Big Tech faces its biggest challenges yet. Credit: Leonid Andonov via Canva.com Google has always defended Android with the same argument: Android is free, flexible and good for competition. The EU never seemed to be convinced. The EU Court advisor’s rejection of the company’s final appeal appears to have permanently etched the largest …

You never knew that your logins are being sold as you browse. Credit: Firmbee.com, via Pexels and Canva.com They didn’t get out because you lost them or left them behind. They were first stolen by malware you didn’t notice. After that, they were sorted and tagged. The hacker was only one, the hoodie was just a cover. But hundreds of …

Chocolate favourites like these are at the centre of Mars’ growing empire — and why EU regulators are watching closely. Credit: Изображения пользователя Mouse Family via Canva.com Mars’ 36 billion dollar bid for Kellanova – the company that makes Cheez-Its, Pop-Tarts and yes, Pringles – is not about Pringles.  This is a move to dominate the global snack aisle. The …

Signal called WhatsApp’s new AI update a “privacy nightmare” — and the apps now feel worlds apart.Credit: Rahul Shah from Pexels via Canva.com Most rivalries are usually fought behind closed doors. But not in this case. Meredith Whitaker, Signals’ president, took to social networks to criticize WhatsApp’s AI-powered latest update. She accused it of crossing the line into advertising. It …

Get the Editor’s Digest free In this weekly newsletter, Roula Khalaf, Editor at the Financial Times, chooses her favorite stories. Kyara, the “postmodern bar” in Barcelona’s new SLS hotel, is that it smells good: as soon as I step from the lift I’m wreathed in an exotic mix of labdanum, cedarwood, Mexican copal, white musk, neroli and oud. The theme is …

Aviva is taking over Direct Line. Credit: chrisdorney, Shutterstock Aviva is expected to complete its £3.7 billion (€4.35 billion) takeover of Direct Line Insurance on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after receiving key approvals and expressing confidence in final clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA will publish its findings for phase one on 10 July, but Aviva and …

Britain’s clean technology bet in aviation aims at future proofing the skies. Credit: Matthew Turner via Canva.com Clean flight has become a reality. On June 16, 2025, at the Paris Air Show, the UK government pledged £ 250 million to develop zero-emission aviation technology. This is a plan that will help the UK to reinvent itself and put it in …

Telefónica, Madrid. Credit: JJFarq, Shutterstock. Telefónica has agreed to sell its Ecuadorian subsidiary to Millicom Spain for €330 million, continuing its strategic retreat from Latin America under chairman Marc Murtra. The sale of Otecel (which operates as Movistar Ecuador) which holds 28 percent of the local mobile markets with five millions customers was announced on Friday evening and is subjected …