A German court decision highlighted the need for AI music platforms to obtain licences before using copyrighted music for training, marking the first EU ruling on AI training that took place in the United States. The judgment, welcomed by Dutch rights organisation BumaStemra, underscores the importance of European copyright rules for generative AI.
The rebranding of MindSpa.com as “Beginning: Sleep & Meditation” follows years of trademark proceedings, app-store complaints and the bankruptcy of the Estonian company behind the competing service. After almost six years of legal disputes and persistent consumer confusion, the name Mindspa is returning to the company that introduced it to the mental-health app market at … Read more
EU regulators raided Temu’s Dublin office, alleging the Chinese e‑commerce platform failed to cooperate with inspectors and may have received state subsidies that breach EU competition rules, exposing it to a potential fine of up to 1% of worldwide sales.
A Dutch analysis by Floowy.ai and DGTLbase reveals that young adults struggle to recognise AI‑generated images, underscoring the importance of the EU AI Act’s new labelling rules for AI‑created content.
European Payments Initiative (EPI) announced that the new payment scheme Wero will give Dutch e‑commerce merchants an extra 1.5 years to implement the required consumer‑protection measures. The deadline for introducing purchase protection has been moved from October 2026 to the end of 2028, and the transaction pricing will stay at current iDEAL levels until then. Additional Wero products, such as subscriptions, are expected in 2027, with purchase protection becoming available with those new offerings.
French publisher Hachette, US-based Cengage Learning, and Dutch publisher Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company used their books to train the Gemini AI without authorization from authors or publishers. The case highlights the legal gray area around AI training data, particularly in the US where copyright protections are less restrictive.
BuyBay, a Dutch sustainable returns processing company, has been granted a payment suspension by the Amsterdam court, signaling financial distress. The company, which operates in the growing secondhand and refurbished market, plans to expand to Germany and France but has faced leadership instability in recent years.
Bliq.ai received regulatory approval in Finland to operate driverless vehicles on public roads, with initial deployments including safety drivers. The company upgrades existing vehicles with autonomous technology and plans to begin testing in Helsinki. Expansion from Tallinn to Helsinki is described as a natural next step for the startup.
Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense startup, is advancing a national anti-missile system with European collaboration. The project aims to create a cost-effective, sovereign defense solution amid geopolitical shifts and reduced reliance on U.S. or Chinese systems.
Nscale’s flagship UK data centre project is delayed due to grid capacity issues, with the company seeking alternative power solutions. The project, part of a $5bn funding-backed expansion, aims to provide Nvidia GPUs to clients like Microsoft.