Tech News Portugal 

Tech News Europe - Portuguese-American tech startup Opnova won the Black Hat Global Startup Spotlight Competition, according to an announcement dated August 11th, 2026:

Space News Europe - The European Space Agency can create artificial solar eclipses lasting up to 6 hours through the Proba-3 mission that uses the TEKEVER GAMALINK technology to coordinate the Occulter satellite to block sunlight, while the Coronagraph satellite has the time to observe the Sun's corona. Here is how TEKEVER’s technology creates a total solar eclipse on demand:

Portugal is moving from AI ambition to implementation. The government’s National AI Agenda makes competitiveness, productivity, and public value explicit goals, while applications are open through August 20 for NOVA IMS’s Executive Master’s in Artificial Intelligence for Business. That combination matters because organizations now need to convert policy and training into reliable day-to-day work.

Tech News Europe - The European Commission just launched its new ¨Your Europe¨ AI Search platform for citizens and businesses living, working or doing business across the EU to have access to the right information. Here is what the ¨Your Europe¨ search tool does:

Tech News - The new iPhone 18 is now available in the Luxury Caviar version. Here are the images and prices for the foldable iPhone Ultra in the new luxury Caviar collection that includes 7 luxury models to be released in September 2026:

Tech News Europe - Here is the list of the 10 Best Startup Projects 2026 awarded by the European Innovation Academy (EIA) in Porto on August 7, 2026:

Tech News Europe - Here is the ranking of the World's Top EdTech Companies 2026 by Time Magazine, published on July 22, 2026:

Tech News Europe - Here is the ranking of the cheapest internet service providers in Portugal in 2026:

Defence & Space News Europe - Portuguese Neuraspace has raised 15.6 million euros for European Space Defence in a funding round led by LINCE CAPITAL, Explorer Investments and Armilar Venture Partners, together with funding awarded under the Recuperar Portugal Plan, according to an announcement dated August 5th, 2026:

Business News Europe - Here are the Top 10 fastest-growing companies in the EMEA region, according to the Deloitte EMEA Fast 500 report published in 2026:

Defence News Europe - An innovative Portuguese TEKEVER AR3 drone surprises Russian authorities because they had never seen anything like it before, since the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had a different tail and wing structure, according to statement by a Russian Commander on August 3, 2026:

Jobs & Salaries Europe - Here are the Top 10 Tech Skills giving the Highest-Paying Jobs in 2026 in Portugal as well as the expected salary, according to a report by Damia Group:

Tech News Europe - Here are the Top 10 Data Centre Hubs in the EMEA region in 2026, as well as the capacity of Data Centres and the main new Data Centre operators in the EMEA region in 2026, according to a report by Colliers for H1 2026:

News Jobs & Salaries - Here are the Top 10 Qualifications in High-demand for Tech Jobs, the qualifications the most in demand for the following Tech Jobs: Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Full Stack Developer, Frontend Developer, Data Engineer, Data Scientist AI/ML, Data Analyst & BI Specialist, DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer, Cybersecurity and Tech Engineer Manager, as well as the Industries that have the Highest demand for Tech jobs in 2026, according to a report b

Tech News Europe - The EU has launched a 30 billion euros Tender for 7 AI Gigafactories under the European High-performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) initiative published on July 30, 2026 and applications are open until November 12, 2026. Here is the description of the EU Tender for 7 AI Gigafactories under the EuroHPC as well as the joint Portugal and Spain proposal for AI Gigafactories:

Space News Europe - Portugal invests 600,000 euros to investigate Mars through five research projects funded by the European Space Agency under the PROSSE program as listed below. Here are the Portugal Space Agency´s 5 research projects to investigate Mars:

Startup News Europe - Startup Summit Lisbon will officially attempt to set a Guinness World Record by hosting a 48-hour nonstop startup pitch marathon on September 17, 2026:

Tech News Europe - Vodafone has chosen Portugal for its new Global Cybersecurity Hub, according to an announcement dated July 29, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Portuguese company UAVision will test attack drones for the European Defence Agency (EDA) during the EU's OPEX26 exercise in Portugal. The experimentation will focus on Loitering Munition Systems, that is a type of attack drone that searches for a target before striking, under controlled, realistic and operationally relevant conditions. Here is the list of the Top 10 attack drone companies in the EU:

Tech News Europe - Here is the List of Tech Companies in Lisbon, according to the European Tech Map:

Defence News Europe - Portuguese drones from TEKEVER will supply the British Army under £400 million Project CORVUS. TEKEVER will provide a fleet of spy drones to equip British soldiers, according to an announcement by the British Ministry of Defence dated July 25, 2026. Here are the specifications of the AR5 surveillance drones:

Tech News Europe - Here are the Cheapest Countries to buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in Europe, as well as the specifications of both models to compare:

Tech News Europe - Here is the map showing the Google Nuvem and Sol subsea cables connecting the US to Portugal and Spain as well as the list of Google subsea cables that will link Portugal to the rest of the world, namely Nuvem, Sol and Equiano:

Investment News Europe - Here are the Top 10 Venture Capital Law Firms in Portugal, according to the 2026 ranking of the best law firms for investing in Portugal, published by Leaders League on July 16th, 2026:

Tech News Europe - Here is the Dealroom 2026 ranking of Top countries by number of Unicorns backed by VCs and the percentage of startups that reached Unicorn status within 2 years in Europe and Israel, according to the report published on July 10th, 2026:

Space News Europe - Here is the list of the Top 20 companies in Portugal´s Space Industry, according to a report produced by Portugal Space and Novaspace, published on July 2, 2026:

Financial News Europe - Here are Portugal´s new rules for Cryptoassets that enter into force on July 1st, 2026, under Portugal´s Central Bank (BdP) and Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) as supervisors with the authority to issue fines of up to five million euros for defaulting companies. Here are also Portugal´s definition and sanctions for the illegal trade of Cryptoassets:

Tech News Europe - Portugal will invest 200 million euros in an AI Gigafactory, an amount that is expected to be matched by the EuroHPC. This investment will allow the mobilization of up to 400 million euros in joint investment for computing capacity during the first phase. Portugal´s total investment in AI Gigafactories will ultimately reach around 4 billion euros.

Financial News Europe - The Digital Euro is adopted by the European Parliament, according to an announcement published on June 23rd, 2026. Here are all the specifications that apply to the distribution of the Digital Euro:

Defence News Europe - The Portuguese Army is testing military drones for NATO deployment with Portuguese Defense Manufacturing company Beyond Vision. The Portuguese drones will be deployed for a NATO mission in Slovakia at the end of this month.

Defence News Europe - Portugal´s Astral project obtains investment for the development of Stealth Technology with an investment of 1.86 million euros funded by Portugal 2030. The global market for materials capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation is expected to grow to USD 1.1 billion by 2034. Here is what is Portugal´s Astral project and how it will impact Europe´s Defence Sector:

Startup News Europe - Portuguese AI Inspector startup Coalex AI just obtained early-stage funding from AngelsWay in order to streamline inspections and improve online compliance. The new AI watchdog was created by the team that developed two Portuguese unicorns, Talkdesk and Feedzai.

Defence News Europe - Protuguese drone company TEKEVER partners with Estonian company Skeleton Technologies to advance European Defence.

Startup News World - Here is the Startup Genome Global Ranking of Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026, with their number of unicorns, according to the report published on June 17th, 2026:

Tech News Europe - Portugal is launching its own LLM called Amália. Here are the specificities of Portugal´s LLM Amália and how it compares to ChatGPT:

Investment News Europe - Here are the Top 10 VCs investing in Series A Deep Tech Unicorns in Europe and examples of how Europe benefits from Deep Tech companies, according to The 2026 Deep Tech Report by Dealroom published on June 12, 2026:

Investment News Europe - Here are the Top 10 VCs investing in Southern Europe with investments in high-growth startups, according to a report by Sifted dated June 12, 2026:

News Self-driving Cars - Here is the list of European countries testing autonomous vehicles and those that have enacted laws for self-driving cars.

Tech News Europe - Here are the Top 10 Rising Unicorn Cities in Europe, according to The Global Tech Ecosystem Index 2026 by Dealroom:

Business News Europe - From what countries are the winners of the European Prize for Women Innovators 2026? Here are the countries where women innovators won the most prizes at the European Innovation Council (EIC) 2026 Summit in Brussels:

Tech News Europe - Here are the European Commission´s main measures for Europe's digital autonomy under the new EU Tech Sovereignty plan, according to an announcement dated June 3, 2026:

Tech News Europe - The European Commission launches a 5 billion euros Scaleup fund, according to an announcement dated May 18, 2026. Here is the description and the potential beneficiaries of the EU Scaleup Europe Fund:

Tech News Europe – While Apple is expected to make an announcement about the release date of iPhone 18 & iphone 18 Pro in Europe by September 2026, here are the expected models, prices and colors:

Startup News Europe - Here is the ranking of the Top 10 countries in Europe with the highest share of high-growth startups, according to the report Key Figures on European Business 2026 published by Eurostat on May 28th, 2026:

Business News Europe - Here are the Top 10 sectors of high-growth companies in Europe, according to the report Key Figures on European Business 2026 published by Eurostat on May 28th, 2026:

Tech News - Here is the ranking of the largest cloud service providers in the world in 2026 as well as the figures for the global cloud infrastructure market, according to Synergy Research Group and Statista:

Telecommunications News Europe - Here is the ranking of the Top 10 countries in Europe with the fastest mobile network in 2025 according to The Ookla Speedtest Award for Fastest Network based on Speed Score:

News Startups Portugal - Here are the Top 10 fastest growing startups in Portugal in 2026, according to data published by Startup Portugal on May 20th, 2026: