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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:

Financial News Portugal - Portugal launched its first stablecoin through Portuguese bank Bison Bank, the 'Bison Bank Electronic Money Token' on May 6, 2026.

Tech News Europe - Here are the Top 10 European countries with the fastest-growing AI ecosystems in 2026, according to a report by Dealroom published in May 2026:

Investment News Portugal - Here is Portugal's VC Ecosystem Value in 2026, according to a report by Dealroom dated May 14, 2026:

Investment News Europe - Lufthansa Group will invest 309 million euros in Portugal through Lufthansa Technik, the German group's aircraft maintenance company.

Here are the Top 10 cheapest countries in Europe to buy a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra that is available on pre-order and phone specifications in Europe:

Digital News World – Here is the OECD ranking of the Top 10 countries with the best Digital Government globally in 2025, according to the OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) 2025 published on February 16th, 2026:

Portugal Government News - Portugal positions itself as a strategic AI partner for India during the AI ​​Impact Summit held on on February 19 and 20, 2026:

IT News – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 languages the most used online globally compared to the most spoken languages offline, according to a report published by Statista on February 18, 2026, and data from DataReportal and Ethnologue:

Startup Investment News – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 VCs that invest seed capital in Portuguese startups, according to the latest report by the University of Lisbon with Dealroom.

Startup Investment News – Mesh Security just raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round led by Lobby Capital with participation from S Ventures (SentinelOne CVC) and Bright Pixel Capital.

Defence News Europe - Portugal launches an accelerator for the EU Defence sector through Startup Leiria:

Financial News Europe - The Government of Portugal launched the EU's first Digital Business Wallet, a solution that centralizes official company documents in a single digital channel, securely, up-to-date, with legal validity, and eliminates the need to use multiple portals or paper processes.

Tech News World – Here is the Ranking of the Top Government AI investments in 2025, according to CB Insights Tech Trends 2026:

Tech News World - Here is the ranking of the Tech sectors that generated the most VC investment, Unicorns and Enterprise Value (EV) growth in 2025 according to the Dealroom report dated January 9th, 2026:

Startup News Europe – Here is the WIRED ranking of the Top 10 startups in Lisbon in 2025, in alphabetical order:

Business News Portugal - With the beginning of a new year, we are back to the discussion about priorities, growth and the future. In the midst of this debate, there is a topic that Portugal is not yet facing properly: the real impact of Artificial Intelligence on our ability to grow as a country.

Government of Portugal News - Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced that Portugal and Ukraine have signed an agreement for the joint production of underwater drones and the holding of an economic forum between the two countries. Luís Montenegro was speaking at a joint press conference with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on December 20th in Kiev.

Aerospace News Europe - Airbus partners with tech company Critical Software to develop Portugal's Aerospace sector. The Joint Venture is established under the name Critical FlyTech, where Airbus owns 51% of the new company.

Social Media News - Social Media bans for minors are becoming legally effective in many countries, including Australia, and existing accounts will be deactivated or removed. To this effect, minors are considered under 18 in the UK and under 16 in Australia.

Startup News Europe – The University of Lisbon led to the creation of startups worth over 18 billion euros, while all startups based in Lisbon are worth 24 billion euros, according to a report just published by Dealroom in November 2025. Here are the Unicorns, Future Unicorns and Rising Stars incubated at the University of Lisbon:

Government of Portugal News – Portugal’s Council of Ministers just enacted a law to strengthen support for innovation, scientific and technological research, and the competitiveness of Portuguese companies, through amendments to the Investment Tax Code, namely the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive SIFIDE II.

Tech News International – Here are the ranking of the Top 10 AI Customer Service Agents and Co-Pilots by revenue and market share in 2025, according to a report by CB Insights published on November 12th, 2025:

Government of Portugal News - Here are the massive AI investments pouring into Portugal, according to announcements made by Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, on November 12th, 2025:

Government of Portugal News - Here is Portugal's AI strategy presented at the Lisbon Web Summit 2025:

Green Mobility News Europe – Portugal’s Green Railway Pass, that is available on the CP app since September 2024, allows for 100% digital and immediate requests and already accounts for over 25% of new pass requests. This victory capitalizes on the Portuguese adoption of the digital mobile key.

Tech News Europe – Nscale, that is the Hyperscaler for AI, has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to deliver approximately 200,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to data centres in Portugal, UK, Norway and the U.S. Here are the details and the amount of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to be provided by Nscale to each data centre in Europe and the US: