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Imagine the US President getting angry about European regulations. And deciding to force his suppliers to install a kill switch, even if only temporarily. 54% of European companies wouldn’t survive a single day. Photo: Shutterstock

“Kill switch” fears rival with cyberattack concerns

The fear of losing access to US technology is almost on a par with that caused by ransomware. A survey commissioned by Proton on behalf of a European technology provider highlights, above all, the limited operational resilience of European companies: more than half would grind to a halt within a day.

Thierry Labro • 10.08.2026

Iris² will provide resilient and secure communication solutions to governments to protect European citizens, and will offer commercial services to benefit European economic sectors and companies. Graphic: BusinessWire

Iris² expands to 348 satellites, including 18 built by SES

Thierry Labro • 07.08.2026

Founded in Finland in 2014 by Rafał Modrzewski and Pekka Laurila, the company operates a constellation of satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar. Unlike optical instruments, these radars can observe the Earth’s surface both day and night and through clouds. (Photo: Iceye)

The European Scale-Up Fund selects Iceye as its first investment

Thierry Labro • 05.08.2026

A previously unpublished report, based on data from around ten European operators, estimates the cost of replacing certain materials in critical parts of their networks at 35 billion euros. Photo: Shutterstock

Turning away from Huawei, FiberHome or ZTE could cost up to €35bn

Thierry Labro • 05.08.2026

Oekotopten.lu has added a new index to its comparison tool to help consumers choose models that are easier to repair. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Before changing your smartphone, check whether it can be repaired

Ioanna Schimizzi • 05.08.2026

Luc Costers has been working in the information technology sector for over 35 years. Before joining Nutanix in 2018, he held a number of senior management roles at VMware, Sogeti, IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Photo: Nutanix

Luc Costers appointed regional director of Nutanix Benelux

Rebeca Suay • 03.08.2026

“You have to make the most of the expertise available,” says Øyvind L. Vesterdal, co-founder and CEO of Fossefall, explaining the rationale behind registering a company in Luxembourg. “You have it all: financial expertise, the ability to structure complex transactions and recognised know-how in raising the capital essential for this type of project.” (Photo: Fossefall)

The entrepreneur from the north aiming to raise €30bn in Luxembourg

Thierry Labro • 30.07.2026

The Hugging Face platform, which hosts hundreds of thousands of artificial intelligence models used around the world, was compromised during a security exercise carried out by OpenAI. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The attack on OpenAI reveals a new vulnerability in businesses

Thierry Labro • 29.07.2026

LuxTrust’s CEO, Fabrice Aresu (left), and Incert’s CEO, Benoît Poletti (right). (Photo: LuxTrust/Incert)

LuxTrust and Incert join forces to strengthen digital sovereignty

Rebeca Suay • 28.07.2026

Philippe Osch has been CEO of Hitec since 2023. He leads this company, which specialises in cutting-edge technologies for the space, emergency communications, industrial and mobility sectors. (Photos: Hitec; layout: Paperjam)

The Hitec method: driving CSR forward through “quick wins”

Rebeca Suay • 27.07.2026

The European Space Agency (Esa) has awarded Phase 2 of the Magpie mission to Ispace-Europe. The company has thus been awarded a €65m contract covering the full development and flight of the first European rover designed to explore the Moon’s polar regions. (Photo: Ispace)

“Made in Luxembourg” technology to inspect lunar ice

Thierry Labro • 24.07.2026

Galeon’s solution is currently in use at 19 French hospitals, holds more than three million patient records and is used daily by 10,000 healthcare professionals. (Photo: Galeon)

Galeon aims for Luxembourg with its AI-powered patient record system

Thierry Labro • 23.07.2026

Sven Clement wants to develop and deploy technologies in space for satellites “that think, not just take photographs”, using artificial intelligence. (Photo: Eva Krins/archive)

“Sven the Pirate” sets sail for space

Thierry Labro • 23.07.2026

From left to right: Dr Jorge Querol (SnT), Professor Simone Niclou (University of Luxembourg), Dr Stergios Isaakidis (NSPA), Professor Symeon Chatzinotas (SnT), Attilio Gesmundo (NSPA) and Pierrick Marchand, the liaison between the NSPA and the University of Luxembourg. (Photo: University of Luxembourg)

The SnT and the NSPA launch an AI system to counter satellite jamming

Rebeca Suay • 21.07.2026

Eric Mellinger will join Spire Global on 3 August 2026 as chief commercial officer. A former executive at ManTech International and a colonel in the US Marine Corps, he has over 30 years’ experience in the defence and space sectors. (Photo: Spire)

Spire Global appoints Eric Mellinger as chief commercial officer

Rebeca Suay • 20.07.2026

Whilst ChatGPT, Claude and Mistral are grabbing all the attention, another battle is being fought away from the spotlight: that over the infrastructure that makes artificial intelligence possible. (Photo: image generated by Paperjam using AI)

Infrastructure: AI’s new strategic asset in Europe

Anissa Maamri • 13.07.2026

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