
Pantheon Atlas announces plans for EUR 50 billion AI data centre in Croatia
Investment group Pantheon Atlas announced plans for Pantheon AI, a EUR 50 billion AI data centre and innovation campus in Topusko, Croatia. This project, designed to Nvidia GW-scale AI factory standards, represents the largest investment in Croatian history and one of the biggest private US investments in Europe. It aims to establish Croatia as a leading regional digital infrastructure hub and will have a total capacity of 1 GW.

Pantheon Atlas announces plans for EUR 50 billion AI data centre in Croatia
Investment group Pantheon Atlas announced plans for Pantheon AI, a EUR 50 billion AI data centre and innovation campus in Topusko, Croatia. This project, designed to Nvidia GW-scale AI factory standards, represents the largest investment in Croatian history and one of the biggest private US investments in Europe. It aims to establish Croatia as a leading regional digital infrastructure hub and will have a total capacity of 1 GW.

EU charges Meta with failure to protect minors on Instagram, Facebook
Meta does not provide sufficient protection for young people on Facebook and Instagram, violating the EU's Digital Services Act, according to preliminary charges brought against the company by the European Commission. The company was ordered to conduct a better assessment of the risks to minors on the social media sites and improve how it verifies users are at least 13 years old. If Meta does not remedy the problems, the Commission may fine the company up to 6 percent of its global revenues for the violatio

EU charges Meta with failure to protect minors on Instagram, Facebook
Meta does not provide sufficient protection for young people on Facebook and Instagram, violating the EU's Digital Services Act, according to preliminary charges brought against the company by the European Commission. The company was ordered to conduct a better assessment of the risks to minors on the social media sites and improve how it verifies users are at least 13 years old. If Meta does not remedy the problems, the Commission may fine the company up to 6 percent of its global revenues for the violatio

KPN maintains outlook after 2% rise in Q1 sales, 3% higher EBITDA
KPN reported revenues up 2.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to EUR 1.45 billion. This was supported by an increase in retail customers, with net additions of 10,000 broadband and 41,000 postpaid subscribers in the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA rose 3.1 percent after leases to EUR 653 million, helped by lower indirect costs, and the margin reached 45.1 percent. Capital expenditure was down 5.1 percent to EUR 279 million, but free cash flow fell 21 percent to EUR 101 million, hurt by the timing of inter

KPN maintains outlook after 2% rise in Q1 sales, 3% higher EBITDA

F-Secure Q1 revenue rises 2% on currency-neutral basis as partnerships generate momentum
F-Secure has reported a 2.1 percent year-on-year decline in first quarter revenue to EUR 36.3 million from EUR 37.1 million in Q1 2025 but says it has secured strategic partnerships that will begin to foster revenue growth towards year-end. Its agreement with Verizon is a milestone in this process. CEO Timo Laaksonen said that strategic advancements and momentum within its partner network in Q1 laid a "solid" foundation for accelerated growth in future. On a currency-neutral basis, first quarter revenue inc

F-Secure Q1 revenue rises 2% on currency-neutral basis as partnerships generate momentum

StarHub appoints Williams as deputy CEO
Singapore operator StarHub has appointed Matt Williams as its deputy CEO. In his new position, Williams will oversee StarHub's network, information systems and customer service divisions. He will concurrently continue in his role as chief of Consumer Business Group.

StarHub appoints Williams as deputy CEO

Recommerce first to join new Samsung refurbisher partner programme in France
Samsung announced the launch of a new refurbisher partner programme in France, with Recommerce becoming the first company to join the initiative. As an authorised partner, Recommerce will be able to sell Samsung devices refurbished using official Samsung software as well as genuine parts. Each device will undergo a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, including more than 100 inspection points, and will feature at least 85 percent battery capacity. Recommerce will use a dedicated partner logo to identify sma

Recommerce first to join new Samsung refurbisher partner programme in France

Ribbon meets Q1 sales target amid data centre and private networks bookings
Ribbon Communications reported a lower first-quarter turnover in line with internal expectations, fuelled by delayed deliveries that were anticipated and offset by higher Indian sales and bookings from data centres and private optical networks. Group sales reached USD 163 million, down roughly 10 percent year-on-year but within Ribbon's USD 160-170 million forecast. The optical, voice, and IP networking vendor had said in February it expected a degree of timing uncertainty due to temporary spend adjustments

Ribbon meets Q1 sales target amid data centre and private networks bookings

Netherlands digital ads market grows 7% in 2025
The digital advertising market in the Netherlands increased 7 percent in 2025 to EUR 4.4 billion according to the Digital Ad Spend Study 2025 by Deloitte for the media industry group VIA. International platforms led the growth and accounted for 83 percent of revenues on the Dutch market. Local players are mainly active in niche segments, but are under increased pressure as AI tools directs internet users less to local sites.

Netherlands digital ads market grows 7% in 2025

Beeline Business implements AI agent for Renaissance Insurance call centre
Beeline Business unit of Russian operator Beeline has completed the first stage of a project on implementation of a LLM agent for the information line of the company Renaissance Insurance. The model is based on the local platform TargetAI, and the project focused on reducing the workload at the insurer's call centre.

Beeline Business implements AI agent for Renaissance Insurance call centre

Lithuanian watchdog flags high reliance on single provider for e-signatures
There were 3.26 million electronic signature certificates valid in Lithuania at the end of 2025, up 7.1 percent year-on-year, according to a report from the national telecommunications regulator RRT. Certificates from Estonian company SK ID Solutions, which are used with the Smart ID app and SIMs, formed 91.9 percent of the Lithuanian market. SK's share increases to 98.9 percent in the mobile signature segment.

Lithuanian watchdog flags high reliance on single provider for e-signatures

Tele2 Lithuania launches 'Genie' AI tool for employees
Tele2 Lithuania said that the intracorporate AI tool Tele2 Genies has become available for all its employees. The decision has been taken in order to assist staff-members performing various tasks. The company expects to facilitate work in various fields, starting from preparation of electronc mailing messages and documents and ending by generalisation of information, generation of ideas, and simple data analytics.
