Open source in government IT: It is about savings but that's not the whole story
The mood in governments around the world has swung behind open source and open standards, but the shift is not being driven by cost cutting alone.
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After cutting through blue-collar jobs, how deep will tech bite into banking?
Recent announcements in Belgium suggest that the predicted impact of FinTech on banking jobs is already well under way.
Facebook's giving away servers for AI: So what does it get in return?
In a drive to stimulate AI research, Facebook's donation of GPU-accelerated servers to institutes across Europe is also its way of targeting deep-learning talent.
Facebook, WhatsApp cookies: Why the fight over your data privacy is far from over
An earlier win in the Belgian courts suggested Facebook has the upper hand on cookies, but a German ruling shows Europe is sticking to its firm line on privacy.
Will Amsterdam datacenters bloom amid Brexit confusion?
With the Netherlands, and Amsterdam in particular, already a rising force in the European datacenter market, it seems the UK's vote to leave the EU can only aid its ambitions.
Mitsubishi Materials: Bring us your e-waste for recycling, we don't mind what it is
Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Materials' new recycling hub in the Netherlands is gearing up to receive e-waste from all over Europe.
This Dutch hacker can fly a million miles on his United Airlines bug bounty
A 19-year-old hacker has flown to Las Vegas, barely dipping into his huge reserve of airline miles earned by finding security flaws in United Airline's website.
Deep space mine: Luxembourg's robot experts have their sights on asteroid mining
The tiny European state of Luxembourg has bold ambitions when it comes to its place in future asteroid-mining operations.
This Hyperloop firm has yet to attempt a test run - but it's already working on the app
Its rival, Hyperloop One, may have stolen a march in testing, but Hyperloop Transportation Technologies' preparations for high-speed travel include advanced consumer software.
Everyday quantum computing is years off - so why are some firms already doing quantum encryption?
Wide-scale use of quantum computers may be over a decade away but that hasn't stopped some companies from testing quantum encryption now.
Forget self-driving cars: What about self-flying drones?
While all the focus has been on autonomous vehicles, one Belgian startup has been busily developing self-flying features for drones.
Google is seen as the bad boy of Europe. Here's one way it's fighting back
As Brussels dissects Google's commercial activities, the advertising-to-search giant is trying to show itself in a different light.
Why Europe's largest agtech fund wants to focus on US market
With the US making the lion's share of investments in food, agriculture, and bioscience, one European fund aims to ensure others get a slice of the tech funding pie.
Pay-by-selfie, pay-by-fingerprint: Coming your way soon after MasterCard's Dutch experiment
New MasterCard techniques for checking a buyer's identity are being introduced in North America and the UK this year. But most of its pilot data comes from testing in the Netherlands.
From gamification to warm pastries, how social network Nextdoor is building its Dutch community
Despite some success in the US, neighborhood-focused Nextdoor has had no presence overseas, until its recent move into the Netherlands.
