AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSubsea Connectivity: Europe is racing to boost bandwidth with a petabit-class cable plan—consortium IOEMA-1 is partnering with APTelecom to push a 1,600 km network linking the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the UK, aiming for service in Q1 2029. AI & Media: Spotify is rolling out an ElevenLabs-powered AI audiobook publishing tool for Spotify for Authors, starting as a June beta (invite-only) and expanding language support beyond English. Cybersecurity: A major criminal VPN service (“First VPN”) has been seized in a France-Netherlands-led operation, with 33 servers dismantled across 27 countries. Netherlands Tech & Policy: Dutch privacy advocates are suing AppLovin over alleged tracking and data trading, while Microsoft faces scrutiny after claims it leaked Dutch civil servants’ names to the US. Health Watch: WHO confirmed a new hantavirus case in a Netherlands-isolated crew member tied to the Hondius cruise outbreak. Energy & Climate: Jalo launched a €20m equity raise for its first “made-in-the-Netherlands” negative-emissions energy plant in Almelo.
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