Europe tech news
Technology news from Europe: official announcements from its governments, companies and institutions.
Research Radar, October 5, 2026: 9 new AI and security papers to know
The most relevant new AI and security research from Nature & arXiv, with the authors' own summaries and links to the papers.
Nature
ESA’s Juice gains 3.5 km/s in September Earth gravity assist
The European Space Agency says its Jupiter-bound spacecraft swung 8640 km above the Indian Ocean on 28 September, bending its trajectory by 20 degrees.
ESA
How to Create a Strong Password With Three Random Words
The UK National Cyber Security Centre says combining three random words makes a password long enough and strong enough while staying easy to remember.
UK National Cyber Security Centre
How to manage your passwords safely with a password manager
The UK National Cyber Security Centre explains how to store unique passwords in a browser or third-party password manager, and why it now recommends passkeys first.
UK National Cyber Security Centre
Rosalind Franklin Mars rover set for Falcon Heavy launch in 2028
The UK Space Agency says NASA has approved a support project for Europe's first Mars rover and picked SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, with landing expected in 2030.
UK Space Agency
UK and Taiwan sign science and technology arrangement in London
The non-binding framework targets joint research in semiconductors, space, telecommunications, net zero and AI standards, the UK government said.
UK Government
UK says JEF drills tested cyber coordination and cable security
The Ministry of Defence said Exercise Lion Protector 26 rehearsed protection of critical national infrastructure, including data cables, and tested coordination across sea, land, air, cyber and space.
UK Government
Research Radar, October 2, 2026: 11 new AI and security papers to know
The most relevant new AI and security research from Nature & arXiv, with the authors' own summaries and links to the papers.
Nature
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot logs 19 hours in three spacewalks
ESA says Adenot spent 19 hours and 42 minutes outside the International Space Station across three extravehicular activities in less than 15 days.
ESA
Galileo logs first authenticated position fix at Jammertest
ESA says receivers in Norway fixed their position using Galileo's upcoming encrypted Signal Authentication Service, which is meant to detect and reject spoofing attacks.
ESA