2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (539+ words) Azambuja council has refused to endorse a proposed €2 billion data centre as a Project of Potential National Interest, warning that the vast development could not be handed a “blank cheque” before its environmental and social consequences were known. The Azambuja…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (442+ words) Portugal is rapidly emerging as one of Europe’s most promising data centre markets as investors increasingly prioritise access to electricity over traditional demand drivers, according to a new report by global real estate and investment management firm Colliers. The EMEA…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (181+ words) Residents and visitors in Lagoa can now receive municipal news and alerts directly through WhatsApp. The municipal council has announced the launch of a new communication channel aimed at making it easier to keep people informed about local events and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (771+ words) The final beneficial owner of the Nuvem fibre optic cable system is Google LLC, but the segment which runs through the Portuguese EEZ is registered in the name of Sailfish Infrastructure Unipessoal Limitada which implies responsibility for the payment of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (415+ words) Portugal has strengthened its position as a strategic hub for transatlantic digital connectivity after Google’s Nuvem submarine cable was officially landed in Sines, marking another major investment in the country’s rapidly expanding digital infrastructure. The project was officially presented at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) The Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR Algarve) has been hit by a cyberattack that has left several of its digital services temporarily unavailable, including its institutional email system. According to the CCDR Algarve, the attack took place over…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (371+ words) PSP police have recovered more than 100 mobile phones and numerous identification documents believed to have been stolen during the Afro Nation festival in Portimão after a victim tracked her missing device to a restaurant in Lisbon. The haul was discovered…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (704+ words) Soko, a local discovery app that combines artificial intelligence and human input to identify the best websites, events, and experiences, launches today, with Lisbon as its starting market. The project was founded by two Portuguese entrepreneurs, João Albino (formerly of…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (363+ words) A second Portuguese military satellite was launched into space early this morning. It left the state of Nebraska, in the United States, on board a Falcon 9 of Elon Musk’s private aerospace initiative SpaceX. As the Air Force has already explained,…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (676+ words) My last essay (The Resident, October 15, 2025) presented a somewhat apprehensive overview of the prospects for astonishing growth in a cyber industry which is destined to make Portugal a digital gateway to the internet of the EU. Although certain aspects of…...