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Series of Cyberattacks Hits European Retailers

A wave of cyberattacks has affected several European retailers, highlighting growing risks in digitally connected supply chains. Reported incidents include logistics disruptions at Dutch department store De Bijenkorf after an attack on an external logistics partner; a data breach at French group Intermarché affecting about 300,000 Click-&-Collect users (names, emails and contact details exposed; payment data and passwords reportedly not affected); and a compromise at Polish convenience chain Żabka via a third-party service account, giving attackers access to internal systems while store operations and payment systems remained functional. The cases underscore an increase in supply-chain attacks that exploit third-party vendors to bypass core defenses, prompting calls for broader security strategies across retailers and their supplier ecosystems.

German Ad Market Outlook for H2 2026

The article, authored by Eva-Maria Schmidt and published on August 5, 2026, provides an overview of expectations for the German advertising market in the second half of 2026. It states that the mid-year (H1) balance was mixed and presents graphics and illustrations showing industry sentiment, investment expectations, and channel performance. The piece links to related reporting on the ZAW annual balance, a GWA agency survey with comments from GWA president Larissa Pohl, recent weakness in TV/print/radio advertising, agency rankings, vaunet's streaming-market forecast, and an influencer marketing study.

SpaceX Doubles Revenue on AI Compute Deals, Starlink Growth

SpaceX’s first quarterly report as a public company (Q2 2026) showed revenue rose 92% year-over-year to $7.8 billion, driven by Starlink and growing AI compute hosting. Starlink revenue increased 66% to $4.3 billion and subscribers doubled to 12 million. The AI segment generated about $2.6 billion and accounted for roughly $2.0 billion of the revenue uplift. SpaceX narrowed its net loss to $541 million and lifted adjusted EBITDA 191% to $3.5 billion. Management disclosed $6.7 billion of cloud services revenue under contract beginning to ramp in October, said total cloud agreements total $14.1 billion, flagged continued heavy Starship investment, and expects integrating AI startup Cursor to help reach a $100 billion annualized revenue run rate by year-end. The results follow an IPO that raised roughly $85-86 billion.