Digital Funding Push: Spain’s Digital Transformation ministry has resolved the Red IA and Red IA Salud calls, with €180m earmarked for 372 AI projects to boost AI across business value chains and healthcare. SMB Cybersecurity Warning: Kaspersky says attackers are increasingly targeting smaller firms; only 14% of 100–499 employee businesses avoided a cyber incident in the past year, with phishing and remote access leading common breaches. EU Money Deadline: Spain hits the Aug. 31 milestone deadline for its Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, with the final payment request due by end-September to unlock remaining NextGenerationEU funds. Retail Succession Crisis: Spain’s independent shops face a generational handover problem, with 9,201 self-employed retail workers lost in a year and warnings that up to half of shops could vanish within a decade. Cross-Border Sales via Temu: A Temu study finds 34% of Spanish sellers expanded into new markets, while 52% added capacity or staff after joining. Events Startup Pipeline: IBTM Ignite returns to IBTM World 2026 in Barcelona (Nov 17–19), aiming to connect emerging event-industry businesses with 15+ investors and drive deals. Tech for SMEs: Oracle’s Exadata Database Service on AWS is now generally available, positioning it as a more accessible AI-ready database option for smaller operators.