Italian Innovation & Startups: Lexroom, a Milan-based legal AI firm, is buying French platform Query Juriste and Bulgarian provider Praven Intelekt, with teams joining and products set to be folded into Lexroom’s suite. SME Tech & Skills: Italy’s Ministry of the Knowledge Economy held a meeting with an Italian delegation to boost cooperation on innovation and entrepreneurship. AI for Business: Techshop SGR secured €43m to back AI startups, as B2B software faces a major shift. Venture Capital: Balderton appointed Luca Bocchio as Partner to focus on early-stage investments, adding another Italian-born voice to a major European VC platform. Corporate Moves: Intesa Sanpaolo shareholders approved a capital increase tied to its voluntary tender/exchange offer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), a key step toward closing the deal. M&A Watch: Bending Spoons agreed to buy Miro for $1.36bn cash, continuing its strategy of snapping up once-hot software at steep discounts. Cyber Resilience for SMEs: The Eclipse Foundation released a free toolkit to help SMEs prepare for the EU Cyber Resilience Act. Digital Payments Policy: Italy is proposing fee exemptions for digital euro payments under €10.