Generative AI use in Japan nearly doubled in a year, with 58.8% of respondents reporting usage in fiscal 2025, according to a white paper from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications r…
AI is spreading beyond the tech industry into non-tech roles across the broader economy, according to new data from Indeed. In the US, the number of AI-touched job titles has more than tripled since 2…
France and Germany pledged on Friday to develop a European alternative to Palantir's military AI software, with France's Arcadia platform as the starting point. The joint declaration, signed after tal…
France and Germany pledged Friday to explore developing an alternative to military software from U.S. company Palantir, aiming to reduce European reliance on American technology. The two countries sai…
German media regulators have ruled that Google's AI Overviews constitute proprietary content rather than unbiased search results, marking the first time the company's AI-generated snippets have been s…
German media regulators ruled that Google's AI Overviews constitute the company's own content rather than neutral search results, and that they crowd out regular links. The regulators issued their fir…
Finland has cleared Bliq.ai to operate its Bliq Driverless vehicles on public roads, effective immediately, making it the second EU country to approve the startup after Estonia in May. The rollout sta…
The EU AI Act is now fully in effect, requiring high-risk AI systems to undergo conformity assessments, maintain technical documentation, and ensure human oversight, with enforcement coordinated by Ge…
A senior engineer argues that AI coding agents are transforming software development by enabling rapid prototyping and forcing engineers to take on more agency, but warns that Germany's hierarchical w…
A new analysis of 3,519 AI-related job postings across eight EU countries reveals that for every professional hired to govern AI, nearly seven are hired to build it, with Sweden showing the widest gap…
AI skills are appearing in job listings across industries, with 63% of AI-related job titles in the US now outside tech occupations, according to Indeed's Hiring Lab. The number of job postings mentio…
Dunnhumby research published on July 9, 2026 found AI-assisted grocery shopping adoption varies sharply by market, with Ireland near twice the European average. The report shows 39% of UK respondents …
A developer argues that for certain workloads—especially those involving private data, frequent small tasks, or low-latency requirements—local AI processing is a better default than cloud APIs. The se…
The European Union risks becoming a major loser in the AI revolution due to high energy costs, fragmented capital markets, heavy tax burdens, and regulatory overreach, which hinder data-center buildou…
Canada awarded its next-generation submarine contract to Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems over South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, despite both meeting operational requirements. Prime Minister Mark Carne…
Columnist John Crisp reflects on American exceptionalism and freedom ahead of the 250th Independence Day, praising the nation's tolerance for protest including flag burning, while criticizing Presiden…
Infineon Technologies opened a five-billion-euro smart power fab in Dresden, Germany, highlighting that power delivery, not just compute density, is becoming the key bottleneck for AI scaling. The fac…
A new survey published in AI & SOCIETY reveals that AI experts are significantly more optimistic about the future of automation than the general public, with experts perceiving lower risks and greater…
Bloomberg Economics estimates that AI could boost Germany's economic growth by 0.2 to 0.7 percentage points annually over the next decade, adding up to 323 billion euros to the economy. The technology…
The US-led Pax Silica alliance expanded to 24 signatories, excluding China, as 10 new members signed the declaration at a June 27 summit. The pact includes a pilot AI supply-chain credentialing platfo…