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…
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…
A McKinsey study projects online revenues in five major European markets could reach 600 billion euros by 2029, with ecommerce growing 6 percent annually, as 38 percent of European consumers already u…
Hans Christoph Atzpodien, head of the German defense industry federation, said Germany is now scaling up production of armored vehicles, missiles, and drones, but European defense cooperation is hinde…
Helmholtz AI, an application-driven artificial intelligence platform, is democratizing AI to accelerate scientific discovery across the Helmholtz Association. The organization announced its Helmholtz …
Siemens Digital Industries CEO Cedrik Neike said South Korea's factory data gives it a unique advantage in industrial AI, and announced a partnership with Naver Cloud to bring localized AI tools to Ko…