EU, Australia strike critical minerals supply deal amid tech rivalry with China
As the West strives to reduce its reliance on China, the EU and Australia have struck a deal to co-build a supply chain of critical minerals, which are an essential…
Airbus to build satellite that will predict the northern lights
The European Space Agency has hired Airbus to build a space satellite. It will forecast solar storms like the one that caused the biggest northern lights display in over 20…
European countries bordering Russia agree on defensive ‘drone wall’
Six NATO members are planning to build a “drone wall” to protect Europe from Russian threats. Finland, Norway, Poland, and the three Baltic states will work together to set up…
Amazon taps Finland’s IQM for its first EU quantum computing service
IQM Garnet, a 20-qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) is now available via Amazon Web Services (AWS) — the first quantum computer accessible via AWS’ cloud in the European Union. Finnish…
Macron: French AI can challenge ‘insane’ dominance of US and China
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for his country’s AI leaders to challenge the “insane” dominance of US and Chinese tech giants. Macron’s plea comes amid a boom period for…
Europe’s ‘dark universe’ telescope shares first scientific data and new cosmic images
A space mission exploring the “dark universe” has released its first scientific data — and five new extraterrestrial snapshots. Captured by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope, the observations paint…
AI translation unicorn DeepL reaches $2B valuation with new $300M investment
DeepL, the Cologne-based unicorn that has been rivalling machine translation giants such as Google Translate, today announced a new investment of $300mn (€277mn), reaching a $2bn valuation. Born from online…
New global AI safety commitments echo EU’s risk-based approach
It’s been a busy week for AI policymakers. The EU has sealed the deal on its AI Act. Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea, 16 world-leading companies have signed the “Frontier…
ESA enlists European duo to develop space cargo return shuttles
The European Space Agency (ESA) has enlisted two companies to develop cargo shuttle vehicles for low Earth orbit. ESA awarded the new contracts to the Exploration Company in Germany and…
Chip wars: ASML could reportedly brick its machines in Taiwan if China invades
Chip machine-maker ASML reportedly has the power to remotely disable its equipment in TSMC’s fabs, should China invade Taiwan. TSMC is the biggest client of ASML’s EUV lithography systems, which…
As UK launches semiconductor institute, EU chips get €2.5B boost
Amid a global race for semiconductor independence, the UK announced today a designated institute that will oversee its £1bn strategy on growing its chips sector. At the same time, Belgium-based…
EU’s AI Act set to enter force next month
The EU’s AI Act is set to enter force next month after receiving a final rubber-stamp from the European Council. Ministers today endorsed a political deal on the landmark law,…
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