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China’s AI industry is moving from models to agents, a state report says

Climate Tech

Europe's chip ambitions face timing crunch as China pivots to AI inference dominance

China's AI sector is shifting focus from model development to agent deployment, with inference expected to consume 80% of the nation's computing capacity by 2029. Europe's seven planned gigafactories aim to match this demand but face delays and funding gaps.
Nvidia may put $10bn into Anthropic’s IPO, more than Europe’s largest AI round in full

AI

Nvidia's $10bn Anthropic bet dwarfs Europe's largest AI funding round

The chip giant is negotiating a massive anchor investment in Anthropic's record-breaking IPO while simultaneously backing Mistral—revealing starkly different valuations for the two AI powerhouses.
Lawmaker demands federal action after 43 Tesla drivers were filmed asleep at the wheel

AI

US Lawmaker Challenges Tesla's Self-Driving Safety as Europe Quietly Approves the System

A congressman is demanding federal oversight of Tesla's Full Self-Driving after videos showed dozens of drivers sleeping at the wheel, while six European nations have already greenlit the technology based on a confidential Dutch assessment.
In a month-long study of 136 couples, how well partners talked about money predicted how satisfied they were a month later, while how often they talked did not — and among the people who reported the least financial stress, talking about it more ofte

AI

Quality beats quantity: what a month of money talks reveals about couple satisfaction

A study tracking 136 couples through November found that how well partners discussed finances predicted relationship satisfaction, but how often they talked did not—and for some couples, more frequent money conversations correlated with lower satisfaction.
Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed

AI

Amazon Quick Expands to Desktop, But Stays Off Europe's Sovereign Cloud

Amazon has rolled out its Quick assistant to macOS and Windows users, positioning it as a governed alternative to unsanctioned AI tools. Yet the service notably remains absent from the company's newly launched European Sovereign Cloud.
China’s car exports beat last year’s record with four months to go

Climate Tech

Chinese carmakers sidestep EU tariffs with Hungarian factory and plug-in hybrid surge

Beijing's automakers have already surpassed their 2025 export target with four months remaining, pivoting toward Europe through plug-in hybrids that escape EU duties and establishing production within the bloc.
Europe’s first truly driverless robotaxi is running in Croatia, on Chinese software

AI

Croatia launches Europe's first fully driverless robotaxi service powered by Chinese AI

Pony.ai and Verne have begun operating completely autonomous passenger rides in Zagreb without safety drivers, marking a European first. However, EU regulatory constraints mean scaling beyond a handful of countries will prove challenging.
Building smarter AMRs with the Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q board

AI

Arduino's VENTUNO Q Bridges Linux and Real-Time Control for Next-Generation Mobile Robots

The new VENTUNO Q board combines a Linux-capable processor with a real-time microcontroller on a single platform, enabling autonomous mobile robots to sense their environment, make decisions, and act—all in one integrated system.