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AI
AI coverage on Europa Now: models, rules and what European teams actually do with both.
AI
Walmart opens its doors to AI shopping agents with guardrails and spending caps
The retailer is rolling out Agent Profiles, a controlled environment where AI assistants can make purchases on behalf of customers—a move that contrasts sharply with Amazon's decision to keep such agents out.
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Japan launches AI-powered security team as PHP vulnerabilities force major services offline
Tokyo's industry ministry will establish a dedicated unit this November to conduct AI-assisted penetration testing on Japanese infrastructure. The move follows widespread disruptions caused by critical flaws in PHP affecting banks, railways and government agencies across the country.
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European firms must step up open source contributions to secure digital independence
At the Open Source Summit Europe in Prague, industry leaders urged European organisations to move beyond merely consuming open source software and instead actively participate in developing and governing the technologies that underpin their digital infrastructure.
AI
Cerebella tackles the menopause cognition gap with clinical rigour
A UK startup is building cognitive assessments and structured interventions to address menopause-related brain fog, a symptom affecting millions of women but largely overlooked by mainstream healthcare.
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Rhode Island Takes Meta to Court Over Profitable Scam Ads
The state's attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Meta of knowingly profiting from fraudulent advertisements while simultaneously claiming to shield users from harm.
AI
Uber deploys OpenAI's ChatGPT Work to over 30,000 staff following pilot phase
The ride-hailing giant has expanded access to OpenAI's office automation agent across its workforce, leveraging the more affordable GPT-6.1 Sol model as it seeks to manage its artificial intelligence expenditure.
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Meta's $825B commitment to AI infrastructure signals massive acceleration in data centre buildout
The social media giant has locked in nearly $825 billion in future leases and computing contracts, mostly for the artificial intelligence infrastructure underpinning its expansion strategy.
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Boomi's Lucas: AI Will Create 10 Times More Work Before It Destroys Jobs
The integration platform's CEO tells Europa Now why the SaaS apocalypse narrative misses the mark, and why his company's approach to data and AI governance matters for European enterprises.