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AI coverage on Europa Now: models, rules and what European teams actually do with both.

Apple to buy up to $100M of US titanium for the iPhone Duo

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Apple Secures $100M US Titanium Supply for iPhone Duo Foldable

The tech giant has committed to purchasing titanium from Pennsylvania-based Perryman over three years, with at least 80% sourced from recycled material for its upcoming foldable handset.

Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data

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Google Cloud London outage cascades to Revolut and other services across Europe

A major disruption in Google's London data centre region on Tuesday morning knocked out dozens of cloud services, leaving Revolut unable to process payments and forcing millions of users offline across multiple countries.

Amazon plans to make a €16bn investment in Germany in 2027

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Amazon commits €16bn to German expansion, targeting cloud, AI and logistics

The tech giant will pour resources into AWS infrastructure in Frankfurt, establish a second Berlin research hub, and expand its delivery network across the country.

Cognizant puts 18,000 staff behind Google’s Gemini in AI agent push

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Cognizant mobilizes 18,000 staff to deploy Google Gemini AI agents across enterprise clients

The IT services giant has established a dedicated unit with Google Cloud focused on moving artificial intelligence agents from experimental phases into operational environments for business customers.

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

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Modal taps Nvidia's Vera chip to double throughput in AI sandbox workloads

The $15.75B cloud infrastructure firm is moving beyond x86 processors for the first time, deploying Arm-based Vera CPUs to handle twice the containerized tasks of Intel servers.

Meta says a Claude AI tool triggered the No Kings Instagram suspension

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Meta blames Claude AI tool for No Kings Coalition Instagram lockout

A data-scraping instrument connected to Anthropic's Claude triggered the temporary suspension of an anti-Trump activist group's account during a weekend voter mobilization campaign.

Anthropic has chosen Nasdaq for its October IPO, in the week OpenAI ruled one out

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Anthropic Establishes Public Benefit Fund With 5% Initial Stake

The AI safety company announced plans to create a dedicated fund that will hold shares in Anthropic, with provisions for the stake to expand as the company's valuation increases.

Is that really your banker? World brings human verification to Zoom calls

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World ID Launches Banking Suite to Combat AI-Powered Fraud in Finance

World has unveiled a specialized version of its identity verification system for financial institutions, combining Zoom integration, cryptographic proof of humanity, and AI agent verification to counter deepfake impersonation and fraud.