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AI
AI coverage on Europa Now: models, rules and what European teams actually do with both.
AI
Humanly's CareerArc deal marks fifth acquisition as EU AI hiring rules loom
The recruitment AI consolidator has acquired CareerArc without disclosing terms, adding marketing tools to its screening and interview platform as European regulators prepare to enforce high-risk employment AI rules in 2027.
AI
OpenAI's CFO warns against low-cost Chinese AI models amid security concerns
At Dublin's International AI Summit, Sarah Friar cautioned businesses against adopting cheaper Chinese AI alternatives, citing cybersecurity risks even as her own company faces multiple breach disclosures.
AI
Salience Labs lands $125M to bring photonic switching to AI infrastructure
The European photonic chip maker has closed an oversubscribed Series B to scale its optical switching technology for data centre GPU connectivity, with backing from Bullhound Capital and major semiconductor investors.
AI
Duvo's $32M Series A: How a Rohlik veteran is automating enterprise workflows without armies of engineers
Tomáš Čupr's workflow automation platform has raised $32 million in Series A funding to expand beyond retail into banking, insurance, and energy—betting that AI's real value lies in boosting employee productivity, not cutting headcount.
AI
Google opens frontier AI models to 200 European researchers with $3M in compute credits
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are granting direct access to advanced scientific tools like AlphaFold 3 to top European researchers, alongside substantial computational resources.
AI
VitVio's AI surgical platform enters Polish market with Gdańsk teaching hospital
The US-European startup's Vetro system uses 3D computer vision and AI to streamline operating room workflows, automate documentation and reduce surgical delays. The technology is now being deployed at one of Poland's largest public hospitals.
AI
OpenAI Engineer Arrested Over Hidden Recording Device at San Francisco Office
A Saudi national employed by OpenAI was arrested after authorities discovered listening devices in the company's San Francisco headquarters, with prosecutors alleging his spouse's account sought help concealing the recorder.
AI
Apple's HomeView smart display arrives everywhere except Europe, blocked by Siri AI dispute
Apple's new $299 HomeView hub launches in eight markets on 13 November, but the European Union is excluded because Siri AI remains blocked by regulators since June.