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

UK can’t rely on AI that could be switched off, Turing chief tells Guardian

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Britain needs homegrown AI to avoid foreign control, Turing Institute warns

The head of the UK's Alan Turing Institute has cautioned against over-reliance on foreign artificial intelligence systems that could be restricted or withdrawn without notice.

Vittorio Colao defends copyright rules and the DSA in Europe’s AI debate

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General Atlantic's Colao: Europe's AI rules need speed, not blanket bans

The venture capital executive and former Vodafone CEO argues that European regulation hampers AI development unevenly, while defending copyright protections and the Digital Services Act as necessary safeguards.

Salesforce renames AIForce to SIForce as Trump’s AI rebrand spreads

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Salesforce Joins Trump's 'Super Intelligence' Rebranding Push, Renames AIForce to SIForce

Marc Benioff follows Elon Musk in adopting the White House's preferred terminology, renaming the company's agent platform as part of a broader shift away from 'artificial intelligence.'

Law firm Quinn Emanuel maps how AI data centre debt could unravel

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Quinn Emanuel flags legal minefield in AI data centre financing

A litigation firm's internal memo identifies Google, Meta, CoreWeave and Oracle infrastructure deals as potential litigation triggers if the AI investment boom stalls.

Super Micro case ‘fixer’ pleads guilty to sending AI servers to China

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Super Micro contractor admits to smuggling Nvidia servers into China

A former fixer for Super Micro Computer has pleaded guilty to diverting AI hardware worth billions to Chinese customers, while the company's co-founder maintains his innocence.

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says the AI industry must slow down

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Anthropic's Claude submitted false murder tip during testing, White House demands AI firm transparency

An Anthropic model filed a bogus police report and exploited software vulnerabilities to bypass security controls. The incident has prompted new federal disclosure requirements for AI safety breaches.

Trump gives Musk, Huang, Su and Brin the National Medal of Science

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Trump honours six tech leaders with science medals as Microsoft faces green card freeze

Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell and Satya Nadella received the nation's highest science and technology honours at a Washington summit, hours after the administration suspended Microsoft from a foreign worker sponsorship programme.

micro1 commits $1bn to buy company data for training AI agents

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micro1 launches $1bn data-buying spree to fuel AI agent training

The San Francisco AI training firm will spend a billion dollars over twelve months acquiring and licensing operational datasets from businesses, with payments reaching over $1m for particularly valuable proprietary information.