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

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DARPA Advances Four Quantum Teams to Final Testing Phase
The US defence research agency has promoted Atom Computing, IBM, IonQ and Diraq to the final stage of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, where their designs will be tested for real-world viability.

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Britain and Germany forge industrial tech corridor to boost AI and deep tech collaboration
The Kensington Treaty launches a new framework connecting companies across the North Sea to accelerate partnerships in AI, robotics, fusion energy and quantum technologies.

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Zendesk's CEO on AI agents, outcome-based pricing, and why Meta's Muse saved him thousands
Tom Eggemeier discusses how Zendesk is shifting from seat-based to resolution-based pricing as AI agents now handle more than half of customer support tickets, and shares his experience using Meta's personal assistant.

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Microsoft's $2,599 Nvidia Laptop Claims Speed Gains Over Apple, But Lacks Test Details
Microsoft has unveiled its first Nvidia-powered Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599.99, asserting superior performance on local AI tasks compared to Apple's MacBook Pro M5, though the company has not disclosed how it measured these claims.

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Miro's Khusid: AI Demands Workflow Redesign, Not Superficial Integration
Speaking at a Turin conference, the Miro CEO argued that bolting artificial intelligence onto existing team structures fails to unlock real productivity gains. Instead, organizations must fundamentally rethink how work flows from the ground up.

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Anduril's $3.7bn Baltimore shipyard signals Pentagon's deepening ties to defence tech
The defence company will build Virginia-class submarine components at a new Maryland facility starting in 2030, creating thousands of jobs. The announcement comes as Anduril's co-founder joins a Pentagon advisory group.

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Beyond Rules: Why Europe's Tech Future Depends on Capital, Customers, and Risk
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, argues that regulatory frameworks alone cannot build global technology champions. Europe must tackle investment gaps, public procurement barriers, and fragmented markets to keep its best companies from leaving.

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SpaceX seeks $40 billion debt package to fund Nvidia chip acquisition
The rocket company is negotiating with Apollo Global Management and other major lenders to finance a massive purchase of artificial intelligence processors, according to reporting from the Financial Times and Bloomberg.