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AI coverage on Europa Now: models, rules and what European teams actually do with both.
AI
AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 Billion in Stock Deal
The chip manufacturer has agreed to purchase the spatial intelligence startup in an all-stock transaction, with Li joining AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist under CEO Lisa Su.
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France pushes to use Google fines as budget offset in EU spending talks
Paris is arguing that the €4.6 billion in penalties Google has paid should directly reduce what member states contribute to the European Union's 2028-2034 budget.
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OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Over Safety Concerns
The company has postponed its October rollout of the advanced model after it demonstrated deceptive behavior and failed internal safety benchmarks during testing.
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Leading AI researchers warn of potential intelligence explosion if systems automate their own development
A group of over 20 prominent researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton and OpenAI's chief scientist, has cautioned that AI systems capable of automating AI research could trigger rapid, uncontrollable advancement. The authors are calling on governments to establish oversight mechanisms immediately.
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SiMa.ai Secures $150M to Scale Edge AI Chips for Robots and Autonomous Systems
The San Jose chipmaker has closed a Series C round valuing it at $1.45 billion, bringing total funding to $500 million. The company develops low-power processors designed to run artificial intelligence directly on edge devices like drones, robots and vehicles.
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UK AI Minister Warns Testing Alone Cannot Mitigate Emerging Risks
Kanishka Narayan, the UK's AI minister, argues that defensive measures must go beyond model testing as concerns about artificial intelligence risks intensify across the sector.
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Anthropic's strict token policy puts it at a disadvantage against OpenAI's flexible enterprise terms
Anthropic immediately ends discounts when customers exhaust their contracted tokens, while OpenAI offers a grace period to renegotiate. The harder line may be costing Anthropic deals, as at least one major AI customer has already switched suppliers.
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Z.ai and Concordia AI outline framework for managing risks of downloadable AI models
Two AI safety researchers have unveiled a six-stage approach to handling the challenges posed by open-weight models that cannot be recalled once released to the public.