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

AI
McDonald's Unveils Archy, a Bilingual AI Voice System for Drive-Thru Orders
The fast-food giant showcased its new voice assistant at an investor event, positioning it as part of a broader AI platform set to deploy across restaurants starting in 2027.

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Film Schools Become Training Grounds as Studios Demand AI-Ready Graduates
Major Hollywood studios are recruiting film school graduates already skilled in AI video tools rather than training staff in-house, with Runway, Google, and OpenAI all establishing educational partnerships at top institutions.

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Tesla Semi enters mass production as European charging network awaits 2027 arrival
Tesla has started full-scale manufacturing of its Semi truck at Nevada, with initial deliveries underway nine years after the vehicle's debut. The company has already deployed over 100 megawatt chargers across 21 European locations, despite the truck not reaching the continent until 2027.

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Pope Leo XIV at UNESCO: The Peril of Treating Humans Like Machines
At UNESCO's Paris headquarters, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence risks not just becoming more human-like, but driving society to view people through the lens of computational efficiency.

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Sanders and Casar push US superintelligence ban with new federal AI department
A bill introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar would permanently prohibit artificial superintelligence development in the United States, pause advanced AI research, and establish regulatory oversight through a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

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Danny Sullivan on Why PR and Search Are Now the Same Job
The CEO of Nomada Digital explains how AI search engines have rewritten the rules for brand visibility—and why PR agencies that don't think like search strategists will struggle.

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China's AI film boom: subsidies fuel a glut as quality questions mount
Chinese cities are racing to attract AI filmmakers with rent cuts and computing credits, but the market may already be oversaturated with content that few viewers actually watch.

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Trump and Johnson to convene tech leaders for AI discussion on September 29
The US President and House Speaker are scheduled to meet with technology executives to discuss artificial intelligence, according to multiple news sources citing people familiar with the arrangement.