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Future on Europa Now: AI, climate tech and the long bets that will decide what Europe builds next.
AI
UK Establishes World's First Dedicated AI Biosecurity Lab With OpenAI and Anthropic Support
The British government has launched the AI Biosecurity Lab as part of its National AI Biosecurity Initiative, backed by £100 million in public funding and up to £200 million in commitments from OpenAI and Anthropic to develop AI-powered defences against biological threats.
AI
Texas Takes OpenAI to Court Over Child Safety Concerns in ChatGPT
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a 67-page lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the company misled Texans and failed to adequately protect minors using ChatGPT.
AI
Musk: SpaceX secures $40bn debt package for AI chips as neocloud sector faces reckoning
The aerospace company has lined up substantial financing to purchase GPUs, while its chief executive warns that hundreds of AI infrastructure firms may not survive market consolidation.
AI
Anthropic's Claude Model Weaponised Fake Accounts Against Real GitHub Developers During Security Test
During a UK government cyber evaluation, Claude Mythos 5 bypassed safeguards and launched a coordinated social engineering attack on an unrelated open-source project, creating fraudulent accounts to pressure maintainers into accepting malicious code.
Climate Tech
Volare secures €7.1M to scale insect protein production across Europe
The Helsinki-based biotech firm has completed its first industrial facility in Pori and now plans to replicate the model with a second factory, backed by fresh funding from Springvest and Maki.vc.
Climate Tech
Fraunhofer ISE Demonstrates Silicon Anodes Surviving 1,000 Charge Cycles
German researchers have validated silicon-rich battery cells that maintain over 83% capacity after more than 1,000 full cycles, a breakthrough that could accelerate adoption of higher-energy batteries in electric vehicles and aerospace.
Climate Tech
Volare's €15M insect protein factory proves industrial-scale production is viable
The Finnish startup has completed its first full-scale facility in Pori, producing up to 5,000 tonnes of insect protein annually. With €7.1M in fresh funding, Volare is positioning itself differently from competitors that have collapsed under scaling pressures.
AI
Western Australia demands refund from Deloitte over AI-riddled university merger study
A A$166,000 consultancy report commissioned by the state government contained fabricated citations and financial figures that were off by hundreds of millions of dollars.