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Future
Future on Europa Now: AI, climate tech and the long bets that will decide what Europe builds next.
AI
Meta shelves controversial web-crawling terms after publisher pushback and court intervention
The social media giant has delayed planned updates to its business agreements that would have permitted automated scraping of publisher websites, following legal challenges and regulatory pressure across Europe and the US.
AI
CesiumAstro closes $730M Series D to deploy 737-satellite constellation with built-in AI
The Austin-based satellite maker plans Synchronicity, a network designed for governments seeking independence from proprietary systems like Starlink, as it raises funding at a $4.5bn valuation.
Future
Amsterdam Data Centre Construction Halted as Activists Storm Microsoft Site
Roughly 500 demonstrators from Geef Tegengas breached a Microsoft facility under construction on Friday, arguing the installation will consume electricity equivalent to the entire city's residential demand.
AI
Nvidia's H200 chips stranded in Hong Kong as China restricts imports
Beijing is blocking large-scale shipments of Nvidia's H200 processors into mainland China, leaving roughly 600,000 units warehoused in Hong Kong while pushing domestic firms toward Chinese-made alternatives.
AI
AI infrastructure stocks plunge as US election results trigger data centre backlash
A sharp market correction on November 5 wiped out gains from chipmakers and cloud providers as newly elected officials campaign on restricting data centre development across key US states.
Climate Tech
Europe's Battery Recycling Landscape Takes Shape Across 15 Nations
A fresh mapping effort from RWTH Aachen University charts the continent's lithium-ion battery recycling infrastructure, revealing where facilities are emerging and what technologies they employ.
AI
Instagram Brings Edits Video Editor to Mac, Challenging CapCut with Desktop Power
Instagram's short-form video editing app Edits is now available on Mac with 4K export capabilities and AI-assisted editing features, expanding its challenge to ByteDance's CapCut.
AI
Meta brings voice conversations and expressive avatars to Muse AI agent
Meta's personal AI assistant Muse now supports real-time voice interactions with an animated avatar that responds to conversation, rolling out across phones, web and Mac in the US.