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Future on Europa Now: AI, climate tech and the long bets that will decide what Europe builds next.

Climate Tech
POSCO Future M and Samsung SDI Deepen Battery Materials Partnership with $4.5 Billion Deal
The South Korean suppliers have expanded their long-term collaboration to cover multiple cathode and anode materials, nearly doubling their initial lithium iron phosphate commitment.

AI
OpenAI Engineer Arrested Over Hidden Recording Device at San Francisco Office
A Saudi national employed by OpenAI was arrested after authorities discovered listening devices in the company's San Francisco headquarters, with prosecutors alleging his spouse's account sought help concealing the recorder.

AI
Apple's HomeView smart display arrives everywhere except Europe, blocked by Siri AI dispute
Apple's new $299 HomeView hub launches in eight markets on 13 November, but the European Union is excluded because Siri AI remains blocked by regulators since June.

AI
The Real AI Win in HR: Decisions That Disappear, Not Tools That Multiply
As decision fatigue drains HR teams, the question isn't whether to adopt AI—it's whether the technology actually removes choices from people's hands. Paycom's approach shows what genuine automation looks like.

AI
identifAI's deepfake fraud report: what the numbers actually measure
The deepfake-detection startup has released findings on synthetic media fraud from 2020 to 2026, but its methodology shapes what the data reveals about where and how these attacks occur.

Climate Tech
CarbonFarm secures €7M to scale AI-driven methane reduction in rice farming
The MRV specialist has closed an oversubscribed Series A to expand its satellite and field-data technology across 19 countries, helping smallholder farmers cut emissions and access climate finance.

Climate Tech
EnergyX locks in $2 billion lithium supply deal with Trafigura
The U.S. lithium producer has signed a binding agreement to deliver 100,000 metric tons of lithium products over a decade from facilities planned in Chile and Texas.

AI
AMD's Helion rack targets power-hungry AI agents as European grids tighten
AMD has unveiled Helion, an open rack design optimized for running AI agents rather than training models, with a CPU-only configuration reaching 32,768 cores. The timing coincides with growing power constraints across European data centres and sovereign AI ambitions.