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Future on Europa Now: AI, climate tech and the long bets that will decide what Europe builds next.
AI
Norway moves toward temporary restrictions on AI-equipped eyewear in public spaces
Oslo is preparing legislation to limit where camera-enabled smart glasses can be worn, citing privacy concerns. The move reflects growing European scrutiny of wearable recording devices.
AI
Altman: AI's Benefits Justify Accepting Some Risks
OpenAI's chief argues the technology should remain accessible despite potential harms, while disagreeing sharply with Anthropic over how the industry should be regulated.
Climate Tech
Battery researcher Merlin Frank examines who wins in Europe's EV transition
On the Geladen podcast, a PhD candidate at RWTH Aachen University unpacks the dynamics between carmakers and battery suppliers—and China's growing influence on the continent's automotive future.
AI
Germany backs mass production of Ukrainian interceptor drones as Quantum Systems expands
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has committed funding for tens of thousands of counter-drone systems built by Quantum Systems and its Ukrainian partner, combining Berlin's industrial muscle with Kyiv's frontline expertise.
AI
Trump's Super Intelligence Force launches with no budget, no authority—and an internal conflict of interest
The newly formed Super Intelligence Force will coordinate U.S. government dealings with AI companies, but its leadership includes an FTC chairman actively investigating two of the firms it is meant to work with.
AI
Zelensky pushes Trump to sanction Russian satellite internet project
Ukraine's president has repeatedly urged the US administration to impose sanctions on the firms developing Rassvet, Moscow's competitor to Starlink, citing security concerns on the battlefield.
AI
Oral historian warns that AI threatens our capacity to truly listen
An Australian archivist who spent years preserving recorded voices argues that the real danger from AI may not be to our writing, but to our ability to engage with perspectives different from our own.
AI
US prosecutes California businessman for alleged $300m AI chip smuggling operation to China
Federal authorities have charged a San Gabriel resident with orchestrating an illegal export scheme involving high-end graphics processors destined for China, routed through Southeast Asian intermediaries with forged documentation.