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

RBI chief says the next financial crisis may start with a cyberattack

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India's central bank chief warns cyberattacks could spark the next financial crisis

Sanjay Malhotra flagged geopolitical events, digital threats and technological breakdowns as potential triggers for systemic instability, while singling out AI as a major source of new financial risks.

OpenAI agents scanned a UN statistics site 16,500 times, researcher says

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OpenAI Safety Lead Departs, Urges AI Industry to Adopt Nuclear Plant-Style Safeguards

David Robinson, who oversaw transparency initiatives at OpenAI's safety division, has resigned and published a critique arguing the company prioritizes speed over responsible development of increasingly powerful AI systems.

Bessent says AI alarmism without solutions is not leadership

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Bessent Pushes AI Labs to Own Their Risks, Eyes Warning System With China

The US Treasury Secretary dismisses calls for caution from AI leaders as hollow without concrete solutions, while the administration explores incident-sharing protocols with Beijing.

AI can’t fix a business system with broken processes

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Why AI Adoption Stalls: The Case for Fixing Broken Processes First

Most organizations deploy AI into fragmented operations without redesigning workflows, creating faster versions of the same problems. Dessy Pavlova argues that sustainable AI impact requires building systems where human decisions trigger cascading updates across all business functions.

Google lifts the Pixel 10a price to $599 as memory costs climb

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Google hikes Pixel 10a to $599 as memory costs surge across the industry

Seven months after launch, Google has raised its budget Pixel phone by $100 without any hardware changes, citing a dramatic spike in RAM prices that has forced Apple and Samsung to reprice their existing models too.

Nvidia may put $10bn into Anthropic’s IPO, more than Europe’s largest AI round in full

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Nvidia closes in on $6T valuation as AI agent momentum accelerates

The chipmaker has surged to within $300 billion of becoming the first company to reach a $6 trillion market cap, driven by expectations around AI agents and a record buyback programme. Meanwhile, Europe's ASML faces the same gap to reach its first trillion.

Quantum sensing could become the next foundation of navigation

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Quantum Sensors Could Free Autonomous Systems From GPS Dependency

Quantum X Labs scientist Nir Sharon argues that quantum gyroscopes and atomic clocks can enable vehicles and aircraft to navigate reliably even when satellite signals fail, shifting navigation from external infrastructure to intrinsic measurement.

Pope Leo at UNESCO: machines get called ‘intelligent’ while people get discarded

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Pope calls for deeper reckoning with AI art beyond Europe's labeling rules

Pope Leo XIV has drawn a philosophical distinction between human creativity and machine-generated imagery, arguing the difference runs deeper than the technical markers now required across the EU.