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

81% of CIOs lack full oversight of AI agents built outside IT, Dataiku says

AI

CIOs Struggle to Control AI Agents Built in the Shadows, Dataiku Survey Shows

A Dataiku study of 685 chief information officers reveals widespread blind spots in AI governance, with most unable to track or measure the agents their teams deploy outside formal IT channels.

The next thing your endpoint manager manages is an AI agent

AI

Endpoint managers face new challenge: governing AI agents on corporate devices

As AI agents proliferate across enterprise infrastructure, traditional device management tools must evolve from tracking software to controlling what autonomous systems are permitted to do.

Volkswagen is selling more EVs than petrol cars in Germany, and building them in Spain

Climate Tech

Volkswagen's Spanish EV Factory Outpaces German Plants as Orders Flip to Electric

The automaker is now receiving more orders for battery-powered vehicles than combustion engines in Germany, prompting a reshuffling of production schedules that favours its Spanish operations over traditional German facilities.

Bentley’s first electric car arrives, and its next one is not due until after 2030

Climate Tech

Bentley's electric debut arrives with delayed ambitions

The luxury carmaker unveiled the Torcal, its first battery-powered vehicle, but pushed its all-electric transition target from 2030 to 2035, citing regulatory uncertainty and weak demand for premium EVs.

Booking.com says it built AI tools it wishes it had bought off the shelf

AI

Booking.com and Diageo on AI regrets: build less, buy more, fix processes first

At HumanX in Amsterdam, two enterprise leaders revealed why they built AI tools they now wish they'd purchased—and what they learned about deploying AI at scale.

Google will launch its first AI chips into orbit next week

AI

Google's AI Chips Head to Orbit in First Suncatcher Test Flight

A prototype satellite equipped with Tensor Processing Units will launch next week aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 to measure how Google's custom chips withstand the rigours of space.

Meta unveils $1,299 VR glasses and turns its AI glasses into hearing aids

AI

Meta's spring 2027 VR glasses and AI-powered hearing aids reshape the glasses market

At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled lightweight VR glasses priced at $1,299.99, audio-only Ray-Bans, hearing aid functionality for its glasses, and Muse Charm, a keychain device for its AI assistant.

Google DeepMind’s Ayoub says companies can fence AI in, like banks did

AI

DeepMind's Ayoub: Companies can contain AI with guardrails, not full control

Google DeepMind's vice president of AI technical strategy argues that while enterprises cannot govern AI systems completely, they can establish bounded operational frameworks around them, drawing parallels to how banks managed algorithmic trading decades ago.