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

OpenAI launches Grid Protectors to ease AI’s strain on power grids

AI

OpenAI's Grid Protectors Program aims to ease data centre strain on power networks

OpenAI has unveiled a nationwide initiative requiring its future computing facilities to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods, starting with a pilot campus in Georgia.

Musk says Colossus 2 is expanding into sites called Spam and Gun Range

AI

SpaceX expands Memphis AI complex with two new facilities as legal battle over power source continues

Elon Musk announced that Colossus 2, the AI computing hub in Memphis, will add two new sites by year-end, even as an NAACP lawsuit over the facility's gas turbine power supply moves forward.

Supermarket freezers in Sweden, Belgium, and Ireland hit by suspected hack

AI

Freezer sabotage spreads across Nordic and European supermarkets in suspected coordinated attacks

Refrigeration systems at grocery chains across Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and beyond have been deliberately heated to dangerous temperatures, destroying stock and prompting investigations by national cybersecurity authorities.

From pensions to quantum: UK retirement savings back Britain's deeptech ambitions

AI

Pension funds unlock venture capital for UK deep tech through new growth fund

Scottish Widows, Aberdeen Investments and IP Group are channelling retirement savings into four British innovators working on quantum computing, batteries and genomics, bridging a critical funding gap for scaling scientific breakthroughs.

Deutsche Bank reportedly upgrades US tech after $2tn Nasdaq selloff

AI

Deutsche Bank sees buying opportunity in battered US tech stocks after $2tn Nasdaq decline

The German bank has reversed its cautious stance on technology shares, signalling that recent losses have created an attractive entry point for investors.

ADNOC signs deal with OpenAI and G42 to deploy Frontier AI agents

AI

ADNOC Deploys OpenAI Frontier Agents Across Oil Operations in Landmark UAE Deal

Abu Dhabi's state energy firm becomes the first in its sector to adopt OpenAI's agent platform, combining frontier AI with local infrastructure and industrial expertise.

Sortrace lands $800K to improve waste sorting with AI-powered analysis

Climate Tech

Stockholm's Sortrace secures $800K to scale AI waste-sorting vision system across Europe

The Swedish startup has raised funding to expand its computer vision platform, which analyzes household waste at collection points to help municipalities understand sorting failures and boost recycling outcomes.

GAC Battery Unit Inpow Starts Battery Pack Production in Thailand

Climate Tech

GAC's Battery Arm Inpow Launches Thai Manufacturing Hub

Chinese automaker GAC Group's battery subsidiary Inpow has begun operations at its first production facility outside China, located in Thailand's Chonburi province.