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Nvidia Backs Four German Startups and Signs a Government AI Deal in Berlin
Jensen Huang and Chancellor Friedrich Merz toasted the news on stage. Germany wants to lead industrial AI, and Nvidia is putting money behind that ambition.
Mistral Opens a Munich Hub to Bring Physics AI to German Heavy Industry
The French AI company is setting up a research base in Bavaria to work on simulations for BMW and Siemens Energy, and it wants to keep all the data in Europe.
Infrastructure week: why our own story count on power, chips and data centres just tripled
We ran 13 AI infrastructure pieces in the seven days to 20 September, up from 4 the week before. Here is what our own coverage looks like when the picture zooms out from models to megawatts.
Google bets 13 billion euros on Finland in its biggest European investment ever
The tech giant will pour 13 billion euros into AI data-centre infrastructure in Finland, drawn by available land, a cold climate and an unusually reliable power grid.
Christine Lagarde says Europe needs its own AI before trade partners use it as a weapon
The ECB president says Europe must build 'good enough' AI models and run them from European data centres, or risk having digital services used as leverage in trade disputes.
Uber Drivers Sue Over AI Pay Algorithm They Call 'Soulless' and 'Scary'
A cross-border legal claim from UK, Dutch and European drivers argues that Uber's automated pay system breaks data protection law and quietly chips away at their earnings.
Who Controls the AI? Europe's Founders Are Asking Out Loud
At TechBBQ in Copenhagen, a question ran beneath every panel, party and rooftop barbecue: what happens when Europe depends on foreign powers for the technology its economy runs on?
Waymo Plans Driverless Taxis in Munich by Late 2027, Its First European City
The American robotaxi company will begin mapping Munich streets in the coming weeks, with public rides targeted for the end of next year.
OpenAI is bringing ads inside ChatGPT to 31 European countries
Free and Go users in Germany, France, Italy and 28 other markets will start seeing sponsored placements. Paid plans stay ad-free.
Uber and Pony.ai plan 2,000 self-driving taxis across Europe and the Middle East
The ride-hailing giant is doubling down on driverless cars abroad, starting from a small but historic foothold in Croatia.
DAF Trucks and Einride team up to put self-driving electric lorries on Europe's roads
A Swedish autonomous driving startup and a Dutch truck giant are combining their technology to move heavy freight without a human at the wheel. Here is what they are building and when it could happen.
Meta's Smart Glasses Are Sparking a Privacy Backlash Across Europe
Activists, rights groups and now entire governments are pushing back against glasses that can film strangers in public without any visible warning.
The EU Now Requires Labels on AI-Generated Images, Audio and Text
A new European Union rule that took effect this week means realistic-looking content made by artificial intelligence must be clearly marked as such, affecting everything from political attack videos to AI-written news articles.