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American researchers have reported unusual GPS disruptions across Europe and the North Atlantic, with brief and simultaneous GPS signal outages lasting up to 10 seconds recorded in multiple countries.
Infineon plans to open a €5 billion chip factory in Germany backed by EU subsidies, its largest single investment, on July 2 as Europe seeks to boost chip production.
Equal AI raises $30 million to screen calls so Indians don't have to.
A Bloomberg survey of governments shows a flurry of AI strategies, new ministers, pilot projects — and coordinated efforts to be free from US-China dependency.
Deezer has released a new tool designed to identify AI-generated music on streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.
China is considering spending $295 billion on a data center network to boost its AI capabilities. The plan would help the nation keep up with the US in tech.
Germany's Infineon is preparing to open its largest single investment, a €5 billion semiconductor factory built with the help of European Union subsidies, as the bloc seeks to boost chip production.
The Information reports that Anthropic is blindsiding business partners by launching potentially competitive products with little warning, changing pricing, and more.
Japan launched an H3 rocket test vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Friday. The H3 rocket No. 6 lifted off at around 9:54 a.m. local time, two days later than scheduled due to weather, and reached its target orbit about 15 minutes after launch, according to JAXA. It carried six small satellites for ocean observation and space debris removal technology testing.
Shenzhen-based humanoid robot manufacturer EngineAI has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO; the company was last valued at $1.5B in April 2026.
JAXA says H3 rocket launch successful with microsatellites separated.
Japan launches H3 rocket in first domestic liquid-only mission.
Japan's flagship H3 rocket carrying six microsatellites has reached orbit. The launch is the first for this rocket type in six months. The payload includes a remote sensing satellite and a satellite for testing advanced space debris collection technologies.
Theker has raised $85 million to build a general-purpose factory robot.
Japan's H3 rocket launched for the first time in about six months, offering some hope of a comeback following a string of major setbacks.
An improved Japanese H3 launch vehicle launched on a test flight on Friday morning, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The launch took place from the Tanegashima Space Center at 09:52 Tokyo time (03:52 Moscow). The rocket is to carry a VEP-5 mass simulator and six small satellites from Japan and France into sun-synchronous orbit. This is the first launch since a failure on December 22, 2025, caused by a second-stage problem that resulted in the loss of the Michibiki-5 (Q
Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12 billion to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world.
Xiaomi has released MiMo Code V0.1.0, an open-source AI coding assistant that it claims outperforms Claude Code on agentic coding and software engineering benchmarks, according to VentureBeat.
Anthropic has announced 'Claude Corps,' a program to teach nonprofits how to use AI more effectively.
In the Netherlands, the world's first "animal-free farm" has appeared — instead of cows, it uses bioreactors that grow meat from cells. Developers say the taste of the steaks is almost indistinguishable from regular meat, and the product's composition can be "customized".
Al Jazeera English reports that Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has been accused of violating Canadian privacy laws in relation to deepfakes.
Grok's AI image generation tool violated Canadian privacy law, watchdog says.
Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI startups have announced major London expansions over the past year, as the city emerges as a key AI talent hub outside the US.
OpenAI is acquiring Ona to support its AI coding assistant, Codex.
A mother is suing OpenAI after her daughter confided in ChatGPT the night of her suicide.
Anthropic has implemented stricter safeguards on its powerful new model, angering advanced users. One user said, "I can't even say the word 'cancer.'"
Honeywell CEO says AI will 'redefine automation' as labor shortages mount.
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, says data was leaked in a cyber incident.
Tesla Full Self-Driving version 14.3.4 is rolling out now.
OpenAI is acquiring Ona for $7 million.