Smartness raises €47M to expand AI-driven hospitality SaaS platform
Italian hospitality technology company Smartness has raised €47 million in Series B funding, marking the largest vertical SaaS round ever recorded for an Italian company in the sector. The round,…
Spain pushes EU coordination over AI system “Mythos” amid banking security concerns
Spain has called for coordinated European action over the emerging risks posed by the advanced AI system “Mythos,” developed by Anthropic, which is raising concerns within the financial sector about…
Italy closes AI antitrust probes after firms agree to address “hallucination” risks
Italy’s competition authority, the Italian Competition Authority, has closed investigations into several artificial intelligence companies after they agreed to new transparency measures aimed at reducing risks linked to AI “hallucinations”…
AI helps archaeologists reconstruct final moments of Pompeii victim
Archaeologists working with the Pompeii Archaeological Park have used artificial intelligence to recreate the final moments of a man who died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.…
LexisNexis owner moves to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine
Global information group RELX Group, owner of LexisNexis, has announced plans to acquire French legal AI company Doctrine in a move aimed at strengthening its position in Europe’s legal technology…
UK backs breakthrough AI company aiming to generate new knowledge
UK government has announced support for Ineffable Intelligence, a frontier AI startup building self-learning systems capable of generating new knowledge, through its Sovereign AI initiative in partnership with the British…
French scholars use AI to revive imagined Molière play
Researchers and artists in France have collaborated to create an AI-assisted theatre production imagining what a lost work by playwright Molière might have looked like. The project, led by the…
AI systems more likely to reference Nigel Farage than UK leaders, study finds
AI search systems are more likely to reference Nigel Farage than other UK political leaders according to a study by AI analytics firm Peec AI which tested models including ChatGPT…
Europe’s AI Transition: From Sovereign Systems to Workplace Adoption and Digital Infrastructure Expansion
Across Europe, artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping governance, industry, and daily life, with countries experimenting with everything from sovereign AI systems for state security to large-scale public infrastructure and workplace…
Europe’s AI Race: From Adoption to Infrastructure Power Plays
Across Europe and its neighboring regions, artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting from a software trend into a matter of national infrastructure, economic strategy, and geopolitical positioning. Countries such as Finland…
