Policy
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Google opens frontier AI to European scientists
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud will provide access to advanced scientific AI models for up to 200 European researchers, alongside $3 million in computing credits, through an initiative supporting the EU’s RAISE programme.
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Quantum funding targets rail, healthcare and navigation
The government has announced £50m for quantum sensing and navigation projects, supporting businesses developing railway monitoring, medical scanners and resilient positioning technologies.
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Britain rejects patent injunction changes, pursues licensing transparency
The UK government has rejected restrictions on patent injunctions while proposing clearer information and earlier dispute resolution for businesses licensing technologies essential to industry standards.
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AI spending reaches Europe’s wages and borrowing costs
ECB chief economist Philip Lane says AI is already influencing euro area investment and credit growth, while its effects on employment, wage bargaining and productivity remain uncertain.
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AI investment exposes financial markets to deeper losses
The IMF warns that high technology valuations, growing AI-related borrowing and financial market dependencies could magnify a correction if anticipated investment returns fail to materialise.
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LinkedIn’s €310m GDPR case tests appeal powers
Ireland’s Supreme Court will examine the legal framework for LinkedIn’s challenge to a €310m privacy fine, addressing the scope of statutory appeals and whether new evidence can be considered.
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EU and Ukraine establish closer cyber response links
CERT-EU and Ukraine’s state communications authority have signed an arrangement intended to initiate closer threat intelligence exchange with CERT-UA, extending existing cooperation between European and Ukrainian cyber responders.
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€155bn AI estimate intensifies Europe’s copyright debate
A Google-backed economic study estimates that tighter AI training-data restrictions could reduce Germany’s potential annual value added by €155bn in 2034. The figure is a modelled scenario, not a forecast.
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Smart glasses bring workplace recording under EU scrutiny
European privacy regulators have issued preliminary guidance on smart glasses, warning that discreet recording creates data protection responsibilities for professional users, manufacturers and connected service providers.
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Banks face tougher recovery tests as AI threats grow
The ECB and Bank of England are examining banks’ cyber recovery capabilities as more capable AI tools increase the potential speed and disruption of attacks on financial infrastructure.
