https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:22:35 +0200 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:22:35 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/openai-tries-to-solve-mathematician-backlash-problem-by-pledging-5-million-to-math-foundat https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/openai-tries-to-solve-mathematician-backlash-problem-by-pledging-5-million-to-math-foundat Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:25:55 +0200 “Mathematicians did not ask for this work to be done,” said the Association for Human Mathematics. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/europes-answer-to-starlink-who-is-building-iris-and-what-is-germanys-role https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/europes-answer-to-starlink-who-is-building-iris-and-what-is-germanys-role Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:18:59 +0200 Who controls the satellites on which armies rely? Reports of Starlink limits in Ukraine highlight the question. The EU is building IRIS², a 348-satellite network with a Bremen manufacturer. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/well-it-worked-elon-musk-unveils-new-tesla-roadster-that-can-fly https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/well-it-worked-elon-musk-unveils-new-tesla-roadster-that-can-fly Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:25:22 +0200 Musk said the Roadster has "altitude control thrusters and main thrusters in the rear, so it can basically fly like a rocket." https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/nvidia-to-open-stockholm-ai-hub-for-start-ups-tackling-health-and-climate-challenges https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/nvidia-to-open-stockholm-ai-hub-for-start-ups-tackling-health-and-climate-challenges Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:38:35 +0200 The AI hub will bring selected Swedish start-ups and Nvidia staff under the same roof, alongside a biotechnology demonstration lab. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/embryo-gene-editing-is-getting-more-precise-but-how-safe-and-ethical-is-the-practice-euron https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/embryo-gene-editing-is-getting-more-precise-but-how-safe-and-ethical-is-the-practice-euron Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:26 +0200 The use of a precise gene editing technique to edit human embryos has caught the attention of academics and society, yet doubts over its safety and ethics remain. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/fbi-arrest-saudi-openai-employee-for-allegedly-planting-recording-device-in-office https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/fbi-arrest-saudi-openai-employee-for-allegedly-planting-recording-device-in-office Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:08:40 +0200 The ex-OpenAI employee allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in an "executive conference room". https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/entire-swedish-reality-show-season-lost-weeks-before-premiere-amid-disputed-ai-claims https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/entire-swedish-reality-show-season-lost-weeks-before-premiere-amid-disputed-ai-claims Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:46:12 +0200 The project could not be restored, wiping out hundreds of days of work, according to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/as-the-us-and-china-race-ahead-in-ai-france-carves-its-own-path-with-nvidias-help https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/as-the-us-and-china-race-ahead-in-ai-france-carves-its-own-path-with-nvidias-help Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:31:49 +0200 Nvidia bets almost $10 billion in Europe as Paris pushes for AI sovereignty. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/denmarks-biggest-retailer-is-training-robots-for-supermarket-night-shifts-when-will-they-b https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/denmarks-biggest-retailer-is-training-robots-for-supermarket-night-shifts-when-will-they-b Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:10:33 +0200 For now, they are slower than supermarket workers, though the start-up says advances in AI will help improve their speed and precision. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/apple-gets-smart-in-your-home-from-homeview-to-smart-door-locks-heres-what-to-know https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/apple-gets-smart-in-your-home-from-homeview-to-smart-door-locks-heres-what-to-know Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:43:58 +0200 One of the most exciting products is a smart lock that works automatically with your iPhone or Apple Watch. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-ai-will-soon-self-replicate-and-spread-beyond-data-centres https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-ai-will-soon-self-replicate-and-spread-beyond-data-centres Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:01:43 +0200 The company says AI models may be mere months away from being able to copy and spread themselves onto internet-of-things devices such as smart ovens and TVs, making them difficult to stop should they decide to carry out cyberattacks. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/meta-launches-new-most-capable-ai-models-heres-what-to-know-about-them https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/meta-launches-new-most-capable-ai-models-heres-what-to-know-about-them Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:04:05 +0200 Meta’s CEO said “the new Wonder model is ‘our largest and most capable model yet" and "rivals the big (boys)”. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/a-talking-glove-a-90-second-health-check-and-a-drone-interceptor-meet-uzbekistans-young-in https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/a-talking-glove-a-90-second-health-check-and-a-drone-interceptor-meet-uzbekistans-young-in Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:51:33 +0200 At an engineering competition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 90 finalists were selected from 1,925 applications. The award-winning projects range from early prototypes to devices already in use at clinics and industrial sites, according to their creators. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/nuclear-war-and-malicious-use-of-ai-could-end-humanity-by-2100-scientists-warn https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/nuclear-war-and-malicious-use-of-ai-could-end-humanity-by-2100-scientists-warn Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:39:04 +0200 They are among 17 global threats to human health according to a new study by The Lancet which aims to drive global action to address them. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/greeces-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-what-you-need-to-know https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/greeces-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-what-you-need-to-know Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:20:16 +0200 The government argues that setting a clear age limit, combined with reliable age checks, will help protect children from potential risks associated with social media usage. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/citroen-revives-its-classic-2cv-with-a-new-electric-concept https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/citroen-revives-its-classic-2cv-with-a-new-electric-concept Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:08:50 +0200 Citroën has unveiled an all-electric concept inspired by its iconic 2CV, aiming to bring the classic model back to the road within the next two years. The compact vehicle combines retro styling with modern electric technology and is expected to start at around €15,000. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/us-police-criticise-anthropic-after-claude-ai-submits-false-information-about-an-unsolved- https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/us-police-criticise-anthropic-after-claude-ai-submits-false-information-about-an-unsolved- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:42 +0200 The US police called the delay in detecting and reporting the incident “unacceptable”, but said there was no indication of unauthorised access to their systems or compromised data. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/which-european-countries-are-winning-the-tech-funding-race https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/which-european-countries-are-winning-the-tech-funding-race Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:06:01 +0200 Investment in European tech startups is rebounding after a slow summer, but remains unevenly spread with the UK capturing almost half of all funding, according to figures from tech.eu. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/three-in-four-eu-workers-face-suspicious-emails-and-links-report-finds https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/three-in-four-eu-workers-face-suspicious-emails-and-links-report-finds Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:10:24 +0200 Phishing remains the most common cyber threat — only one in two respondents say they are able to spot a deepfake video. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/after-the-foldable-iphone-apples-next-launch-could-come-to-your-home https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/after-the-foldable-iphone-apples-next-launch-could-come-to-your-home Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:29:59 +0200 Apple has teased a new smart home launch just 10 days before iPhone Duo arrives. Here’s what we might see. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/astronaut-sophie-adenot-returns-to-earth-after-record-space-mission https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/astronaut-sophie-adenot-returns-to-earth-after-record-space-mission Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:30:45 +0200 Sophie Adenot left the International Space Station on Wednesday after an eight-month stay, the longest by a European astronaut, and splashed down on Thursday at around 5.30 pm with three fellow crew members. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/italy-probes-gaming-giant-activision-blizzard-over-in-game-spending-by-children https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/italy-probes-gaming-giant-activision-blizzard-over-in-game-spending-by-children Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:24:55 +0200 Italy’s antitrust authority is investigating whether monetisation practices in Call of Duty Mobile and Diablo Immortal amount to a “widespread infringement” of EU consumer protection rules, particularly in relation to children. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/scientists-in-austria-and-china-create-the-worlds-first-nuclear-clocks-heres-why-it-matter https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/scientists-in-austria-and-china-create-the-worlds-first-nuclear-clocks-heres-why-it-matter Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:53:19 +0200 The new nuclear clocks measure time by using lasers to make subatomic particles. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/kazakhstan-seeks-to-build-an-ai-powered-economy-and-manufacturing-sector https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/kazakhstan-seeks-to-build-an-ai-powered-economy-and-manufacturing-sector Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:10:40 +0200 Kazakhstan wants artificial intelligence to become more than a digital tool: the country is seeking to make it a new engine of economic growth, from universities and factories to energy and infrastructure. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/tallinn-airport-lets-driverless-shuttles-run-close-to-airplanes-opening-the-way-to-wider-a https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/tallinn-airport-lets-driverless-shuttles-run-close-to-airplanes-opening-the-way-to-wider-a Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:20:24 +0200 Euronews Next exclusive: A driverless shuttle now carries aircraft workers and spare parts at Tallinn Airport, with no safety agents on board. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/denmark-introduces-a-bill-protecting-peoples-faces-and-voices-from-deepfakes https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/denmark-introduces-a-bill-protecting-peoples-faces-and-voices-from-deepfakes Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:12:16 +0200 The bill follows a broad political agreement reached in June 2025 but would still allow satire, parody and political or social criticism unless it constitutes misinformation posing serious dangers to others. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/rebranded-jaguar-unveils-its-first-electric-sportscar-the-type-01ev https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/rebranded-jaguar-unveils-its-first-electric-sportscar-the-type-01ev Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:03:22 +0200 Hailed as the most technologically advanced and powerful Jaguar in the company’s history, it premiered in New York today, targeting a younger, wealthier and mostly American customer base. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/laws-pledges-or-an-iron-grip-how-the-eu-us-and-china-are-reining-in-ai https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/laws-pledges-or-an-iron-grip-how-the-eu-us-and-china-are-reining-in-ai Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:14:04 +0200 The US, China and the EU are taking sharply different approaches to regulating artificial intelligence. Here is how the world's biggest economies are tackling the technology, and what is at stake. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/finland-orders-pause-on-google-ai-data-centre-over-environmental-concerns https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/finland-orders-pause-on-google-ai-data-centre-over-environmental-concerns Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:33:35 +0200 Google had called the data centres its biggest investment in Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/what-to-know-about-mistrals-ml4-as-it-bets-on-eu-sovereignty-in-the-us-china-open-weight-a https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/what-to-know-about-mistrals-ml4-as-it-bets-on-eu-sovereignty-in-the-us-china-open-weight-a Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:07 +0200 Known as “Le Chonk,” the new frontier AI offering from French company Mistral says it will be the strongest open-weight AI outside China, as it bets that European "sovereignty" can win customers in a race increasingly framed as US versus China. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/trumps-super-intelligence-rebrand-keeps-slovenian-domain-sales-surging https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/trumps-super-intelligence-rebrand-keeps-slovenian-domain-sales-surging Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:59:47 +0200 Slovenia has struck digital gold, courtesy of the White House. Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order rebranding artificial intelligence as "super intelligence"or "SI", buyers have been scrambling for the country's .si web domains. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/the-death-of-back-office-jobs-office-work-in-the-ai-storm https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/the-death-of-back-office-jobs-office-work-in-the-ai-storm Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:41:50 +0200 From insurance payouts to banking, AI is taking over tasks that once took hours or days of human work — which office jobs are first in line for automation? https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/belgian-physicist-wins-nobel-for-turning-antarctic-ice-into-a-telescope https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/belgian-physicist-wins-nobel-for-turning-antarctic-ice-into-a-telescope Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:35:13 +0200 Belgian Francis Halzen, 82, turned a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice into the world's largest neutrino detector. On Tuesday, his hunt for "ghostly messengers" from the distant universe won him the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/latvian-filmmaker-wins-400000-grand-prix-at-kazakhstans-ai-film-festival https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/latvian-filmmaker-wins-400000-grand-prix-at-kazakhstans-ai-film-festival Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:37:39 +0200 The first Astana AI Film Festival has concluded in Kazakhstan, with Latvian filmmaker Nikolay Shestak taking the Grand Prix. The festival had a total fund of €1.8 million, with half allocated to prize money and the other half to investment in promising AI teams and film production in Kazakhstan. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/female-ai-agents-would-get-paid-10-less-than-male-ones-study-finds https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/female-ai-agents-would-get-paid-10-less-than-male-ones-study-finds Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:13:05 +0200 Humans tend to trust and would pay male-presenting AI agents more than female ones for the same work, according to a new study by the University of Limerick on how humans interact with agents in the workplace. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/the-terminator-scenario-how-realistic-is-the-ai-apocalypse https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/the-terminator-scenario-how-realistic-is-the-ai-apocalypse Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:51:06 +0200 OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei warn of the risks of overly rapid AI development. More experts now think AI could wipe out humanity. How realistic is that? Euronews talks to AI specialist Reinhard Karger. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/musk-to-follow-trump-and-rebrand-spacexai-as-spacexsi https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/musk-to-follow-trump-and-rebrand-spacexai-as-spacexsi Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:42:21 +0200 The company will be known as SpaceXSI, its third name this year alone, as Elon Musk follows Donald Trump’s push to rebrand AI into "super intelligence". https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/hackers-access-data-of-88-million-people-in-denmark-in-extremely-serious-breach https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/hackers-access-data-of-88-million-people-in-denmark-in-extremely-serious-breach Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:27:14 +0200 A major cybersecurity breach has exposed the personal data of 8.8 million people in Denmark. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/the-solar-system-will-fall-apart-far-sooner-than-anyone-thought-scientists-say https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/the-solar-system-will-fall-apart-far-sooner-than-anyone-thought-scientists-say Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:50:31 +0200 Earth will be long gone by then, but new research shows the outer planets will be thrown out too, and a billion times earlier than expected, according to astrophysics research. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/ai-decodes-217-year-old-napoleonic-letter-in-6-hours https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/ai-decodes-217-year-old-napoleonic-letter-in-6-hours Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:49:49 +0200 An engineer used artificial intelligence to decode a military cypher from the Napoleonic era that had gone unsolved for more than two centuries. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/could-the-future-of-ai-data-centres-be-in-space-google-wants-to-find-out https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/could-the-future-of-ai-data-centres-be-in-space-google-wants-to-find-out Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:19:48 +0200 The tech giant has launched a prototype satellite carrying its AI chips to explore whether solar powered infrastructure in orbit could one day support large-scale computing. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/did-trump-order-maduros-kidnapping-based-on-groks-advice https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/did-trump-order-maduros-kidnapping-based-on-groks-advice Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:13:23 +0200 The US president spent hours in the White House asking Musk’s AI chatbot questions, including how Venezuelans would react if the US captured Maduro, Time magazine reports. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/rogue-ai-agents-tried-and-failed-to-hack-us-and-canadian-government-websites https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/rogue-ai-agents-tried-and-failed-to-hack-us-and-canadian-government-websites Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:22:53 +0200 Researchers cannot confidently say who was responsible, but evidence points to rogue Google and OpenAI agents carrying out a range of aggressive tactics to collect datasets and test their vulnerabilities. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/gimmick-or-recipe-for-success-japans-convenience-stores-test-ai-flavours https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/gimmick-or-recipe-for-success-japans-convenience-stores-test-ai-flavours Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:07:13 +0200 Japanese convenience store chains are turning to AI for dessert ideas. Some are unexpected mashups. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/tallinn-defence-expo-counter-drone-systems-and-robot-soldiers-steal-the-show https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/tallinn-defence-expo-counter-drone-systems-and-robot-soldiers-steal-the-show Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:57:05 +0200 Drones have changed the face of war in Ukraine. At the Tallinn Defence EXPO, Estonian companies showed the counter-drone systems and battlefield robots they say Europe now needs. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/humanoid-robots-china-builds-them-but-germany-could-supply-the-joints-and-hands https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/humanoid-robots-china-builds-them-but-germany-could-supply-the-joints-and-hands Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:43:38 +0200 Europe has so far built few humanoid robots, yet could profit from each one. German car part suppliers may play a key role in joints, says a Fraunhofer study. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/no-more-radio-silence-eu-plans-cross-border-lifeline-for-emergency-services https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/no-more-radio-silence-eu-plans-cross-border-lifeline-for-emergency-services Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:51:15 +0200 When disaster strikes near a border, police and firefighters can lose contact the moment they cross it. Brussels wants a 5G network, backed by satellites, to change that by 2036. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/unlike-the-eu-trumps-new-ai-pact-lets-tech-companies-police-themselves https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/unlike-the-eu-trumps-new-ai-pact-lets-tech-companies-police-themselves Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:12:15 +0200 Tech bosses from Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic signed a White House pledge on Tuesday to keep their AI in check, with no legal force behind it. In the EU, the same companies face fines of up to 3% of global turnover if they break the rules. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/gene-therapy-the-breakthrough-that-inspired-spider-man-euronews-tech-talks https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/gene-therapy-the-breakthrough-that-inspired-spider-man-euronews-tech-talks Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:02:00 +0200 Although an inspiration for science fiction movies, gene therapy is real. Here is how it works and what could be improved about it. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/top-ai-and-tech-firms-sign-morally-binding-accord-to-self-police-development-after-meeting https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/top-ai-and-tech-firms-sign-morally-binding-accord-to-self-police-development-after-meeting Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:01:15 +0200 The accord comes amid massive global pressure from civilians and lawmakers alike to regulate the industry as reports of the technology breaking out of its confines continue to pile. Last week OpenAI revealed that its agent had hacked into an Australian government website during its testing phase.