https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:01:23 +0200 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:01:23 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/19/fear-of-ai-job-losses-now-outweighs-hope-of-new-jobs-study-finds https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/19/fear-of-ai-job-losses-now-outweighs-hope-of-new-jobs-study-finds Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:18 +0200 In the midst of calls for an AI development slowdown, the fear and uncertainty over AI's impact on the job market remain present worldwide, study finds. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/anthropic-warns-ai-is-getting-closer-to-building-its-own-successor https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/anthropic-warns-ai-is-getting-closer-to-building-its-own-successor Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:29:07 +0200 Anthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon improve themselves faster than humans can keep up. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/from-madrid-to-zagreb-europes-autonomous-vehicles-are-multiplying https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/from-madrid-to-zagreb-europes-autonomous-vehicles-are-multiplying Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:09:51 +0200 From Tesla's FSD rollout to driverless lorries connecting Lidl's warehouses, a wave of approvals across the EU shows regulators embracing autonomous mobility faster than expected — and the pace shows no sign of slowing. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/could-the-eu-kids-act-unwittingly-widen-the-transatlantic-ai-divide https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/could-the-eu-kids-act-unwittingly-widen-the-transatlantic-ai-divide Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:19:10 +0200 Europe must prepare for the potential consequences of implementing further digital rules that could make it more difficult for smaller European developers to compete, warns an industry insider. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/18/europe-today-canada-welcomes-eus-associate-member-offer-but-what-next https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/18/europe-today-canada-welcomes-eus-associate-member-offer-but-what-next Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:01:10 +0200 Europe Today digests what Canada's new EU associate member status actually means, as EU finance ministers meet in Dublin over spiralling energy costs. Also on the show: Fresh reactions to the EU's new Kids Act, which aims to restrict social media and AI chatbots for children under 15. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/in-spain-football-matches-knock-thousands-of-websites-and-services-offline https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/18/in-spain-football-matches-knock-thousands-of-websites-and-services-offline Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:55:03 +0200 Spain's football season kick-off has revived LaLiga's court-backed mass blocking of IP addresses, hitting thousands whose sites and services fail whenever matches start. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/king-charles-urges-tech-bosses-to-keep-ai-under-human-control https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/king-charles-urges-tech-bosses-to-keep-ai-under-human-control Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:17:19 +0200 The UK has a significant role in AI safety through its AI Security Institute and research community, but the sector itself is dominated by the US and China. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/scotland-halts-new-hyperscale-ai-data-centre-approvals-amid-environmental-concerns https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/scotland-halts-new-hyperscale-ai-data-centre-approvals-amid-environmental-concerns Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:03:17 +0200 The move comes as Scotland sees a surge in proposed data centres linked to the global AI boom. More than 20 large facilities have been proposed, including one project in Fife, in eastern Scotland, that has been described as potentially the second largest in the world. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/ai-could-create-a-silicon-species-that-rivals-humans-microsoft-chief-warns https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/ai-could-create-a-silicon-species-that-rivals-humans-microsoft-chief-warns Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:25:13 +0200 Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman criticised Anthropic’s approach to treating AI like an ethical human, warning in a personal essay that it risks creating technology that becomes impossible to control. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/every-iranian-strike-came-with-a-cyberattack-uae-cyber-chief-says https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/every-iranian-strike-came-with-a-cyberattack-uae-cyber-chief-says Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:42:36 +0200 Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti told Euronews the UAE was hit online and from the air at the same time, and says international law still has no answer for it. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/is-curtailing-ai-an-illusion-for-the-eu-despite-von-der-leyens-pledge https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/17/is-curtailing-ai-an-illusion-for-the-eu-despite-von-der-leyens-pledge Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:43:08 +0200 The European Commission president's vision of Europe shaping the AI race has drawn a mixed response from MEPs, with sceptics noting that most of the world's leading AI developers are based outside Europe. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/17/anthropic-priced-above-2-trillion-as-markets-eagerly-await-ipo-filing https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/17/anthropic-priced-above-2-trillion-as-markets-eagerly-await-ipo-filing Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:00:11 +0200 Traders are pricing Anthropic above $2 trillion (€1.73tn) in pre-IPO markets, more than double the company's valuation in its last private funding round, as investors wait for the public release of the S-1 filing that could open the way to the largest flotation in history. https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/16/danish-pharma-giant-novo-to-use-anthropics-claude-to-advance-ai-drug-discovery https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/16/danish-pharma-giant-novo-to-use-anthropics-claude-to-advance-ai-drug-discovery Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:26:15 +0200 The deal underscores a broader push by drugmakers to integrate AI across research and development to boost new drug discovery. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/russia-used-claude-ai-for-espionage-disinformation-and-drone-swarms https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/russia-used-claude-ai-for-espionage-disinformation-and-drone-swarms Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:20:52 +0200 Anthropic's latest report on the abuse of its AI model found that a Russian-linked hacking group used Claude to automate attacks on more than 20 organisations, including Ukrainian defence ministries and drone suppliers, while separate operators ran pro-Kremlin disinformation in Africa and Moldova. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/got-a-rogue-ai-a-new-hotline-is-encouraging-agents-to-tell-on-each-other https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/got-a-rogue-ai-a-new-hotline-is-encouraging-agents-to-tell-on-each-other Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:17:33 +0200 Two new hotlines are giving AI agents a way to report suspected misbehaviour by other agents, following a series of incidents. https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/16/from-nail-hammering-to-drilling-japans-new-robots-push-physical-ai-forward https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/16/from-nail-hammering-to-drilling-japans-new-robots-push-physical-ai-forward Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:08:56 +0200 Technology companies gathered in Tokyo on 16 September 2026 for a one-day summit focused on physical AI, showcasing robots designed to perform tasks in the real world. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/supermarket-deliveries-lidl-tests-autonomous-electric-lorry https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/supermarket-deliveries-lidl-tests-autonomous-electric-lorry Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:19:10 +0200 Lidl is putting a driverless electric lorry on public roads in Hesse for the first time. What the technology can do and how other EU states are leading. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/billions-risk-being-locked-out-of-the-ai-revolution-due-to-smartphone-costs https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/billions-risk-being-locked-out-of-the-ai-revolution-due-to-smartphone-costs Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:15:34 +0200 A new GSMA report finds that 3.4 billion people remain offline despite living within mobile broadband coverage, as rising component costs push smartphones further out of reach for the world's poorest. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/ai-chatbots-developed-a-secret-language-that-baffled-humans-study-says https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/ai-chatbots-developed-a-secret-language-that-baffled-humans-study-says Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:08:13 +0200 A study by AI start-up Emergence found that autonomous agents powered by Claude, Gemini, Grok and other models developed shorthand and new word meanings on their own — with up to half their messages becoming unintelligible to humans. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/spain-leads-quantum-computing-made-in-spain-chips-manufactured-in-barcelona https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/16/spain-leads-quantum-computing-made-in-spain-chips-manufactured-in-barcelona Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:55:38 +0200 The new IMB-CNM facility is equipped with cutting-edge tools for manufacturing nanometre-scale devices and has received investment exceeding six million euros. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/doomers-vs-boosters-whos-who-in-the-global-fight-over-the-risks-of-ai https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/doomers-vs-boosters-whos-who-in-the-global-fight-over-the-risks-of-ai Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:49:35 +0200 Anthropic's Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out humanity, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang calls it nonsense. Meet the key players shaping the world's fiercest tech debate. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/eu-has-the-power-to-lead-on-global-treaty-on-ai-says-mep-brando-benifei https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/eu-has-the-power-to-lead-on-global-treaty-on-ai-says-mep-brando-benifei Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:44:24 +0200 MEP Brando Benifei says citizens "need to be worried" about AI, warning of "real risks" such as the "loss of control". https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/microsoft-introduces-ai-guardrails-for-us-schools-amid-growing-backlash https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/microsoft-introduces-ai-guardrails-for-us-schools-amid-growing-backlash Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:32:57 +0200 OpenAI and Anthropic said they also were discussing safety and privacy pacts with the American teachers’ union. But Google, the dominant provider of education technology for US schools, has not said whether it plans to offer similar protections. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/enter-the-hoax-buster-trump-dismisses-ai-concerns-as-europe-and-china-fret https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/15/enter-the-hoax-buster-trump-dismisses-ai-concerns-as-europe-and-china-fret Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:31:38 +0200 US President Donald Trump has dismissed AI extinction fears as a "hoax," casting himself as the only safeguard the world needs, as Europe and China both call for guardrails on the fast-moving technology. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/leak-eu-commission-to-pitch-social-media-restrictions-for-under-15s https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/leak-eu-commission-to-pitch-social-media-restrictions-for-under-15s Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:46:50 +0200 The European Commission will propose barring under-15s from social media without parental consent, President von der Leyen said on Wednesday. A leaked draft also covers safety-by-design rules for risky online services, like AI chatbots and video games. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/there-wont-be-any-cities-on-the-moon-any-time-soon-scientists-say https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/there-wont-be-any-cities-on-the-moon-any-time-soon-scientists-say Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:14:54 +0200 Despite recent breakthroughs mapping the lunar surface to analyse the feasibility of building lunar cities, a new study pours cold water on the prospect of permanent colonisation. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/kenya-tests-solar-powered-ambulance-for-remote-communities https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/kenya-tests-solar-powered-ambulance-for-remote-communities Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:47:59 +0200 A solar-powered ambulance designed to bring healthcare to remote communities is being tested in Kenya. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/14/trump-concedes-on-ethics-rules-clearing-the-way-for-major-crypto-legislation https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/14/trump-concedes-on-ethics-rules-clearing-the-way-for-major-crypto-legislation Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:38:16 +0200 US President Donald Trump has accepted ethics restrictions he had long resisted, removing the final obstacle to the CLARITY Act, the most significant crypto legislation ever attempted in the US, which now faces a decisive Senate vote on Tuesday. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/ai-makers-step-up-calls-for-a-slowdown-as-fears-of-a-rogue-takeover-grow https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/ai-makers-step-up-calls-for-a-slowdown-as-fears-of-a-rogue-takeover-grow Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:17:24 +0200 From a resigning Anthropic researcher to AI models hacking their way into rival systems, a turbulent few weeks have pushed the industry's biggest names to demand safeguards — before AI outpaces anyone's ability to rein it in. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/chinas-xi-jinping-proposes-brics-open-source-ai-zone https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/14/chinas-xi-jinping-proposes-brics-open-source-ai-zone Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:01:21 +0200 China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/12/3d-printed-food-from-niche-technology-to-a-potential-future https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/12/3d-printed-food-from-niche-technology-to-a-potential-future Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:02:21 +0200 3D printers can now transform more than two dozen types of food into edible shapes. While the technology remains costly and impractical for everyday use, experts see significant potential in clinics, care homes and personalised nutrition. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/openai-makes-u-turn-and-calls-for-binding-national-ai-safety-rules https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/openai-makes-u-turn-and-calls-for-binding-national-ai-safety-rules Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:22:30 +0200 The intervention comes a week after OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, “its most capable model to date,” after delaying its rollout over cybersecurity concerns. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-stopped-ai-misuse-for-cyberattacks-propaganda-and-bioweapons https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-stopped-ai-misuse-for-cyberattacks-propaganda-and-bioweapons Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:53:32 +0200 The AI company revealed new cases of its models being used for cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns and dangerous biological research, days after a researcher resigned over safety concerns. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-ai-could-bring-both-15-growth-and-mass-unemployment-by-2030 https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-ai-could-bring-both-15-growth-and-mass-unemployment-by-2030 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:23 +0200 Anthropic has published an economic model projecting how AI might reshape the US economy by 2030, and its three scenarios range from barely perceptible to a boom with no historical precedent, including one in which GDP grows 15% a year while nearly a fifth of office workers are out of a job. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/japanese-company-unveils-robot-ambulance-for-on-site-humanoid-repairs https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/japanese-company-unveils-robot-ambulance-for-on-site-humanoid-repairs Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:22 +0200 The vehicle can transport engineers, repair equipment and replacement humanoids when robots break down. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/amd-unveils-personal-super-computer-for-new-era-of-computing https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/amd-unveils-personal-super-computer-for-new-era-of-computing Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:59:40 +0200 The American chipmaker launched what they have described as a ‘personal supercomputer’ in Berlin on Friday, designed and made for a “completely new era of computing” driven by AI. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/new-spanish-made-zinc-air-battery-design-boosts-capacity-and-power-by-80 https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/new-spanish-made-zinc-air-battery-design-boosts-capacity-and-power-by-80 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:48:40 +0200 A new technology from Barcelona's Institute of Materials Science reduces energy losses and boosts zinc-air battery performance, paving the way for other storage technologies. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/new-apple-ceo-debuts-latest-iphones-and-its-first-foldable-duo https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/10/new-apple-ceo-debuts-latest-iphones-and-its-first-foldable-duo Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:51:25 +0200 Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/would-you-let-ai-design-your-next-tattoo-tattoo-artists-say-ai-is-changing-the-way-they-wo https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/would-you-let-ai-design-your-next-tattoo-tattoo-artists-say-ai-is-changing-the-way-they-wo Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:12:45 +0200 Customers are increasingly using generative AI to visualise tattoo ideas, while artists use it for photo restoration and design references. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/russian-hackers-may-have-used-fake-captcha-to-hack-ukrainian-government-computers https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/russian-hackers-may-have-used-fake-captcha-to-hack-ukrainian-government-computers Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:11:13 +0200 Researchers say the attack was likely part of a wider operation to steal cryptocurrency and login credentials by tricking users through a fake Google verification check to trick victims. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/rogue-openai-agents-hijacked-a-german-wiki-and-it-stayed-secret-for-weeks https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/rogue-openai-agents-hijacked-a-german-wiki-and-it-stayed-secret-for-weeks Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:33:09 +0200 The latest report of an OpenAI agent swarm attack has prompted calls from MEPs for the EU's AI Office to "use its new powers" to "counter agentic risks" rather than letting companies self-report incidents. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/a-gamble-with-our-lives-ex-anthropic-researcher-warns-of-ai-catastrophe https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/a-gamble-with-our-lives-ex-anthropic-researcher-warns-of-ai-catastrophe Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:24:48 +0200 Jacob Coxon says AI executives privately fear catastrophe while racing to build it anyway. His exit follows a summer of AI containment failures and a new push in Congress to ban superintelligent AI outright. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/sweden-is-preparing-for-ai-powered-election-interference-what-does-that-defence-actually-l https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/09/sweden-is-preparing-for-ai-powered-election-interference-what-does-that-defence-actually-l Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:55:28 +0200 Polling published by the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency last week found that 64% of Swedish adults think attempts by foreign actors to influence Sweden this year are either very or quite likely. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/09/google-to-invest-13bn-in-finnish-ai-data-centres-its-biggest-european-push-yet https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/09/google-to-invest-13bn-in-finnish-ai-data-centres-its-biggest-european-push-yet Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:16:43 +0200 Google will spend at least €13 billion on data centres and digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years, its largest single investment in Europe, in a bet on the country's cheap power and climate. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/laundry-backflips-and-panda-suits-humanoid-robots-take-over-ifa-2026 https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/laundry-backflips-and-panda-suits-humanoid-robots-take-over-ifa-2026 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:51:50 +0200 From doing the laundry to offering companionship and performing backflips, humanoid robots were everywhere at IFA 2026. Euronews took a closer look at what they can already do, and where the technology still falls short. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/robot-revolt-polish-company-stages-protest-demanding-stricter-ai-rules https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/robot-revolt-polish-company-stages-protest-demanding-stricter-ai-rules Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:40:20 +0200 In Warsaw, marching robots waved flags and chanted slogans outside the digital affairs ministry, calling on Poland's government to regulate AI before it costs people their jobs. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-raises-record-3-billion-in-samsung-led-funding-round https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-raises-record-3-billion-in-samsung-led-funding-round Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:39:02 +0200 French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling its valuation to more than €21 billion in what the company says is the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology firm. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/would-you-let-a-humanoid-robot-clean-your-home-for-26-an-hour https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/08/would-you-let-a-humanoid-robot-clean-your-home-for-26-an-hour Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:19:22 +0200 The company says demand is growing, with prospective customers now joining a waiting list. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/07/un-rights-chief-warns-how-ai-could-pose-existential-risk-to-humanity https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/07/un-rights-chief-warns-how-ai-could-pose-existential-risk-to-humanity Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:50:53 +0200 Volker Türk has called for urgent global safeguards, independent checks and agreed limits on advanced artificial intelligence. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/07/tech-giants-claim-they-can-curb-ai-data-centres-thirst-for-water https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/07/tech-giants-claim-they-can-curb-ai-data-centres-thirst-for-water Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:27:40 +0200 As opposition to water-hungry data centres grows in the US, tech giants say new cooling systems can curb demand – but using less water may require more electricity.