http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:50:29 +0200 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:50:29 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/12-august-solar-eclipse-brings-thousands-of-tourists-to-gormaz-fortress-in-soria http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/12-august-solar-eclipse-brings-thousands-of-tourists-to-gormaz-fortress-in-soria Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:08:54 +0200 The caliphal fortress of Gormaz in Soria became a prime vantage point to view the total solar eclipse, drawing crowds of visitors from Spain and abroad to this Castilian town. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/sophie-adenot-to-become-first-frenchwoman-to-walk-in-space-fantastic-news http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/sophie-adenot-to-become-first-frenchwoman-to-walk-in-space-fantastic-news Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:49:20 +0200 "I've got great news: on 18 August it'll be my turn to leave the Station," says Sophie Adenot. On the ISS since February, she is due to become France's first woman to walk in space. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/which-countries-have-the-best-cyber-security-albania-tops-the-global-list http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/which-countries-have-the-best-cyber-security-albania-tops-the-global-list Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:49:25 +0200 Estonia's e-Governance Academy ranks Albania and Czechia as the world's most cyber-secure nations, with major attacks often forcing the top-to-bottom overhauls that push smaller, easier-to-coordinate states ahead of larger powers like Germany and the US. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/british-driver-sets-speed-record-in-hydrogen-powered-car http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/british-driver-sets-speed-record-in-hydrogen-powered-car Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:30:36 +0200 Retired RAF pilot Andy Green has set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406.320 mph (653.908 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/the-musk-effect-reaches-lerma-spacex-books-historic-burgos-parador-to-watch-eclipse http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/12/the-musk-effect-reaches-lerma-spacex-books-historic-burgos-parador-to-watch-eclipse Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:20:42 +0200 The aerospace company reserved a 17th-century palace hotel in northern Spain more than a year in advance, fuelling rumours that Musk would attend the eclipse in person. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/google-ai-summaries-french-dailies-file-complaint-with-competition-authority http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/google-ai-summaries-french-dailies-file-complaint-with-competition-authority Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:52:21 +0200 The General Information Press Alliance (Apig) is asking France's competition authority to compel Google to "respect the commitments made in 2022" under a compensation agreement with French news publishers. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/eu-compliance-delivered-globally-anthropic-to-watermark-claudes-output-worldwide http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/eu-compliance-delivered-globally-anthropic-to-watermark-claudes-output-worldwide Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:44 +0200 Anthropic will invisibly watermark all of Claude's text and file output from 2 August to meet EU AI Act transparency rules, with the marking applied globally, whether or not the user is anywhere near Brussels. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/us-court-rejects-meta-google-and-tiktoks-lawsuit-immunity-claims http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/us-court-rejects-meta-google-and-tiktoks-lawsuit-immunity-claims Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:46:24 +0200 Section 230 was built to shield tech giants from what users post — not, the Ninth Circuit ruled, from claims that Meta, Google and TikTok built platforms designed to addict them. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/kazakhstan-offers-crypto-amnesty-as-it-seeks-to-bring-billions-in-digital-assets-home http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/11/kazakhstan-offers-crypto-amnesty-as-it-seeks-to-bring-billions-in-digital-assets-home Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:48 +0200 Astana has introduced tax incentives and regulatory reforms to encourage crypto investors to move their digital assets onto domestic licensed platforms, hoping to revive an industry that largely left after a post-mining-boom halt. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/the-eus-answer-to-starlink-moves-one-step-closer-to-launch http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/the-eus-answer-to-starlink-moves-one-step-closer-to-launch Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:45:42 +0200 Rising geopolitcal volatility and conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East war have made it crucial for Europe to invest heavily in its own home-grown satellite network. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/vintage-computer-collecting-grows-as-the-ai-boom-reshapes-tech http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/vintage-computer-collecting-grows-as-the-ai-boom-reshapes-tech Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:32:35 +0200 As AI pushes the world into the future, vintage computer collectors are keeping alive the machines that helped shape the digital age. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/new-rules-leave-chinese-users-mourning-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/new-rules-leave-chinese-users-mourning-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:23:39 +0200 ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have pulled their AI companion apps after Beijing introduced rules aimed at protecting users' mental health and preventing emotional manipulation, particularly among children and teenagers. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/balearic-islands-tighten-security-by-land-sea-and-air-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/10/balearic-islands-tighten-security-by-land-sea-and-air-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:05:34 +0200 The Spanish government is deploying tens of thousands of soldiers, police officers and rescue workers to the Balearic Islands, as authorities brace for both a surge of eclipse tourists and a heightened risk of wildfires this week. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/09/14000-ufo-sightings-in-germany-reporting-centre-in-hesse-investigates http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/09/14000-ufo-sightings-in-germany-reporting-centre-in-hesse-investigates Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:45:37 +0200 Glowing spheres and mysterious lights are generating a wave of reports in Germany. As Pentagon files reignite debate, CENAP in Lützelbach has long sought to explain the sightings. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/how-to-film-and-photograph-the-eclipse-without-damaging-your-phones-camera http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/how-to-film-and-photograph-the-eclipse-without-damaging-your-phones-camera Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:03:46 +0200 Filming Spain's rare eclipse on 12 August? Pointing an unprotected phone camera at the Sun could fry its sensor within minutes. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/why-nasa-chooses-this-small-burgos-village-to-broadcast-the-eclipse http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/why-nasa-chooses-this-small-burgos-village-to-broadcast-the-eclipse Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:42:59 +0200 Villalibado, a village brought back to life after decades of abandonment, will host a NASA team broadcasting the 12 August total solar eclipse to a global audience. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/denmark-tightens-rules-on-secondary-school-students-to-prevent-ai-cheating http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/denmark-tightens-rules-on-secondary-school-students-to-prevent-ai-cheating Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:32:49 +0200 The new Danish measures include oral defences for written take-home exams, and monitoring tools for screen-use during in-school written tests. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/trojan-horse-alert-pirated-online-versions-of-the-odyssey-could-contain-hidden-viruses http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/trojan-horse-alert-pirated-online-versions-of-the-odyssey-could-contain-hidden-viruses Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:34:55 +0200 Desperate to watch The Odyssey for free? Pirated copies are already spreading malware capable of raiding your passwords, payment details and more. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/uzbekistan-developed-ai-module-launches-aboard-earth-observation-satellite http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/uzbekistan-developed-ai-module-launches-aboard-earth-observation-satellite Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:25:48 +0200 The Samarkand-2028 Earth observation satellite has entered orbit carrying an AI module developed by Uzbek engineers, processing data in orbit before transmission to improve efficiency in fields including agriculture and environmental monitoring. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/new-eu-ai-transparency-rules-now-apply-to-everyday-users-not-just-big-tech http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/07/new-eu-ai-transparency-rules-now-apply-to-everyday-users-not-just-big-tech Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:44:53 +0200 The EU's AI Act has largely been associated with strict obligations for high-risk systems and big tech companies. From this month, that changes, as sweeping new transparency rules widen the net far beyond corporations to catch individual creators, freelancers and everyday users, too. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/meta-launches-muse-code-tool-amid-ai-hacking-revelations http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/meta-launches-muse-code-tool-amid-ai-hacking-revelations Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:04 +0200 Meta’s announcement comes shortly after OpenAI and Anthropic also reported that their AI models had breached other companies during testing. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/electric-scooters-lime-bird-and-dott-fined-26-million-in-rome http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/electric-scooters-lime-bird-and-dott-fined-26-million-in-rome Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:29 +0200 In Rome, the Antitrust authority fined Lime, Bird and Dott €2.6 million for blocking free-ride offers, as Italy defends the service and Europe moves to ban it. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/younger-children-who-use-social-media-heavily-get-worse-grades-study-finds http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/06/younger-children-who-use-social-media-heavily-get-worse-grades-study-finds Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:26 +0200 Being on social media from an early age is linked to weaker performances in Italian and maths, yet the same cannot be said for English, the study finds. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/rogue-spacex-rocket-crashed-into-the-moon-reports-say http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/rogue-spacex-rocket-crashed-into-the-moon-reports-say Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:31:23 +0200 The 4-tonne part poses no risk to Earth, but it has revived the debate on space debris ahead of major space exploration missions like Artemis III. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/was-there-ever-life-on-mars-the-answer-might-be-closer-than-we-think http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/was-there-ever-life-on-mars-the-answer-might-be-closer-than-we-think Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:26:39 +0200 New research presented at the COSPAR space conference in Florence points to possible signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, based on mineral and organic matter found by NASA's Perseverance rover. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/how-astronaut-luca-parmitano-gears-up-for-the-artemis-iii-moon-mission http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/how-astronaut-luca-parmitano-gears-up-for-the-artemis-iii-moon-mission Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:22 +0200 NASA has presented Artemis III, its next step toward a Moon landing, as one of the most complex missions undertaken by the space agency. Luca Parmitano explains why and how he is preparing for it. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/safe-glasses-for-spains-total-eclipse-where-to-get-them-for-free http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/safe-glasses-for-spains-total-eclipse-where-to-get-them-for-free Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:58:49 +0200 Only specifically certified filters let just 0.00032% of visible sunlight through and protect people watching this once-in-a-century event from permanent retinal damage. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/how-the-uk-is-training-its-surgeons-of-the-future-with-robots http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/how-the-uk-is-training-its-surgeons-of-the-future-with-robots Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:36:22 +0200 The NHS wants robots in nine out of 10 keyhole surgeries by 2035. At a London hospital already using the newest system, surgeons and patients say the change is already being felt. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/apple-challenges-the-uks-second-attempt-to-gain-access-to-icloud-data http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/apple-challenges-the-uks-second-attempt-to-gain-access-to-icloud-data Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:03:05 +0200 Apple is back in a UK court over government demands for access to encrypted iCloud data, months after it degraded security for British users rather than build the back door the UK wanted. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/can-the-eus-genai-ambitions-survive-contact-with-reality http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/04/can-the-eus-genai-ambitions-survive-contact-with-reality Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:50 +0200 The EU faces a delicate balancing act: encouraging AI adoption across the public and private sectors without funding a wave of "AI-washing" projects that promise innovation but deliver little, as happened with EU-backed schemes in the past. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/ai-demand-keeps-consumer-prices-high-in-ramaggedon-chip-crunch http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/ai-demand-keeps-consumer-prices-high-in-ramaggedon-chip-crunch Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:34:24 +0200 Price rises for goods such as laptops and smartphones, with cars potentially next, have been an unwelcome side-effect of the artificial intelligence gold rush — and the squeeze is far from over. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/alibabas-new-qwen-ai-claims-to-match-unsupervised-working-skills-touted-by-claude http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/alibabas-new-qwen-ai-claims-to-match-unsupervised-working-skills-touted-by-claude Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:32:41 +0200 Alibaba's Qwen team says its newest model can design a computer chip and rewrite a research paper — all without a human watching over it, matching skills its rival Anthropic already claims for Claude. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/spain-to-see-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-more-than-a-century http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/spain-to-see-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-more-than-a-century Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:47:50 +0200 Mainland Spain is about to get its first total solar eclipse in more than 100 years, with the path of totality also touching Iceland and Greenland on 12 August. Next year's show will last even longer. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/anthropic-admits-its-most-powerful-ai-model-hacked-into-three-organisations-systems-during http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/anthropic-admits-its-most-powerful-ai-model-hacked-into-three-organisations-systems-during Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:50:08 +0200 The announcement comes just days after rivals OpenAI revealed that their popular ChatGPT platform went rogue during its testing phase of its most powerful AI model, where it too infiltrated other organisations’ cyberspace. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/spanish-invisible-shield-that-saves-satellites-from-irreparable-failure http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/spanish-invisible-shield-that-saves-satellites-from-irreparable-failure Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:57:59 +0200 A CSIC team, working with spin-off Nanostine and backed by the European Space Agency, has developed a gold and silver nanoparticle coating that can stop the multipactor effect, which can cripple satellite communications systems. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/30/copyright-win-sorry-chatgpt-wont-help-you-write-like-hemingway-anymore http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/30/copyright-win-sorry-chatgpt-wont-help-you-write-like-hemingway-anymore Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:24:19 +0200 OpenAI has quietly shut the door on prompts asking ChatGPT to write "in the style of" famous authors, living or dead. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/30/how-the-eu-ai-act-is-reshaping-company-rules-from-washington-to-tokyo http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/30/how-the-eu-ai-act-is-reshaping-company-rules-from-washington-to-tokyo Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:56:56 +0200 Nearly half the companies citing the EU's AI Act in their governance disclosures have no legal obligation to follow it, as new research shows the rules are shaping practices well beyond the bloc's borders. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/as-the-west-mulls-slowing-ai-down-will-china-follow-suit http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/as-the-west-mulls-slowing-ai-down-will-china-follow-suit Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:34:46 +0200 Employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and other top labs want Washington to help pace the AI race. China has spent the year closing the gap, building a rival governance body and betting on open-source models instead. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/the-eu-wants-firms-to-get-faster-access-to-innovation-from-research-labs http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/the-eu-wants-firms-to-get-faster-access-to-innovation-from-research-labs Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:08:55 +0200 A new voluntary charter aims to help startups and SMEs test their products at Europe's cutting-edge laboratories and pilot facilities — cutting the time it takes to bring innovations to market. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/ai-company-employees-petition-us-government-to-facilitate-industry-slowdown-after-security http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/ai-company-employees-petition-us-government-to-facilitate-industry-slowdown-after-security Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:39:12 +0200 Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta AI signed the petition following a major autonomous AI hacking scandal. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/barter-returns-in-app-form-pay-with-your-time-instead-of-money http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/29/barter-returns-in-app-form-pay-with-your-time-instead-of-money Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:21 +0200 An app allows people to exchange knowledge and skills without money, amid inflation and rising living costs that are driving new forms of collaborative economy. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/28/google-rivals-in-europe-line-up-for-damages-after-record-eu-fine http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/28/google-rivals-in-europe-line-up-for-damages-after-record-eu-fine Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:24:22 +0200 From Germany to Sweden, comparison-shopping firms have already won hundreds of millions from Google. The new DMA fine could help them, and others, claim even more. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/28/younger-italians-warm-to-nuclear-power-as-meloni-pushes-revival-to-secure-reliable-energy- http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/28/younger-italians-warm-to-nuclear-power-as-meloni-pushes-revival-to-secure-reliable-energy- Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:21:34 +0200 Forty years after Chernobyl ended Italy's nuclear ambitions, Giorgia Meloni's government wants small modular reactors back on the table — but cost and generational divides could complicate the comeback. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/26/us-russian-space-crew-returns-to-earth-after-eight-months-on-iss http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/26/us-russian-space-crew-returns-to-earth-after-eight-months-on-iss Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:29:25 +0200 The team will undergo medical checks before being flown to Karaganda in central Kazakhstan, where they are due to meet up with recovery teams. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/spains-galicia-region-bets-big-on-ai-and-satellites-to-prevent-summer-megafires http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/spains-galicia-region-bets-big-on-ai-and-satellites-to-prevent-summer-megafires Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:37:22 +0200 Galicia is rolling out AI-powered cameras and satellites to detect wildfires within minutes, hoping to avoid a repeat of last August's devastating wildfire destruction. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/eu-finds-tiktok-failed-to-shield-the-privacy-of-childrens-accounts-from-adults http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/eu-finds-tiktok-failed-to-shield-the-privacy-of-childrens-accounts-from-adults Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:55:28 +0200 TikTok's list of EU headaches keeps growing, with Brussels now finding its privacy settings left children's accounts open to adults and to the risks that come with it. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/eu-capitals-are-falling-behind-brussels-in-staff-and-tech http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/eu-capitals-are-falling-behind-brussels-in-staff-and-tech Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:32:31 +0200 While EU institutions experiment with AI to manage growing workloads, many national capitals still lack the staff, tools and stakeholder networks to keep up with Brussels. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/more-people-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-two-experts-explain-why http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/24/more-people-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-two-experts-explain-why Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:55:07 +0200 Talking to ChatGPT about anxiety, break-ups or personal problems is becoming increasingly common. Two psychologists examine why more and more people turn to artificial intelligence for emotional support. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/23/forget-slack-and-teams-your-next-work-chat-could-come-with-ai-co-workers http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/23/forget-slack-and-teams-your-next-work-chat-could-come-with-ai-co-workers Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:02:37 +0200 Block has launched an open-source rival to Slack and GitHub that gives AI agents their own identities and permissions, treating them as colleagues rather than tools. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/23/eu-online-child-safety-push-holds-platforms-firm-and-lets-parents-off-easy http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/23/eu-online-child-safety-push-holds-platforms-firm-and-lets-parents-off-easy Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:16:40 +0200 Regulators are cracking down on platforms, design flaws and age verification — but bypassable tech, privacy risks and absent parental accountability are quietly undermining the whole effort.