Tech News

Why Anthropic and the US are at a standoff over AI military contract

AI company Anthropic and the US Pentagon are at a standoff. Here is all you need to know.

25 February 2026

Tech News

US Peace Corps launches new Tech Corps to bring AI expertise abroad

The Peace Corps is launching an AI division, which will send US tech experts to the developing world

23 February 2026

Tech News

China’s AI chatbots censor politically sensitive questions, study

Chinese AI models were more likely to refuse or inaccurately reply to politically-charged questions than non-Chinese models, a study has found.

20 February 2026

Health news

Experts warn open data may help AI design dangerous pathogens

More than 100 researchers call for safeguards on high-risk biological datasets to prevent AI misuse, which could create deadly pathogens.

18 February 2026

Tech News

China unleashes a new wave of AI models ahead of Lunar New Year

Major Chinese AI companies such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Zhipu have all announced launches in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year, while the industry awaits a possible new drop byDeepSeek.​

17 February 2026

Tech News

AI greenwashing: Big Tech’s AI climate promises fall flat, study finds

Only 26 percent of climate-related AI claims cite any academic papers, while 36 percent didn’t cite any evidence at all, according to German non-profit Beyond Fossil Fuels.

17 February 2026

Tech News

Creator of viral OpenClaw AI company to join OpenAI

Peter Steinberger said his next step is to build an AI agent that his mum can use and he believes that OpenAI is the best place to do that.

16 February 2026

Business

Will Big Tech's colossal AI spending crush Europe's data sovereignty?

Big Tech companies are going all in on AI development, raising their projected capital expenditure to over $700bn (€590bn) this year, an increase of roughly 75% compared to 2025.

16 February 2026

Tech News

Why you should beware of ChatGPT’s AI caricature trend

Images uploaded to AI chatbots could be retained for an unknown amount of time and, if in the wrong hands, could lead to impersonation, scams, and fake social media accounts.

14 February 2026

Tech News

UN approves 'first-ever' AI panel despite US objections

Antonio Guterres, the UN's secretary-general, said the panel is a 'foundational step toward global scientific understanding of AI.'

13 February 2026

Tech News

AI or human? Question rise over who’s posting on social site Moltbook

Moltbook claimed to be the exclusive social media site for autonomous agents, but a new study suggests there might be humans behind the posts.

12 February 2026

Markets

Spotify shares rise after record profits and spike in subscribers

Spotify nearly doubled its year-on-year profits in the final quarter of 2025. The company marked only its second, yet consecutive, profitable year to date consolidating its positive trajectory.

11 February 2026

Markets

Google parent company Alphabet plans to sell rare 100-year bond

Google’s parent company Alphabet is offering a rare 100-year bond in sterling markets after its original $20bn (€16.8bn) US dollar bond sale was massively oversubscribed. This makes it the first tech company to sell a century bond since Motorola in 1997.

10 February 2026

Health news

Can AI spot a medical lie if presented as a fact? Study finds

Large language models accept fake medical claims if presented as realistic in medical notes and social media discussions, a study has found.

10 February 2026

Tech News

Web Summit Qatar: Luma AI ramps up global expansion

Luma AI, the generative AI company behind advanced video and multimodal models, is expanding rapidly, positioning itself among a small group of companies pushing the frontier of artificial intelligence. CEO and Co-founder Amit Jain spoke to Euronews on the sidelines of Web Summit Qatar.

6 February 2026

United Arab Emirates

What happened on day one of World Governments Summit in Dubai?

The World Governments Summit opened in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday with calls for governance reform, AI oversight and diplomatic solutions to regional tensions. Euronews brings you the play-by-play of day one.

4 February 2026

Europe Today

Europe Today: European leaders in Dubai to discuss global trade and AI

Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.

3 February 2026

Tech News

Inside Moltbook, the a social network where AI bots hang out

No humans allowed: Inside the AI social network where AI bots can hang out and post ‘submots’.

2 February 2026

Tech News

Is AI really to blame for the job losses at Amazon?

Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 because of 'efficiency gains' from AI, but an economist says it will take time for firms that are adopting AI to see how their work flows change.

2 February 2026

Tech News

AI is an ‘existential danger,’ Anthropic CEO says

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, says that humanity needs to regulate the use of AI, otherwise it could lead to the creation of autocratic governments that utilise the technology to suppress populations.

28 January 2026