Tech News

Latvian filmmaker wins AI film Grand Prix in Kazakhstan

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.

6 October 2026

Europe Today

MEP describes ‘immense shock’ after finding nude deepfakes of herself

Green MEP Lena Schilling has described nude deepfake images of herself and several other MEPs as “unacceptable”, saying their creators tried to take her “dignity away”.

6 October 2026

Europe Today

Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest again

Pedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. In France, students take to the streets again over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while MEPs debate Europe's housing crisis and AI deepfakes.

6 October 2026

Business

Schneider Electric shares plunge on record $22.6bn PTC deal

French energy technology group Schneider Electric has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boston-based PTC for $22.6bn (€20.1bn) to expand its industrial AI business. The French company's shares plummeted on Monday following the announcement.

5 October 2026

Markets

Why ordinary investors struggle to buy into the robotics boom

Most of the companies building the robots of the future are still private, leaving ordinary investors with limited options such as Tesla, diversified industrial groups or new vehicles like RoboStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed fund whose shares trade at more than twice the value of its assets.

5 October 2026

Health news

Swedish researchers build an ‘AI scientist’ that designs its own test

Swedes created an AI system that can carry out the full scientific process from hypothesis to results interpretation with minimal human input.

2 October 2026

Business

Europe’s carmakers compete with AI for chips and critical materials

Europe's car industry is most at risk from its reliance on a handful of countries for chips and critical materials, according to a new report which warns that going electric is pitting carmakers against AI and data centres for the same supplies.

30 September 2026

Business

Anthropic IPO filing warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity'

Anthropic has devoted almost a third of its IPO prospectus to risk factors, warning that its AI may pose "existential risks to humanity", while the filing also reveals a $42 billion (€36.9bn) net loss last year and a heavy reliance on just two customers.

29 September 2026

Business

Five million robots now work in factories as humanoid hype is tested

Over five million industrial robots now work in factories worldwide, the highest total ever recorded, even as Boston Dynamics shelves a stock listing and Chinese regulators slow a rush of humanoid IPOs, showing a widening gap between practical machines and the humanoids capturing headlines.

29 September 2026

Tech News

From answering questions to carrying out complex tasks: The next phase of AI

At the Google Cloud Summit in Doha, AI agents were a major focus as Qatar expands AI training and testing, raising questions over oversight and jobs.

28 September 2026

Europe News

Pope: AI must serve humans, not become a tool of domination

Pope Leo XIV, who has made AI a central component of his pontificate, warned against the dangers of the technology at UNESCO.

25 September 2026

Tech News

Could the EU AI Act deter 'housefishing' in European real estate?

AI-enhanced images in real estate listings are emerging across Europe. The new EU AI Act aims to help transparency.

25 September 2026

Tech News

How AI and robots provide companionship for people with Alzheimer’s

From conversational robots to an AI-powered voice, hospitals and care homes in France are testing new technologies to support people living with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions.

25 September 2026

Tech News

ICT Week puts $6bn AI data-centre pipeline in focus

At the Tashkent event, industrial uses and internationally active startups offer signs of a broader technology ecosystem taking shape. But affordable access to computing power remains a constraint for local companies.

24 September 2026

The Cube

Wave of AI videos showing far-right protests in Europe spreads online

A mass of AI-generated videos of protests across Europe has emerged on TikTok, which experts say aims to "amplify societal polarisation".

24 September 2026

Culture news

Ok computer: Would you call a sculpture created by an AI robot art?

In Italy's Carrara marble quarries, a centuries-old craft is being transformed by artificial intelligence. Robots can now carve complex sculptures from blocks of stone, raising a fundamental question: if a machine does the carving, where does the art begin and the craft end?

24 September 2026

Culture news

French literary sensation faces claims of using AI

Quebecois writer of Haitian origin Thélyson Orélien, longlisted for several major literary prizes, rejects accusations from the "Balance ton Claude" account and says in a statement he has faced racist attacks since arriving in France.

23 September 2026

Cinema

Tom Cruise says AI won’t mean the end of cinema: 'People want to see real things'

The Hollywood star spoke in London ahead of the world premiere of his new film 'Digger', saying that “people want that experience. They’re going to movie theaters. I always believe in humanity.”

23 September 2026

The Cube

AI-generated 'experts' front German-language political video network

Researchers identified 47 YouTube channels using artificial presenters to discuss conflicts, geopolitics and German politics, with videos recording more than 7.5 million views.

21 September 2026

Culture news

AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood suffers embarrassing glitch during now-viral interview

The now-viral exchange saw AI-generated "actress" Tilly Norwood abruptly switching languages during an interview to promote "her" feature film debut.

21 September 2026