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Pupils getting worse at reading, maths and science, PISA study shows

Student performance in reading, maths and science is declining across OECD countries, and the traditional divide between advantaged students and disadvantaged pupils no longer holds. How do EU countries measure up?

8 September 2026

Business

French start-up Mistral AI raises €3 billion in Samsung-led round

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.

8 September 2026

Culture news

Donald Trump as Green Lantern? Why the Trump administration needs to stop (mis)using pop culture references

If you reference a pop culture touchstone in an AI-generated clip, it's probably best you understand even the most basic tenet of the source material.

8 September 2026

Tech News

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’

Volker Türk has called for urgent global safeguards, independent checks and agreed limits on advanced artificial intelligence.

7 September 2026

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Culture news

Dolly Parton’s sister criticises 'AI and endless garbage' shared following country icon’s death

Stella Parton has shared her family had been subjected to “incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers” after the Queen of Country’s death.

7 September 2026

Tech News

IFA 2026: Xiaomi wants its smart-home cars on European roads by 2027

Xiaomi is done being just a phone brand. At IFA 2026, it laid out plans to launch electric cars in Europe by 2027, all wired into a smart-home ecosystem it calls Human x Car x Home.

6 September 2026

Tech News

IFA 2026: Looking beyond the smart home with Haier

From AI-powered appliances to humanoid robots, Haier is using IFA 2026 to showcase its vision of the "intelligent home". Euronews spoke to Haier Europe CEO Neil Tunstall about what comes after the smart home — and how soon some of these ideas could become reality.

5 September 2026

Tech News

From giant TVs to 'James Bond glasses': TCL's vision for the future

TCL is showcasing its vision of a more connected home at IFA 2026. Euronews spoke to TCL Europe chief marketing officer Stefan Streit about where AI and display technology could take everyday life next.

4 September 2026

Tech News

IFA 2026: What could the home of the future look like?

From AI-powered appliances and smart beds to connected pet gadgets and robot dogs, Euronews went to IFA 2026 in Berlin to see how new technology could reshape life at home.

4 September 2026

Business

Workers say AI makes them look more skilled than they are, study finds

A survey of nearly 10,000 employees across Europe and the Americas has found that most believe AI flatters their professional reputation, with 64% admitting they have used it to complete work they could not have done alone, raising an awkward question for managers deciding who to promote.

4 September 2026

Tech News

Germany's rearmament reshaping Munich as a defence tech hub

Behind the record budgets and drone contracts lies a story of ex-carmakers retraining for the battlefield and a city racing to build faster than its own permitting system will allow.

1 September 2026

Culture news

‘Disgusting’: Donald Trump faces backlash for posting AI image of him and Dolly Parton

In one of his latest AI slop posts, Trump took to Truth Social to share an AI-generated illustration of him arm in arm with Dolly Parton walking around the White House. This was a step too far for fans of the artist, who died this week and has left millions mourning her loss.

Health news

World-first: AI guides live UK brain surgery to save patient's sight

A British man has become the first patient in the world to undergo brain surgery guided live by artificial intelligence, in an operation that saved his sight.

USA

Data centre trap: Trump's AI ambition puts Republicans on defensive

Less than three months before the midterm elections, Republicans are already facing tough headwinds – and now an unlikely issue has the potential to galvanise voters against them even further.

Business

Nvidia earnings preview: The report the entire market is waiting on

Nvidia will report its second-quarter results after the US market closes on Wednesday, with analysts expecting revenue of roughly $92 billion (€78.8bn) and investors treating the chipmaker's guidance as a verdict on whether the AI rally still has room to run.

Culture news

Australia bans AI-generated music from its official charts

Australia's move comes as AI music floods streaming platforms, with a new study finding 38.5% of music released globally in July involved AI.

Tech News

Meta smart glasses ban ignores Europe's wider surveillance threat

The German digital rights group filed a criminal complaint against Meta/Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising concerns about the proportionality and applicability of the same idea in other EU Member States.

Culture news

Alarming study reveals that almost 40 per cent of music released globally in July 2026 used AI

The use of AI in music creation continues to be a divisive topic and recent figures confirm that the onslaught of AI-generated tracks is not slowing down. Worse, certain artists are becoming more open about using the controversial technology.

Tech News

OpenAI slows down its model development amid cybersecurity concerns

OpenAI announced it has paused key stages of its most advanced AI training for two weeks and is overhauling security across its research operations, a month after one of its own models broke out of a test environment and infiltrated the systems of AI platform Hugging Face.

Tech News

From code to reasoning: AI reshapes the skills of young programmers

At the International Olympiad in Informatics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 386 young programmers from 97 countries faced six algorithmic problems as AI reshapes coding, problem-solving and computer science education.