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How this country is using AI in schools

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Smart Regions

The free digital campus training people in cutting-edge technologies

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Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein has launched a digital campus with over 600 online and in-person courses on AI, virtual and augmented reality and other cutting-edge technologies. It is free of charge and open to all.

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Humanoid robots and smart homes put AI centre stage at VivaTech 2026 in Paris

France is putting artificial intelligence and robotics in the spotlight at VivaTech 2026, which opened on 17 June at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

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Inside Amazon’s vision for AI, robotics and jobs in Europe

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As policymakers across Europe debate how AI should reshape labour markets, Amazon’s European operations are a working example of how technology deployment and workforce participation can evolve together.

Europe News

Western fears over Trump's AI ‘kill switch’ become reality at G7

Western allies arrived at the G7 AI summit unsettled after the Trump administration cut off foreign access to Anthropic's most powerful models, confirming Europe's kill-switch fears and providing yet another boost for its tech sovereignty agenda.

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Economy

The skills employers value most in the AI era may surprise you

As AI takes on more routine tasks, employers are placing a higher premium on judgment, creativity and leadership, according to a new PwC report.

Business

Ukrainian AI fintech startup chooses Doha as base after Qatari backing

GRO, a Ukrainian-founded AI fintech startup, is establishing its base in Doha after securing backing from Qatar's newly launched GrowthX Capital fund.

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China tests AI robot cleaners in homes

China is testing AI robot cleaners in Beijing homes, where machines assist human cleaners in early trials focused on data collection and domestic tasks.

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Dubai is training its private sector in agentic AI – here's why

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Dubai bets on agentic AI, aiming to overhaul half of public services and mobilise the private sector with training, incubators and investment funds.

Tech News

South Summit insists AI is not a threat

South Summit opens in Madrid with debate centred on AI, as organisers, investors and politicians call for a more competitive Europe that retains talent and startups.

Europe News

EU launches major tech push to break US and China dependence

The EU is betting big on cloud computing and chips to reduce its technological dependence on the US and China, and to re-enter the global tech race. But whether it will succeed and how the two superpowers will react remain open questions.

East-West Connect

How AI is reshaping government services

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Kazakhstan is advancing large-scale digitalisation and AI integration across government services in a bid to transform the economy and boost its GDP.

Europe News

EU eyes new AI envoy, but the role is still to be fully defined

The EU Commission is considering appointing an AI envoy, a high-profile job to represent the bloc externally and drive industrial policy in this area. But critics see the move as merely PR-driven, while the job description remains a work in progress.

Tech News

End of homework essays: AI forces universities to rethink exams

Artificial intelligence has changed the way people study and is now forcing exams to be redesigned. Universities and schools are seeking new ways to test what students really know.

Markets

IBM adds market value of Adidas after Trump’s quantum computing push

Quantum computing stocks surged after the Trump administration announced more than $2 billion (€1.7bn) in federal support for the sector. IBM received the largest investment and shares rose over 12% adding more than $27 billion (€23.2bn) in market capitalisation.

Europe Today

Technological sovereignty is not about isolation, EU digital chief say

Henna Virkkunen says tech sovereignty means cutting risky dependencies and boosting European capacity in areas from semiconductor supply chains to cloud services.

Made in Europe

Of robots and men: Europe’s AI solutions aim to overhaul e-commerce

AI-driven robots already pack, pick and sort items at e-commerce warehouses as humans would do — only faster, more efficiently and more accurately. Developers claim to work to minimise the social impact of a revolution they consider to be ’unstoppable’.