Europe

OpenAI revealed plans on Thursday to launch Stargate Norway, its inaugural AI data center in Europe. The project is a partnership with British AI cloud infrastructure company Nscale and Norwegian…

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday expressed concerns that Microsoft and Amazon are harming competition in the cloud computing sector. The regulator called for an investigation under the…

Tesla has quietly stopped accepting new orders for its Model S and Model X luxury electric vehicles across Europe. After reviewing Tesla’s European websites—including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and Croatia—it…

OpenAI announced Thursday that it is launching its first AI data center project in Europe, branded as Stargate, located in Norway. The initiative marks a significant expansion of OpenAI’s global…

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor to allow U.K. authorities access to customer data worldwide. This move follows strong…

A new UK law took effect on Friday, mandating that pornography websites verify the age of their users. According to the BBC, around 6,000 adult sites have committed to complying…

King Charles held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sandringham following the signing of a major free trade agreement between the UK and India. The deal will make…

Meta announced on Friday that it will cease selling and displaying political ads in the European Union starting this October. The decision follows the introduction of the EU’s Transparency and…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approving a twice-yearly injectable medication designed to prevent HIV transmission. Scientists say this drug could be a game-changer in efforts to halt the…

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced plans to designate Apple and Google as companies with “strategic market status” (SMS), identifying them as dominant players with significant control over digital…

Volvo Cars is restructuring its global operations to grant its three main markets—U.S., China, and Europe—greater decision-making authority, CEO and President Håkan Samuelsson said during a July 17 call with…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hesitating on a ceasefire as tensions escalate. The White House has reversed its position on sending weapons to Ukraine, while a major Ukrainian drone attack…

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has signed an agreement with the UK government to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at increasing productivity across public services. The collaboration could grant…

The UK is facing intense pressure from US officials to abandon its efforts to create a backdoor into encrypted iCloud storage and backups, according to a report by the Financial…

Meta has declined to sign the European Union’s newly introduced code of practice for general-purpose AI models, just weeks before the EU’s AI Act rules come into effect. Joel Kaplan,…

Russia’s defence ministry reported on Friday that its air defences destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, with three reportedly heading toward Moscow. Most interceptions occurred over Russia’s southwestern regions, including 31…

Several U.S. trading partners have begun outlining their responses to new country-specific tariffs that President Donald Trump unveiled last week. These duties are set to take effect on August 1…

In the Oval Office on Monday, President Donald Trump took a firm stance, announcing new US arms shipments to Ukraine—funded by European governments—and warning of potential new tariffs aimed at…

The Bank of England is ready to implement more substantial interest rate cuts if the job market demonstrates a significant deceleration, according to its governor, Andrew Bailey. In a recent…

The European Union has warned it may respond with countermeasures if a trade agreement with the United States is not reached by August 1. This development adds a new dimension…