The European Commission has been too focused on tackling Big Tech and not enough on improving digital services for citizens. That is according to Poland’s minister of digital affairs, Janusz Cieszyński. He believes the EU needs to shift its digital
While on a tour to woo UK lawmakers ahead of the adoption of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, Daniel Ek has taken a swing at big tech’s dominance. The Spotify CEO urged the UK to “show leadership” as it prepared to regulate
Anything World, a 3D content creation startup, has launched a new AI tool that rapidly rigs and animates static models. The product, named Animate Anything, aims to democratise 3D animation and game development. To use the tool, creators can upload any version o
Europe’s startup contribution to the generative AI bonanza, Mistral, has released its first model. Mistral 7B is free to download and be used anywhere — including locally. French AI developer Mistral says its Large Language Model is optimal for low
The European Space Agency (ESA) is enabling tech companies to take part in its Terrae Novae exploration programme, calling for proposals for small missions to the Moon. Sending the first European astronaut to explore the Moon’s surface stands at the core of th
Bolstered by the demand for advanced chips for generative AI, Nvidia has had a terrific run of it of late. However, employees at its offices in France were in for a bit of an abrupt awakening on Wednesday as the country’s anticompetition authorities raided th
The UK, Switzerland, and Sweden are poised to cash in from the AI gold rush, but most of Europe will be a poor nephew to Uncle Sam. So say the expert analysts at Capital Economics, a financial research firm based in London. In a new study, the company assessed w
The UK government has quietly dismissed the independent advisory board of its Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) — tasked with promoting the responsible deployment of data and AI technologies, especially within the public sector. The board’s webpag
In six years time, the UK will house what’s set to become the world’s most powerful laser. According to its developers, it will be “a million, billion, billion times brighter” than the brightest daylight of the Sahara Desert. To realise this ambitious endeav
European Union bureaucracy might not conjure the most exciting of connotations. However, being part of the “infinity team” surely puts a superhero-esque spin on your average Frankfurt grey high-rise working day. Minute takers watch out. After surveying e