Europe’s few AI plays soar as US tech frenzy goes global
Investors hunt for winners in market that for years has lagged behind Wall Street’s rally
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Every single second, two pieces of child sexual abuse material are shared online. Now, an international group that fights to address the causes and effects of sexual violence against children and adolescents is singling out France for particular criticism. The NGO Cameleon says that France, and the rest of Europe as well, is becoming a haven for online child sexual abuse content.
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The post Exodus Shifts from Wallet to Full Crypto Payments Company After Selling $87M in Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TLDR: Exodus launched Exodus Pay, a platform letting users spend crypto directly from wallets across the U.S. and Europe. The firm acquired Monavate and Baanx to build out its full-stack crypto payments infrastructure in Q1 2026. Exodus cut Bitcoin holdings from 1,704 BTC to 628 BTC, using proceeds to become fully debt-free this quarter. XO Cash, Exodus’s new dollar-backed stablecoin, is positioned as the first stablecoin designed for AI agents. Exodus (EXOD), the publicly traded Bitcoin wallet firm, is broadening its scope beyond wallets into a full crypto payments company. The firm announced this shift alongside its Q1 earnings report, backed by two strategic acquisitions and a new stablecoin launch. Its balance sheet also changed sharply, with Bitcoin holdings cut significantly to fund debt repayment and acquisition costs. Shares closed Tuesday at $6.
The post Denis Beau warns dollar stablecoins threaten Europe appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Denis Beau urged immediate private-sector mobilisation to build euro stablecoins, breaking publicly with ECB president Christine Lagarde’s slower approach. Summary Banque de France deputy governor Denis Beau called for all relevant European players, public and private, to mobilise now to develop euro-based tokenised money. Beau’s position conflicts with ECB president Christine Lagarde, who favours a central bank digital euro targeted for launch around 2029. Dollar-pegged stablecoins account for 98% of the total stablecoin market, raising fears of digital dollarisation across European payment infrastructure. Denis Beau, deputy governor of the Banque de France, called on May 12 for a “mobilization of all relevant European players, public and private,” to develop euro-based tokenised money to counter the dominance of dollar-pegged stablecoins. His position puts him at odds with ECB president
Ukraine's airport ceasefire proposal could shift diplomatic dynamics, enhancing Europe's role and potentially stabilizing regional air operations. The post Ukraine seeks European mediation for airport ceasefire with Russia appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Using a large language model instead of me to write and then getting me to edit the result is a cynical way for my employer to cut my fee in half, says a freelance writer In response to your article (‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?, 8 May), I work freelance for a company that produces memoirs for its customers. I used to interview, then write. Now, I interview, a large language model writes, and I am paid half of my previous fee to edit the result. It takes as long to edit the AI-generated text as it used to take me to write the memoir. There are several reasons for this. Continue reading...
In France, a data breach occurs once every hour. In recent months, several public bodies have been affected: La Poste, France Travail and the ANTS, the portal that issues identity documents. This confidential information, which is sometimes highly sensitive, is sold on forums. It's then often purchased by cybercriminals and used to fuel all kinds of scams, including fraudulent operations involving bogus bank managers or brokers. It is often impossible for the victims to discern what is actually fake, and they're then left to deal with the consequences alone.
The dominance of a US firm in the EUR stablecoin market highlights Europe's need to strengthen its digital currency infrastructure and oversight. The post The largest EUR stablecoin is issued by a US-based company, and Europe should be paying attention appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post World Cup 2026: What Goes Into International Football Management appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JULY 15: Didier Deschamps head coach / manager of France celebrates with the FIFA World Cup trophy he has now won the World Cup as both a player and manager during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) Getty Images There’s no such thing as time in international football. Coaches are asked to build greatness in fragments: a few days here, a few days there, brief windows snatched between club seasons. In those scraps, they’re expected to build strategy, rhythm and belief, then step back and wait for the spotlight of the World Cup to expose every gap in front of the world. The job of an international manager may seem more pedestrian than the constant maelstrom of the club game. But while fewer games and training days across a campaign