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VivaTech turned ten this year and Europe's biggest tech showcase has never been louder, shinier, or more crowded. But walking the show floors, France 24 tech reporters Charlotte Lam and Peter O'Brien were drawn to one topic: not about productivity or performance, but about companionship and how the booming AI market is filling that void. Is it a cure or a curse?
Germany's missile procurement shift highlights Europe's growing defense autonomy and the rising influence of defense startups in global markets. The post Germany eyes long-range missiles from Israeli-American startup Covenant Technologies as US Tomahawk stocks dwindle appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
A burgeoning genre of fictional AI doomsday scenarios says lagging behind on the technology could threaten the continent’s sovereignty It’s 2031 and the US and China are about to tear Europe into pieces. The US ploughed vast sums into datacentres and the EU did not. China built robots and Europe did not. American companies “restructured” their workflows around AI and fired people, while EU workers went on long lunch breaks and handed over administrative tasks to the AI model Claude. Continue reading...
Reuters report signals potential MiCA denial for Binance as July 1 nears, while HCMC review is 'compliant' per Binance. A tight EU CEX pool heightens BNB ecosystem risk.
Zcash has gained renewed attention after discussions around Europe’s planned crypto compliance rules pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency back into the spotlight. According to recent reports, the European Union is preparing to introduce a €10,000 (about $11,600) limit on cash payments…
Binance faces renewed scrutiny over its EU licensing route as the MiCA transition deadline raises questions over European access.
As the MiCA grace period closes, only a fraction of registered firms hold full licenses, setting up the prospect of a wave of consolidation.
How can Europe better support tech startups? It’s a question being asked at Vivatech, Europe’s biggest event for innovation and technology. Business Editor Kate Moody has been speaking to Eleonore Crespo - co-founder and co-CEO of Pigment, a business planning platform that helps firms make strategic decisions using artificial intelligence. The company was founded as a startup in 2019, and has since become one of just a handful of French tech unicorns, valued at over $1 billion.
Europe's lag in AI chip acquisition could hinder its technological autonomy and innovation, necessitating regulatory and strategic shifts. The post ASML CEO warns Europe is ‘quite behind’ in AI race as US buys 80% of advanced chips appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The US military drawdown in Europe pressures NATO allies to increase defense spending, impacting security dynamics and defense markets. The post United States reviews troop levels in Europe, cuts NATO assets in major military drawdown appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
HIVE's acquisition and upgrade of the Big Boden data center could enhance Europe's AI autonomy, reducing reliance on US tech giants. The post Sweden commits 32 MW of renewable power to sovereign AI compute as HIVE Digital acquires Big Boden data center appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The EU's green investment strategy may inadvertently strengthen Chinese clean tech dominance, challenging Europe's energy independence goals. The post EU green investment push risks funneling billions into Chinese clean tech it’s trying to ban appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
US military review in Europe may prompt increased European defense spending, impacting defense stocks and sovereign debt markets. The post Pete Hegseth warns NATO allies of potential US military review in Europe appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Europe's AI-driven manufacturing strategy could enhance its global competitiveness, leveraging engineering expertise despite talent shortages. The post Europe seeks AI-driven manufacturing to compete with US and China appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
France’s OVHcloud is moving beyond cloud infrastructure into frontier AI model development, a shift that could test whether Europe can produce another serious alternative to US and Chinese AI systems. The company, one of Europe’s leading homegrown cloud providers, plans to train a family of models from scratch and aims to open-source them once they meet its performance targets, CEO Octave Klaba told Reuters. The move would put OVHcloud in closer comparison with Mistral AI, the Paris-based model developer that has become Europe’s most visible challenger to US AI labs. Klaba said the economics of building advanced AI models have changed, with improvements in chips, training methods, and synthetic data reducing the cost of a project that may once have required about $1.15 billion (€1 billion) to now cost less than $230 million (€200 million). Reuters reported that OVHcloud said one of its models has completed pre-training on Jupiter, the Germany-based EuroHPC supercomputer described as Eu
France’s OVHcloud is moving beyond cloud infrastructure into frontier AI model development, a shift that could test whether Europe can produce another serious alternative to US and Chinese AI systems. The company, one of Europe’s leading homegrown cloud providers, plans to train a family of models from scratch and aims to open-source them once they meet its performance targets, CEO Octave Klaba told Reuters. The move would put OVHcloud in closer comparison with Mistral AI, the Paris-based model developer that has become Europe’s most visible challenger to US AI labs. Klaba said the economics of building advanced AI models have changed, with improvements in chips, training methods, and synthetic data reducing the cost of a project that may once have required about $1.15 billion (€1 billion) to now cost less than $230 million (€200 million). Reuters reported that OVHcloud said one of its models has completed pre-training on Jupiter, the Germany-based EuroHPC supercomputer described as Eu
Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, what with a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the King of France's support for the birth of a new nation. It's all about keeping the US president on board: on Ukraine, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and more. But will flattery work when it comes to the AI revolution?
Europe's AI supercomputing hubs could enhance industrial efficiency and sustainability, bolstering technological sovereignty and economic resilience. The post Europe is building AI supercomputing hubs to transform its factories appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Major exchanges continue reshaping USDT access for EEA users as Europe’s MiCA stablecoin rules move toward the July 2026 compliance deadline.
The Dutch gambling regulator (KSA) has moved to collect €420,000 (~$487,000) from the company behind Polymarket, the latest sign that Europe is treating prediction markets as unlicensed gambling even as the US embraces them as financial products. How a single day cost Polymarket $487,000 The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) published its collection decision on 16 June against […]
