Tech News AI agent outperforms human hackers at a fraction of the cost, study The AI agent ‘demonstrated technical sophistication,’ comparable to the strongest human participants in the study. 15/12/2025
Tech News Extremist groups use AI to produce fake images and recruit new members Militant groups began using AI as soon as programs such as ChatGPT became widely accessible. In the years since, they have increasingly used generative AI programs to create realistic-looking photos and videos. 15/12/2025
Tech News Europe has both a competitiveness and a fantasy-thinking problem As EU governments discuss the Digital Omnibus, Europe is divided: some see the Omnibus as a necessary step to help European companies, while others cling to rules like the GDPR and the AI Act. 15/12/2025
Tech News Thousands of AI videos sexualising young girls found on TikTok, report TikTok videos show young girls in sexualised clothing or in suggestive positions with links in the comments to child pornography selling groups on Telegram. 14/12/2025
Tech News FT names Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as their 2025 Person of the Year AI leaders and executives have dominated lists for most influential people of 2025. The latest, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, was named Person of the Year by the Financial Times. 13/12/2025
Europe News Analysis: Trump's policies set to widen EU-US innovation gap Companies say the EU’s deregulation efforts are insufficient against Trump's “carrot-and-stick” strategy of pairing generous US tax incentives with a punitive 15% tariff on imports from the EU. 12/12/2025
Tech News OpenAI releases new GPT-5.2 update amid ‘code red’ reports After reportedly issuing a ‘code red’ in response to intense competition from Anthropic and Google, OpenAI has released its latest AI model, GPT-5.2. Here’s what to know. 12/12/2025
Tech News Trump signs executive order blocking US states from enforcing AI rules Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology. 12/12/2025
Tech News Reddit challenges Australia's new under-16 social media ban in court Reddit argues that the world-first law is unconstitutional because it infringes on Australia’s implied freedom of political communication. 12/12/2025
Tech News Fake online ‘bot armies’ can be built for next to nothing, study shows A new Cambridge University index exposes the thriving underground market where fake social media account verifications can be purchased for as little as 8 cents, fueling online manipulation and election interference worldwide. 12/12/2025
Business Mickey Mouse meets ChatGPT: Disney signs short video deal with OpenAI Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm's video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters. 11/12/2025
Culture news TIME Person of the Year 2025 announced – and it’s not a person This is not the first time the magazine has picked a non-human as its Person of the Year, and 2025's choice reflects the domination of AI in news, public debate, as well as modern anxieties surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence. 11/12/2025
Tech News Reddit begins testing verified profiles for public figures The platform is manually verifying a small pool of trusted contributors, aiming to curb misinformation without disrupting the pseudonymous culture its known for. 11/12/2025
Tech News Australia asks social media giants to report on bans for children The companies face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (€28.1 million) from Wednesday if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove the accounts of Australian children younger than 16. 11/12/2025
Tech News Brits spend 51% of time online on Google or Meta sites, regulator says Meta platforms dominate in messaging and social media, while Google is still the search engine of choice. 11/12/2025
Tech News Who uses AI agents and why? Perplexity releases first data Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found. 10/12/2025
Tech News South Korea says advertisers must label AI-generated ads South Korean officials said they will ramp up screening and removal of problematic AI-generated ads and impose punitive fines. 10/12/2025
Tech News Disinformation is a worldwide issue. Here is how Turkic nations are combatting it Turkic-speaking countries explore coordinated approach to fake news as global tech platforms evade national regulations. 10/12/2025
Tech News What to know about Australia’s new under-16 social media ban Experts say Australia’s new social media ban might not change children’s online lives as much as regulators hope. 10/12/2025
Tech News Australia banned social media for under-16s. Could it work in Denmark? Australia is cracking down on social media for kids under 16, and Denmark looks set to follow with a ban for under-15s. 09/12/2025
Tech News Google will launch AI glasses in 2026. Here’s what we know The announcement marks Google’s return to the smart glasses market after its earlier Google Glass project stalled in 2015. 09/12/2025
Tech News Does Europe need more nuclear-powered submarines? A defence expert weighs in on whether Europe needs more nuclear-powered submarines amid growing tensions with Russia. 09/12/2025
Health news AI note-taking tool slashes doctors’ paperwork time, analysis shows Clinicians who used the tool said they felt more present during consultations with patients. 09/12/2025
Business IBM to buy Confluent in $11 billion deal to bolster AI offerings Data streaming platform Confluent is responsible for infrastructure that underpins AI systems, allowing companies to rapidly transfer information. 08/12/2025
Tech News Europe's child cyberbullying crisis: Every country sees increase Euronews Next takes a close look at rising cyberbullying among adolescents across Europe. Experts explain why rates differ between countries, why cases increased during the pandemic, and how family structure plays a role. 08/12/2025
Tech News AI is increasing cyber crime in Greece says expert "Athens has an additional aggressive neighbour, which our European partners do not perceive as hostile," Michael Bletsas, commander of Greece's National Cyber Security Authority, told Euronews Next. 06/12/2025
Europe News European Commission hits Elon Musk’s X with €120 million fine The European Commission targeted the tech billionaire’s social network with its first-ever fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The account tick marks and advertising policy do not respect EU law, the Commission said. 05/12/2025
Tech News Gemini 3: What to know about Google’s top 2025 search term Google’s AI chatbot ‘Gemini’ has received significant attention this year, topping its 'Year in Search' highlights. Here’s all you need to know about the new AI model, Gemini 3. 05/12/2025
Tech News Cloudflare outage hits sites such as Zoom, Fortnite, and LinkedIn A Cloudflare outage hit websites including Zoom, Canva, and Fortnite on Friday, just weeks after the internet services provider suffered another major outage. 05/12/2025
Europe News European Investment Bank Group backs Commission's AI gigafactory plan With €20 billion in public funding and EIB support, the European Commission is planning giant AI facilities to give companies and startups access to the massive computing power they need to keep up in the tech race. 04/12/2025
Tech News Europe falls behind the Global South in AI adoption, OECD report Generation Z and young millennials in the Global South are embracing AI at much higher rates than their European counterparts, according to a new survey from the OECD. 04/12/2025
Tech News Russia reportedly blocks Apple’s FaceTime. Here’s what we know The decision comes as Moscow, locked in a standoff with the West over Ukraine, is seeking more control over the internet. 04/12/2025
Tech News Meta removes accounts for under-16s due to Australia social media ban Under-16s on Meta platforms are starting to have their accounts removed ahead of Australia’s world-first social media ban. 04/12/2025
Health news Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip now helps people move robotic limbs The device is still in clinical trials. 04/12/2025
Tech News Russia’s media regulator bans Roblox for ‘justifying terrorism’ Roblox allows users to play games, chat, and interact with millions of other people online as they roam a virtual world. 04/12/2025
Tech News This humanoid robot learned to walk in just 48 hours Designed for industrial, domestic and service tasks, the robot aims to address labour shortages, physically demanding work, and unpaid domestic care. 04/12/2025
Health news AI could help make bioweapons that spark pandemics, tech experts warn Existing and emerging AI tools could technically be used to create a bioweapon capable of starting a pandemic, experts said. 03/12/2025
Tech News No AI company has plan to control superintelligence, study shows Eight leading AI companies, including OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, and DeepSeek, do not have credible plans to prevent catastrophic AI risks, a new study shows. 03/12/2025
Tech News Mistral releases new AI models, rivals US with multiple languages “Mistral Large 3 was trained on a wide variety of languages, making advanced AI useful for billions who speak different native languages,” the company said. 02/12/2025
Tech News AI could undo decades of development gains, UN report warns Women and the youth are the most at risk of AI taking their jobs, and of the technology being biased against them. 02/12/2025
Tech News AI in schools: Which countries in Europe do teachers use it the most? AI use among teachers varies widely across Europe, with some countries taking a more cautious approach. Most teachers use it mainly for preparation, and experts expect its use to grow, but caution that it must be used responsibly. 02/12/2025
Partner content Gene editing: the technology that could revitalize European farming Partner content presented by Corteva Gene editing is unlocking new frontiers for European agriculture. 01/12/2025
Tech News Poetry can trick AI into ignoring safety rules, new research shows Across 25 leading AI models, 62% of poetic prompts produced unsafe responses, with some models responding to nearly all of them. 01/12/2025
Tech News Europe is trying to write a new sovereign AI map. Here's how Europe wants to break away from depending on American Big Tech companies for AI. 01/12/2025