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AI News Digest: Central Banks, Data Centers & Frontier Models
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AI News Digest: Central Banks, Data Centers & Frontier Models

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominates the news agenda this week. Financial regulators warn that agentic AI is moving faster than rulemaking, the UK’s FCA ties the technology’s future to tokenized money, a skilled-labor shortage emerges as a bottleneck for the data centers powering AI systems, and SpaceXAI launches a new model aimed at capturing finance and […]

AI, Live Data and Integrity Tech Headline SBC Summit’s New Sports Betting Innovation Track
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AI, Live Data and Integrity Tech Headline SBC Summit’s New Sports Betting Innovation Track

SBC Summit will spotlight the technologies driving the next generation of sports betting with a dedicated Sports Betting Innovation track. Featuring leading operators and technology experts, the agenda will explore the innovations helping sportsbooks deliver faster, smarter, and more engaging betting experiences.

Outpost24 Updates CyberFlex for AI-Driven Cyber Risks
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Outpost24 Updates CyberFlex for AI-Driven Cyber Risks

Swedish cybersecurity company Outpost24 has introduced the next generation of its CyberFlex managed application security program. Its latest update reflects a gap in how organizations used to approach cyber risk and tries to raise the bar for app cybersecurity as artificial intelligence reshapes both digital transformation and the threat landscape.

AWS: Only 22% Of European Businesses Use AI For Advanced Use Cases
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AWS: Only 22% Of European Businesses Use AI For Advanced Use Cases

More than half of European businesses now use AI, but fewer than a quarter have reached the most advanced stage of adoption, according to Sasha Rubel, Head of AI and Generative AI Policy, EMEA, at Amazon Web Services (AWS). “Less than a quarter have reached the most advanced stage of adoption, using it primarily for […]

Google Already Lets Developers Skip Its App Store Fees, Will Apple Follow the UK’s Lead?
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Google Already Lets Developers Skip Its App Store Fees, Will Apple Follow the UK’s Lead?

Britain’s competition regulator wants to make it easier for app developers to send customers around Apple and Google’s in-app payment systems and one of the two companies says it has already gotten there first. Will another tech giant follow suit?

EIC Showcases Fifteen Deep-Tech Companies at GITEX AI Europe 2026 in Berlin
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EIC Showcases Fifteen Deep-Tech Companies at GITEX AI Europe 2026 in Berlin

European Innovation Council pavilion highlights advances spanning sovereign AI infrastructure, quantum computing and cyber resilience at GITEX AI Europe

LITILIT Targets 3,000 Femtosecond Lasers Per Year With New €6 Million Vilnius Factory
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LITILIT Targets 3,000 Femtosecond Lasers Per Year With New €6 Million Vilnius Factory

Lithuanian femtosecond laser startup LITILIT has begun developing a new production facility in Vilnius that is expected to manufacture up to 3,000 lasers annually within a few years of launch, as demand grows for precision manufacturing technologies used across semiconductor production, medical devices and advanced electronics.

Global Tech Leaders Converge in Berlin to Set New AI Directions for Europe’s €1.5 Trillion Tech Economy
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Global Tech Leaders Converge in Berlin to Set New AI Directions for Europe’s €1.5 Trillion Tech Economy

Ministers, enterprise tech leaders, founders and investors from 80+ countries drive consensus on sovereignty, scalability and AI competitiveness at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026

SpaceX Goes Public in $75B IPO, and the Orbit of Everything Changes as the World Has Its First Trillionaire
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SpaceX Goes Public in $75B IPO, and the Orbit of Everything Changes as the World Has Its First Trillionaire

SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SPCX on Friday, raising $75 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history. The offering puts a nearly $1.8 trillion valuation on the company, capping what has been a remarkable journey for a company that raised nearly $12 billion in private […]

Södra Signs Enterprise-Wide Agreement With Viking Analytics Covering 3,650 AI Sensors
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Södra Signs Enterprise-Wide Agreement With Viking Analytics Covering 3,650 AI Sensors

Swedish forest industry cooperative Södra has signed a framework agreement with AI company Viking Analytics to deploy the MultiViz vibration analytics platform across its three pulp mills in Värö, Mörrum, and Mönsterås. The agreement covers 3,650 sensors in total.

Fime Gets MOSIP Accredited to Test Biometric Devices for Digital ID Programs Serving 100 Million Citizens
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Fime Gets MOSIP Accredited to Test Biometric Devices for Digital ID Programs Serving 100 Million Citizens

Testing and certification company Fime got accredited by MOSIP to conduct biometric device testing within its ecosystem.

Alphabet Launches $80 Billion Equity Raise to Fund AI Infrastructure, With Berkshire Hathaway Committing $10 Billion
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Alphabet Launches $80 Billion Equity Raise to Fund AI Infrastructure, With Berkshire Hathaway Committing $10 Billion

On June 1, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced plans to raise $80 billion through a series of stock offerings, directing the proceeds toward expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The announcement marks a notable moment in corporate finance history and reflects the growing capital demands of the AI industry.

Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion Valuation With Zero Revenue From Its Former Biggest Growth Market: Could Huang Trip to China Accelerate Its Dominance?
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Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion Valuation With Zero Revenue From Its Former Biggest Growth Market: Could Huang Trip to China Accelerate Its Dominance?

The AI arms race just crowned its first $5.5 trillion company – Nvidia has officially outpaced Google and Apple setting the unprecedented valuation record. At the same time, the world’s most valuable chipmaker is still locked out of the market that could make that number look small. China that used to be one of Nvidia’s […]

Amini, Foxconn And Bull Announce Partnership as Africa Data Centre Market Projected At $6.81 Billion By 2030
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Amini, Foxconn And Bull Announce Partnership as Africa Data Centre Market Projected At $6.81 Billion By 2030

Amini, Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group), and Bull have announced a partnership to provide AI data centre infrastructure to governments and companies in Africa and other Global South markets.

Santander Launches Global Challenge Accelerator for Quantum & AI Startups With €120,000 Prize Fund
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Santander Launches Global Challenge Accelerator for Quantum & AI Startups With €120,000 Prize Fund

Spanish Banco Santander offers startups and scaleups operating in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) segments a chance to win a share of €120,000 prize fund, strategic mentoring from IBM experts, and up to €10,000 in specialised services from Bluzec acceleration platform.

Google Uncovers First Known AI-Built Cyberattack Tool
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Google Uncovers First Known AI-Built Cyberattack Tool

For the first time, Google says it has found a cyberattack tool it believes was built with AI. The company’s security researchers uncovered a previously unknown flaw in a popular piece of software that criminal hackers were planning to exploit at scale. A patch was issued before any damage occurred. However, Google Threat Intelligence Group’s […]

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