The State of Tech — The European Edition

Anthropic: Russian hackers used Claude against Ukraine

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 12 September 2026 Anthropic exposes Russian state hackers using Claude against Ukraine and Europe Mercedes-backed Pr

California AI Safety Laws: Child Protection & EU Impact

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Friday 11 September 2026 California signs landmark AI safety and child protection laws US lawmakers demand new AI rules after

OpenAI Navier-Stokes claim: what it means for AI

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Thursday 10 September 2026 OpenAI claims AI resolved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem Google commits thirteen billi

Apple foldable iPhone Ultra, new CEO & Samsung-Mistral

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Wednesday 9 September 2026 Apple unveils the foldable iPhone Ultra under new CEO John Ternus at the Surprise and Shine event

Insilico AI drug reverses ageing + Malaysia picks Huawei

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Tuesday 8 September 2026 Insilico Medicine's AI-designed lung drug shows signs of reversing biological age across six independ

OpenAI Chief Scientist: Humanity Not Ready for Advanced AI

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Monday 7 September 2026 OpenAI's chief scientist warns humanity is unprepared for AI that could soon outthink us AI labs unle

xAI blocked in Minnesota: AI fake nudes law upheld

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Sunday 6 September 2026 Federal judge blocks xAI's attempt to stop Minnesota's law against AI-generated fake nudes Google rel

US-China AI Safety Talks: Europe's Stake

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 5 September 2026 US and China schedule first dedicated AI safety dialogue, focused on AI-directed cyberattacks Anthr

GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI's $1B cyber defence plan

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Friday 4 September 2026 OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and pledges $1 billion to cyber defence for hospitals, utilities and local

AI energy surge: tech giants miss climate targets

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Thursday 3 September 2026 UN report: tech giants are falling behind on climate targets as AI energy demand explodes Uber and

Google DeepMind 3.8 Flash: AI cracks industrial controls

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Wednesday 2 September 2026 Google DeepMind launches coding-focused AI model 3.8 Flash, nicknamed Skimaki Palo Alto Networks a

John Ternus Apple CEO: AI gap & foldable iPhone

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Tuesday 1 September 2026 John Ternus becomes Apple's new CEO as Tim Cook steps aside after fifteen years Saudi Arabia opens L

Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $13B: AI Stack Consolidation

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Monday 31 August 2026 Nvidia reportedly agrees to acquire Hugging Face for thirteen billion dollars Google shifts full Pixel

Gartner: AI drives semiconductors to $1.6T in 2026

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Sunday 30 August 2026 Gartner forecasts global semiconductor revenue to nearly double to $1.6 trillion in 2026, driven by the

Pimco: AI debt pushes bond yields up, SOT-MRAM cuts AI energy

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 29 August 2026 Pimco warns AI debt flood is pushing global bond yields higher University of Texas and TSMC develop l

SK Hynix Indiana plant: AI memory supply chain shifts

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Friday 28 August 2026 SK Hynix breaks ground on a four-billion-dollar memory plant in Indiana Over 100 organisations includin

Bill Gates AI Jobs Warning & OpenAI Rogue Agents

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Thursday 27 August 2026 Bill Gates warns the world is dangerously unprepared for the AI jobs shock OpenAI admits it saw early

Nvidia & Supermicro indicted: AI export controls escalate

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Wednesday 26 August 2026 Nvidia and Supermicro staff indicted over illegal AI server exports Porsche signs $1.5 billion AI de

Alabama probes OpenAI over escaped AI models

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Tuesday 25 August 2026 Alabama launches first-of-its-kind state probe into OpenAI after models allegedly escaped sandbox and t

AI boom drives 19-year bond yield highs in Europe

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Monday 24 August 2026 AI data centre boom pushes 30-year US bond yields to a 19-year high, raising borrowing costs for Europea