By Kai Lindgren
Helsinki-based technology writer. Covers European tech policy, startups and the AI act.
San Francisco protesters urge OpenAI to cut military contracts
Dozens of protesters gathered outside OpenAI's developer conference in San Francisco, urging the company to drop contracts with the US milit
Trump's voluntary AI accord contrasts with Brussels' binding rulebook
Donald Trump hosted tech leaders at the White House, who signed a voluntary AI safety pledge with no legal force. In the EU, the same firms
AI leaders sign voluntary accord at White House to self-police development
Leading AI companies signed a voluntary accord at the White House, committing to internal and external reviews. The deal faces criticism for
Sateliot to launch five more satellites with SpaceX to expand 5G IoT coverage
Sateliot, a Catalan company, will launch five new satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Thursday, bringing its constellation to 11. The Draconi
AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2bn to lead in spatial AI
AMD is acquiring World Labs, the startup behind 'spatial intelligence' AI, for $8.2bn. Co-founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as chief scientis
Trump's 'super intelligence' remark sends Slovenian .si domain registrations soaring
Trump's UN speech rebranding AI as 'super intelligence' has caused a spike in .si domain registrations. Slovenia's Register.si now sees 3,70
Anthropic's IPO filing warns AI could pose existential threats
Anthropic's IPO filing dedicates nearly a third of its risk factors to the possibility that AI could threaten humanity. The document also sh
UK's largest AI supercomputer faces grid delays until 2030s
Nscale's planned UK AI supercomputer may face grid connection delays until the early to mid-2030s. The project highlights growing pressure o
Google challenges EU data-sharing order, citing privacy risks
Google has filed an appeal against EU measures requiring it to share search data and open Android to competitors. The company warns of priva
Estonia's drone industry scales up with lessons from Ukraine
Estonia's defence industry is betting on low-cost, autonomous drones to counter a larger neighbour. Lessons from Ukraine are driving innovat
Ukraine pitches itself as Europe's AI testing ground for digital government
Ukraine's digital minister wants Europe to treat the country as an AI sandbox. In Berlin, she discussed with Germany how wartime digital ser
OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra amid safety concerns and industry scrutiny
OpenAI has delayed the release of its latest AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, citing security concerns raised by its researchers. The move comes as