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AI coverage on Europa Now: models, rules and what European teams actually do with both.

Anthropic has chosen Nasdaq for its October IPO, in the week OpenAI ruled one out

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Anthropic picks Nasdaq for October debut as OpenAI steps back from 2026 listing plans

The AI safety startup has chosen Nasdaq for what could become the largest IPO ever attempted, even as its rival OpenAI cites safety concerns to justify postponing its own public market entry.

Australia’s AI music decision opens a new front in the fight over human creativity

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Australia's AI Music Ban Signals a Broader Reckoning Over Authenticity and Human Labour

After an AI-assisted Madonna cover climbed Australia's charts, the recording industry moved to exclude machine-generated tracks. The decision reflects growing unease about AI's role in creative work and raises questions about authorship that extend far beyond music.

The detrimental cost of scaling too fast

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When AI Growth Outpaces Governance: Why Enterprise Scaling Becomes Unstable

Nearly half of enterprises are rolling out AI across their operations, yet most pilot projects deliver no measurable business results. A new framework reveals the danger: when technology deployment speed exceeds organizational readiness.

Revolut handed customer passports to scammers using a real government email domain

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Revolut's Credential Handover: How a Fake Government Email Bypassed Trust

The fintech firm disclosed that criminals impersonating a government agency obtained customer passport data and personal information without breaching its systems. Revolut has declined to specify how many users were compromised or which countries were affected.

Sam Altman rules out an OpenAI listing in 2026 and gives safety as the reason

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Altman Postpones OpenAI's Public Debut, Citing Safety Concerns Over Market Timing

OpenAI will not pursue a public listing in 2026, with CEO Sam Altman pointing to safety challenges as the primary reason for the delay. The decision reflects mounting industry scrutiny over AI risks and the company's own operational complexities.

Elon Musk’s quietest investor has built a $40B SpaceX stake

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The $40 Billion Bet: How a Four-Person Dubai Fund Became SpaceX's Quiet Power Player

Vy Capital's stake in SpaceX dwarfs Europe's entire sovereign satellite ambitions, raising questions about the continent's ability to compete with private space capital.

Trump’s former AI czar tells Anthropic and OpenAI to slow down, and to stop asking for anything in return

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Trump's AI advisor urges OpenAI and Anthropic to embrace liability over regulation

David Sacks, the White House's former AI czar, has called on leading AI companies to abandon requests for antitrust exemptions and regulatory approval, arguing that product liability and market forces provide sufficient oversight.

Xi pitches open-source AI to BRICS as Beijing weighs curbs on its own models

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China courts BRICS with open-source AI push while tightening domestic model controls

Xi Jinping championed a Beijing-led open-source AI initiative at the BRICS summit, even as China deliberates restrictions on its own most capable models—a contrast with Europe's published regulatory framework.