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Future on Europa Now: AI, climate tech and the long bets that will decide what Europe builds next.

Only 6% of teachers say their school’s AI policy is clear

AI

Europe's AI in Schools: Experiments Without Rules, Teachers Without Training

Stanford's latest education data reveals a stark mismatch between student AI adoption and institutional policy. While four in five American students use generative AI for schoolwork, only half their schools have any guidelines at all—and just 6% of teachers say those guidelines are clear.

China’s state security minister names two US AI models as a cyber threat

AI

Beijing names two US AI models as infrastructure threat in official security statement

China's state security minister has publicly identified Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5-Cyber as risks to Chinese systems, marking a shift from private concerns to official policy discourse.

Salesforce drops ‘Agentforce’ from product names, The Information reports

AI

Salesforce quietly strips 'Agentforce' branding from major products ahead of Dreamforce

Less than a year after rebranding roughly two dozen products under the Agentforce banner, Salesforce has reversed course and restored original product names to its marketing pages. The shift comes days before the company's flagship customer conference.

In September 2026, University of Utah scientists using TROPOMI saw Western US forest fluorescence fade two years before bark-beetle mortality showed in aerial surveys.

Climate Tech

Satellite Detects Forest Stress Two Years Before Trees Die, Opening New Early-Warning Path

A European climate-monitoring satellite originally designed to track air pollution has revealed it can spot dying forests years in advance by measuring the faint glow of stressed photosynthesis—giving land managers time to act before mortality becomes visible.

Beijing answers Amodei’s AI slowdown plan by calling it a Cold War script

AI

China's Ministry Frames Anthropic CEO's AI Caution as US Tech Dominance Plot

Beijing's commerce ministry responded to Dario Amodei's call for industry-wide AI restraint by treating his personal essay as official US policy and enlisting researchers to argue he seeks containment alongside cooperation.

Trump calls the people asking to slow AI down a negative force

AI

Trump dismisses AI safety calls as 'negative forces' while backing US speed over China

Speaking from his Irish resort, the US president acknowledged guardrails were possible but criticized industry leaders pushing for slower AI development, even as Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI have begun coordinating on safety measures.

R3 Lithium Begins Lithium Carbonate Recovery Operations in Georgia

Climate Tech

R3 Lithium Launches Georgia Recovery Plant, Eyes European Expansion

The U.S.-based battery recycler has begun extracting lithium carbonate from waste materials at scale, securing $15 million in funding and planning facilities across North America and Europe.

A Nobel laureate and a former EU commissioner say Europe has one year to act on AI

AI

Europe's AI Reckoning: Nobel Laureate and Former EU Chief Warn of One-Year Window for Action

A strategy authored by leading European economists and policymakers outlines five urgent steps Brussels must take to prevent the continent from becoming dependent on foreign AI powers. The authors argue that without decisive action this year, Europe risks accelerating economic decline.