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BUSINESS
Mistral Leads Europe and Reveals Its Limits
Mistral has become Europe's clearest AI champion, but its rise also shows how far the continent still is from matching the American frontier on scale, compute, and control.
LIFESTYLE
A Jury Found Social Media Guilty of Addiction
A jury found Meta and YouTube liable for addicting a child this week, as Apple put age checks on UK iPhones it had no legal obligation to introduce.
BUSINESS
Could AI Follow the Metaverse Into Oblivion?
On 18 March, Meta announced it was shutting down Horizon Worlds, meaning the app will vanish from Quest hardware by 15 June but why?
BUSINESS
Big Tech Giants Take Over the European Public Square
Invisible code, engineered thousands of miles away, dictates the daily cadence of European voices.
EUROPE
Is the Line Secure? Austria WhatsApp Surveillance Law
While Europe, specifically Austria, debates surveillance rights, every diplomatic WhatsApp message flows through servers controlled by Silicon Valley.
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Sahel Grows Increasingly Hostile Towards Foreign Powers
Rebel fighters push deeper into northern Mali as Sahel rulers sever old alliances and gamble on defending their territory alone.
Europe vs. America: The World Cup’s Hidden Culture War
A racist jibe, a disputed red card and a peace prize have turned the 2026 World Cup into an unlikely stage for transatlantic tension.
Norway Pulls Children Back from AI
Norway's new classroom restrictions suggest that Europe's tech backlash is moving from anxiety to policy, and that early education is where governments now feel boldest about drawing limits.
Swiss Tracks Turn Sunlight Into Power
As punishing heatwaves push European power grids toward their limits, a small Swiss railway trial hints that ordinary tracks could double as solar farms.
Football Federations Might Be Reading Different Rulebooks
A Czech club loses its European place for rigging games, while an American striker keeps his after Donald Trump rings FIFA's president, days after Iran's complaints.
