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Governments Buy Into Big Tech: The State as Silicon Valley Shareholder
Government ministries now sit at board tables once reserved for venture tech capitalists alone as public money floods into private firms.
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AI Startup Breakthrough: France and UAE Talk the Talk with Le Chat
French AI chatbot Le Chat, fueled by UAE-backed investments in Europe, positions itself as a stiff competitor against DeepSeek and ChatGBT.
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Europe’s First Moon Steps in a New Space Race
Josef Aschbacher picked a German astronaut for the NASA lunar orbit mission, starting a bigger European push into space exploration powered by fresh budgets and joint projects.
Finland’s Unemployment Paradox: Rising Joblessness, Surprising Calm
Finland recorded 10.3% unemployment in October 2025, the highest figure since 2009, yet public discourse suggests that economic pessimism does not always translate into social despair.
Brussels to Caracas: A Reckoning for European Intelligence
European powers quietly freeze Caribbean intelligence sharing with Washington, fearing their islands sit too close to the line of fire near Venezuela.
Scientology’s Public Relations Push: Community Service as Strategy in Europe
Scientology-backed volunteers boost drug-prevention across France, using community outreach to reshape the group’s public image.
On the Defence: The Militarisation of the Assembly Line
Economic shifts push skilled workers from closing civilian plants to defense factories as Europe ramps spending amid labor shifts.
