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European Edition Thursday, 08 October 2026
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Tech & Startups

Tech & Startups

European technology, startups, AI and innovation.

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Gritt raises $34m as AI robots quadruple solar panel installation speed

Robotics startup Gritt has raised $34 million to deploy AI-controlled machines that quadruple solar installation speeds, offering a potential answer to the labor shortage

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China mulls AI model export curbs, threatening European developers

Beijing is drafting export controls for its domestic AI models and chips, a shift in industrial policy that could cut off European

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Head of America’s AI safety agency resigns after three months

Chris Fall’s exit leaves the renamed institute, now the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, without a permanent leader as Wash

IQE bets on AI data-centre demand to drive 20% sales growth in 2026

US judge approves $1.5bn Anthropic settlement over pirated book training

Anthropic clears $1.5 billion copyright settlement over pirated AI training data

Colossal Biosciences eyes $20bn-$30bn valuation in new round

Tesla beat Q2 delivery estimates and the stock fell. Wednesday’s earnings face the same problem.

AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use

A Korean AI model scores every possible driving path for safety before the car moves. CVPR called it a highlight.

Thousands of websites taken down for illegal World Cup streams

Kai-Fu Lee stopped building AI models and started selling enterprise data infrastructure. Now 01.ai is heading for a Hong Kong IPO.

X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

Anduril and Archer unveiled an autonomous attack rotorcraft built on air taxi technology. First flight is planned for 2027.

Paramount and Warner Bros. merger blocked by temporary restraining order one day before close

YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

Google’s AI cited Facebook 19.5 million times, new research finds

Alibaba shares jump on unverified claim of second-best AI model

Chinese car sales crash 20%, accelerating export push to Europe

Kenya investigates hack of Ruto’s official website after bitcoin ransom demand

AliExpress fined €550M in EU's largest DSA penalty

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