Discussions will look at how AI in Europe can compete with the US and China, as well as other key issues such as funding, security and red tape. Read more: EU leaders set for Dublin artificial intelligence summit
Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot suffered a worldwide outage on Thursday, disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries and territories. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services, but recovery remained limited hours later.
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. In June, Reuters reported that the Trump administration had held off from adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist. FRANCE 24's Wass...
The resignation of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has thrown one of the world's most iconic technology companies into a leadership crisis, whose ripple effects extend far beyond Silicon Valley. Nvidia occupies a unique position in a booming AI industruy marked by intensifying competition between the United States and China. Its leadership upheaval raises immediate questions about corporate succession. But it is also fueling a broader debate about economic resilience, national security and the po...
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Bernard Benhamou, Secretary General of France's Institute of Digital Sovereignty. Benhamou examines the intersection of traditional espionage, geopolitical rivalry and the extraordinary concentration of power within the global AI industry. Discussing allegations surrounding Nvidia's leadership, he describes the chipmaker as "the banker of the global AI system," a striking characterization that captures the company's importance not merely as a semiconductor m...
The report alleging Beijing uses hundreds of European outposts to monitor and police diaspora communities lands as EU trade officials meet a Chinese counterpart.
Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy has shone a light on Megaspeed, the company she worked for. It is under investigation in the US for smuggling Nvidia chips into China, which it denies.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has apologized for an affair with a woman the US believes was spying for China. The story could have profound implications for the world's most valuable company and the global AI race.
Markets are pricing the end of an investment boom. Europe should be preparing for the end of the US-China truce
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed hope for Korean reunification during a visit to the heavily fortified border. Meanwhile, President Steinmeier has held talks with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing.
At an international AI summit in Dublin, EU leaders promoted trusted and independent artificial intelligence. Critics question whether the bloc can close the gap with the US and China while maintaining strict regulation.
Germany has long resisted tougher action against China, fearing retaliation. But rising pressure on key industries has pushed Berlin to seek stronger EU trade-defense powers to protect its industrial base.
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