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A l’occasion du Sommet français sur l’IA, l’Elysée reçoit, lundi 10 février, plusieurs acteurs du secteur, en compagnie d’EDF et du gestionnaire de réseau RTE, preuve de la sensibilité du sujet électrique. 2 HRS ago 7 mins read
Brussels and the EU have long feared Trump’s tariff threats, but now, shock is setting in as he and Elon Musk push to dismantle US agencies and shrink the federal government. Will the US start a trade war with the EU? What does Trump’s crackdown on the federal government mean? And how should we interpret the funding freeze and dismantling of USAID—a key agency supporting life-saving programs with partners across Europe?Euronews’ Shona Murray spoke with David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson of the German Marshall Fund to unpack the global ramifications of Trump’s first weeks back in power.For months, Brussels…
China’s inflation rose at its fastest pace in five months, driven by holiday spending, which is expected to be a continued source of encouragement for European consumer stocks. China’s consumer prices increased by 0.5% year on year in January, the sharpest rise since August 2024, buoyed by Lunar New Year spending. The reading also exceeded economists’ average estimate of 0.4%. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.6% year on year, compared with a 0.4% increase in the previous month.Stimulus measures and festive shopping boost consumptionAccording to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, government stimulus measures…
Britain’s Tech Secretary Peter Kyle tells POLITICO the chatbot — which has sparked fears China is stealing a march in the AI race — is being assessed to ensure “safety is there from the onset.” Jan 30 3 mins read
EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean? The European Union is preparing for a worst-case military scenario—a Russian attack on one of its 27 member states. EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius is set to present a “White Paper on European Defence” by 19 March, outlining measures to prepare the EU for both immediate military contingencies and long-term security challenges on the global stage. However, an uptick of rhetoric and action, the bloc remains far from achieving what Kubilius has described as…
PARIS — Pour faire tourner les datacenters, moteurs de l’intelligence artificielle, et attirer les investissements, le gouvernement rappelle que la France dispose d’une énergie abondante, décarbonée et pilotable. Des arguments qui ont suffit à convaincre la start-up Mistral AI d’implanter son prochain centre de données dans l’Hexagone. “Nous avons choisi la France car elle dispose d’une électricité décarbonée et très compétitive”, a expliqué son directeur Arthur Mensch, dans un entretien à POLITICO. Même son rival américain Sam Altman d’OpenAI a mis en avant cet atout, dans une tribune au Monde samedi. Sans annoncer d’investissements en France à ce stade. En…
From who is there to what will be discussed, Euronews Next takes a look at what can be expected. Government and tech leaders will descend on the French capital on Monday for a highly anticipated two-day artificial intelligence (AI) summit.Set in Paris’s 125-year-old Grand Palais, France will host big-name tech bosses such as OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and world leaders including US Vice President JD Vance.While there are several set themes for the summit, one of the main talking points will be the Chinese AI company DeepSeek, which rattled the AI bubble by releasing what it said was a foundational…
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The CEO of Hitachi Energy explains on the Big Question why Europe, and the rest of the world, needs to urgently invest in power grids. Europe urgently needs to ramp up investment in its power grids to meet soaring energy demands and achieve climate goals, Hitachi Energy CEO Andreas Schierenbeck has warned. Speaking on The Big Question with Euronews’ Angela Barnes, Schierenbeck outlined the pressing need for infrastructure expansion, emphasising that outdated regulations and slow permitting processes are hindering progress.“We suddenly find ourselves in a situation where we need much more electrical energy than we thought,” Schierenbeck said. “Since we got into…
Europe cannot lose the global competition or become a continent of naive people and ideas. If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment globally … — Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s speech in the European Parliament Look around while reading this, and you will probably notice a lot of goods manufactured by European companies. Not all of them bear the ‘made in EU’ mark, however — industries compete on a global scale. For Politico readers, it’s hard to miss the discussion around how to keep Europe’s economy competitive given the pledge to become climate neutral by 2050. …