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Europe’s Clash With Musk’s xAI Empire Escalates on Grok’s Rants
Mint
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July 9, 2025
The clash between Elon Musk’s xAI empire and European officials is intensifying with leaders in Poland and Germany calling for more aggressive action against the company. German lawmaker Ralf Stegner, responding to antisemitic comments that xAI’s...
Spain’s Most Valuable Brands in 2025 Revealed
FTN News
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July 9, 2025
Spain’s most valuable brands in 2025 revealed, showcasing a dynamic economic landscape shaped by banking giants, brewing icons, airlines, and retail powerhouses. According to the latest Brand Finance report, the total value of Spain’s Top 100...
Finance Round-up, UK and Spain, July 9
Euro Weekly News
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July 9, 2025
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels UK climate finance FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy announced £12 million in disaster risk funding to help vulnerable nations respond faster to climate shocks (GOV.UK). The move, backed by UK investors,...
Dr Vogel on the European Commission’s Marketing Authorization of Zanidatamab for HER2+ Biliary Tract Cancer
OncLive
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July 9, 2025
"The outcome with zanidatamab compared with what we have seen with chemotherapy was really good." Arndt Vogel, MD, of the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science, the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, and the UHN-Princess...
How AI is (and isn’t) transforming European hospitality
Hospitality Net
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July 9, 2025
In today's hospitality sector, discussions among hoteliers invariably lead to artificial intelligence (AI). Announced as a transformative force, AI is poised to redefine everything from guest services and dynamic pricing to predictive analytics...
EU Reconsiders ‘Chat Control’ as Denmark Reintroduces Controversial Encryption Scanning Bill
EUToday
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July 9, 2025
10The European Union is once again weighing legislation that could mandate the scanning of private digital communications, including encrypted messages, for material linked to child sexual abuse. Known informally as ‘Chat Control’, the proposal...
Fact-check: Are immigrants in Germany taking advantage of the welfare state?
The Local - Germany
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July 9, 2025
Germany’s Bundestag debated the national budget on Wednesday and the far-right AfD party leapt at the chance to blame immigrants for feeding off the welfare state. The data, however, suggests that the reality is quite different. What is the...
French competition authority to investigate Meta's online advertising practices
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
(Clarifies paragraph 2) PARIS :The French competition authority said on Wednesday it had informed Meta Platforms that the Facebook owner was accused of abusing its dominant position in the online advertising sector. "(...) An objection has been...
European Commission underlines improvements and shortcomings in Romania in new Rule of Law Report
Romania Insider
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July 9, 2025
Romania has taken steps in line with the Venice Commission's recommendations in order to improve its justice system, according to the sixth Rule of Law Report published by the European Commission on Tuesday, July 8. Nevertheless, there is still...
Toulouse, France, archbishop names rape-convicted priest as chancellor
Catholic News Agency
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July 9, 2025
CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 am The archbishop of Toulouse, France, has drawn fierce criticism for appointing a priest previously convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy to serve as diocesan chancellor, sparking outrage from victims’ advocates...
Ad Firms Expand Across Africa, Europe To Tap $10.2b Market
New Telegraph
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July 9, 2025
In a move that underscores the increasing importance of cross-border collaboration in the global advertising industry, X3M Ideas, one of Africa’s leading marketing communications agencies, has announced a strategic partnership with IKIGAI 360, a...
Central Europe’s ‘largest’ AI project – Orlen taps Microsoft for $105bn transformation
RCR Wireless News
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July 9, 2025
Polish energy giant Orlen is partnering with Microsoft on central Europe’s largest AI rollout, spanning cybersecurity, operations, and workforce efficiency, anchored by a new AI centre for experimentation and training. In sum – what to know:...
Doubledown Accelerates Europe Push With €55 Million WHOW Deal
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) DoubleDown Interactive has struck an agreement to acquire Hamburg-based WHOW Games GmbH for €55 million, plus up to €10 million in performance-linked earn‐outs, in a move to deepen its foothold in Europe's expanding...
EU proposes €100bn fund for Ukraine in 2028–2034 budget
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock photo: Getty Images The European Union is considering the possibility of creating a fund of €100 billion to support Ukraine within the seven-year budget for 2028–2034. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: Funding of...
Germany updates: Police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
Skip next section Federal police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks 07/09/2025July 9, 2025Federal police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks Federal police commissioner Uli Grötsch has criticized the German government's policy of turning back...
Italian president: Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security
Ukrainska Pravda
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Zelenskyy and Mattarella. Photo: President’s Office Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the security of Ukraine is inseparable from the security of Europe. He emphasised that...
DAX 40 Record Highs: Why Germany's Stock Market Defies Recession
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- DailyFX (IG)) Global revenue streams insulate German companies Germany's DAX 40 index has reached unprecedented levels, surpassing 24,500 points on the 9th of July 2025, despite the nation's ongoing economic woes with the German...
Paint-stripped frames, mammoth chainrings, and a £1,200 saddle: 10 tech finds from the Tour de France stage five time trial
Cycling Weekly
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July 9, 2025
Caen's city centre marina is used to welcoming luxury boats, but on Wednesday afternoon, it was teeming instead with Tour de France bike tech. This edition's first time trial, flat and 33km in length, was billed as one for the most powerful and...
EU announces plan to stockpile food, water and medicines over fears Putin will launch WW3 with European invasion within five years
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
The EU today announced its first ever plan to help stockpile essential goods such as food, water, fuel and medicines in case of crises, amid fears over potential war with Russia. Brussels' 'stockpiling strategy' comes as NATO warns that Russia -...
European Union in limbo as Washington keeps it waiting on a trade agreement
CNBC
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images The European Union (EU) is stuck in limbo as uncertainty persists around when a...