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AI Dominates Education, but Schools Will Survive as Childcare Hubs: Duolingo CEO
May 22 2025 – Language learning platform Duolingo, recognized globally for its owl mascot, has been doubling down on generative AI in recent years, according to a Fortune report on the 20th. The company made headlines last year when it briefly replaced its CEO with an AI-generated avatar during an earnings call, and it recently…
U.S. House Cracks Down on AI-Generated Non-Consensual Pornography with New Bill
April 30, 2025 – On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark bill aimed at combating the rising tide of non-consensual deepfake pornography, a form of artificial intelligence-generated explicit content often referred to as “deepfake revenge porn.” The legislation, which has now advanced to the White House for presidential approval, seeks to criminalize…
ECB Conference Delves into AI Impact: Long-Term Gains Await Firms Through Initial Hurdles
April 2, 2025 – A groundbreaking study unveiled at a European Central Bank (ECB) conference today reveals that artificial intelligence (AI), despite posing significant challenges in the initial stages of integration, holds the potential for long-term growth and development for companies that successfully navigate its transformative impact. The research team, delving into data from the…
EU Boosts ‘Digital Europe’ Initiative with €1.3 Billion Investment in AI and Key Technologies
March 31, 2025 – The European Commission (EC) has announced through a statement on Friday the adoption of the DIGITAL Europe Programme for the years 2025 to 2027, allocating a significant budget of €1.3 billion to deploy crucial technologies strategic to Europe’s technological sovereignty. The program primarily focuses on artificial intelligence (AI), cloud data, cybersecurity,…
Pat Gelsinger Leads Gloo to Develop Religious AI Chatbots with DeepSeek
March 26, 2025 – Pat Gelsinger, former CEO of Intel and VMware, has announced his ascension to the role of Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer at Gloo, a tech company specializing in serving the faith-based ecosystem. In this new capacity, Gelsinger will spearhead the development of the world’s first vertical industry cloud platform catered…
Italy Unveils World’s First ‘AI Newspaper’ Fully Authored by Generative AI
March 23, 2025 – Italian national newspaper, Il Foglio, has claimed a groundbreaking milestone by publishing the world’s first newspaper entirely authored by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The AI-generated newspaper was inserted as a paper supplement within the regular edition distributed on the same day, clearly marked with the label “AI” at the masthead. From…
Europol Warns: AI Technologies Like Voice Cloning and Deepfakes Fueling Organized Crime
March 21, 2025 – Europol Sounds Alarm: AI Fueling Organized Crime and Escalating Security Threats In a warning issued on Tuesday, Europol has highlighted the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in empowering organized crime, leading to a significant intensification of security threats across Europe, according to the Associated Press. The newly released “2025 EU…
AI Regulation Relaxation: A Joint Call from 60 Leading Enterprises to the EU
February 11, 2025 – At the Paris Artificial Intelligence Summit, which kicked off on Monday, approximately 60 European businesses, including traditional industrial giants and AI startups such as French large language model manufacturer Mistral, came together to sign an initiative aimed at propelling Europe to the forefront of the artificial intelligence field. This move, however,…
European AI Startups Raise Nearly $8 Billion in Funding, Attracting Growing Venture Capital Interest
February 6, 2025 – While the artificial intelligence industries in the United States and China have been grabbing headlines, with companies like OpenAI seeking billions in funding and DeepSeek causing a “shockwave” in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, Europe’s AI startups are quietly but swiftly emerging as a significant force. In 2024, the AI…
EU Plans Advanced Research Agency to Boost AI and Strategic Technologies for Greater Competitiveness
January 24, 2025 – According to a Bloomberg report today, the European Union (EU) is proposing the establishment of an advanced research project agency, mirroring a similar entity in the US government, to invest in strategic technologies as part of a broader effort to enhance the EU’s competitiveness. Additionally, the EU is calling for the…