China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot may have rattled US tech giants, but in Europe some industry players see a potential advantage.

Experts say that China’s AI development shows that regulation does not have to be a barrier for innovation. View on euronews

An Italian regulator abruptly bans DeepSeek, a rising Chinese AI platform, over data privacy issues—mirroring ChatGPT's troubles and heightening global AI scrutiny.

But the rise of DeepSeek suggests European leading firms like France's Mistral, Germany's Aleph Alpha and many other, smaller ventures could also gain ground in the AI race — perhaps even on the cheap. “This shows that the race for AI is far from being over,” European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on Tuesday in Brussels.

OpenAI said the tool can do your shopping and book your travel. View on euronews

The rapid rise of data centers has put many power industry demand forecasters on edge. Some predict the power-hungry nature of the facilities will quickly

French AI startup Mistral, dubbed Europe's OpenAI, plans an IPO, not a sale, as it expands globally with over €1 billion raised since 2023.

China-based DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model has shaken the sector by offering high performance apparently at a fraction of the cost of those developed by US giants, with many experts saying the release also hints at opportunity for investment minnow Europe.

While the EU is implementing sweeping rules to ensure user safety and accountability, U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling back protections and giving more influence to the tech industry.

Plus, French AI pioneer Mistral weighs its future as DeepSeek changes the game and the lucrative business of airline loyalty programmes

OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.

It's 63% cheaper than OpenAI o1-mini and 93% cheaper than the full o1 model, priced at $1.10/$4.40 per million tokens in/out.