Tech News Brussels pushes for stronger cybersecurity oversight of risky tech The European Commission is introducing new rules to ban tech companies deemed to pose a risk to the European Union’s security, but enforcement is not expected to begin for some time. 20/01/2026
Tech News AI at Davos 2026: What tech leaders hope and fear this year The CEO of Nvidia, Microsoft, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as well as philosopher Yuval Harari, have set out their visions and fears for AI at Davos. 20/01/2026
Tech News Future of factory work? Humanoid AI robot proves itself in Ford test In a six-week trial at Ford’s Cologne Innovation Centre, the Alpha HMND 01 moved heavy totes, lifted metal car parts and exceeded productivity targets. 20/01/2026
Tech News This electric car lets you fix it yourself - no mechanic needed What if your electric car didn’t need a mechanic? Built by students in the Netherlands, a new electric car is designed to be easily dismantled and repaired by its owner. 20/01/2026
Tech News What is the ‘Golden Dome’ and how would it work? US President Donald Trump said his planned acquisition of Greenland is crucial for his $175-billion ‘Golden Dome’ defence project. Here’s what we know so far about the system. 19/01/2026
Europe in Motion How is cyberviolence against women and girls spreading across Europe? A new report shows that cyberstalking, spyware, hate speech, and threats are among the most denounced cases of violence against women and girls in Europe. 19/01/2026
Tech News Will AI kill jobs? report shows it’s not such an easy answer A report by Anthropic looks at how people and companies used the AI assistant Claude, using a large sample of anonymised conversations. 19/01/2026
Space NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket for historic Moon mission This will be the first crewed mission to travel around the Moon since the Apollo era, with astronauts flying past the far side of the Moon to test life support and navigation systems. 17/01/2026
Tech News AI firms need to pay ‘fair share’ for using Wikipedia, founder says The founder of the platform says large language models have been ‘hammering’ Wikipedia’s servers and AI companies should “chip in and pay fair share”. 16/01/2026
Tech News How is Australia's social media ban going one month since enforement? Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms. 15/01/2026
Europe News X bans explicit Grok deepfakes – but is its clash with the EU over? While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured. 15/01/2026
Tech News Elon Musk’s X will block Grok AI tool from creating sexualised images The move came just hours after the billionaire said he was not aware of any “naked underage images” made by Grok. 15/01/2026
Tech News Autonomous driving will reshape our commute and cities, says Nvidia Euronews Next sat down with Nvidia's vice president of the automotive team and spoke about how AI is changing the gears of self-driving cars, what it will mean for Europe, what we would do when we commute, and how it may change infrastructure. 15/01/2026
Tech News Microsoft and European police dismantle AI-powered cybercrime service Global police operation disrupts AI-powered cybercrime subscription behind $40 million losses 14/01/2026
Tech News Iran’s internet blackout: How authorities could be blocking Starlink Iran may be using mobile signal jammers similar to those used by Russia in Ukraine, an expert says. 14/01/2026
Business President Trump again eases restrictions on H200 chip exports to China While some lawmakers fear what Beijing will do with the advanced tech, others stress that restrictions will only force China’s homegrown industry to innovate. 14/01/2026
Tech News What is the ‘Are you Dead?’ app and what does it show about isolation? Priced at about €1, the app has become the top paid app in China in the first week of January. 14/01/2026
Markets Alphabet reaches the $4 trillion club: Can it keep up the pace? Google’s parent company is the fourth firm to hit the $4tn mark, following Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple. 13/01/2026
Tech News Malaysia to take legal action against Musk's X and xAI over Grok Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images. 13/01/2026
Tech News Google Gemini to power Apple's struggling Siri as it plays AI catch-up Apple's Google AI partnership comes as Alphabet joins $4 trillion club 13/01/2026
Tech News US Pentagon embraces Elon Musk's Grok despite global backlash 'Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,' US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech at Musk’s space flight company, SpaceX. 13/01/2026
Tech News Which countries are taking aim at Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot? Global crackdown: These nations are restricting or speaking out against Grok over non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes 13/01/2026
Tech News UK investigates Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images The regulator Ofcom is investigating X under the Online Safety Act. “We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act,” it said. 12/01/2026
Tech News Google removes AI Overviews for health queries after accuracy concerns An investigation by the Guardian found that Google’s AI-generated summaries gave out inaccurate health information. 12/01/2026
Tech News Indonesia and Malaysia are first countries to block Grok AI Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing mounting scrutiny, including in the European Union, Britain, India and France, for being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images. 12/01/2026
Health news One night of sleep data can reveal risk of over 100 diseases: study Stanford researchers taught an AI to “learn the language of sleep” to predict whether patients were at risk of developing over 100 conditions. 12/01/2026
Tech News 2026 cyber forecast: AI attacks and rising political tensions We take a look at the biggest topics in cybersecurity for 2026. 12/01/2026
Tech News What's on Europe's digital policy agenda in 2026? 2026 is the EU’s digital “set-up” year: a time to simplify rules, set priorities, and brace for transatlantic spillovers as major legislative initiatives race toward 2027. 11/01/2026
Tech News Consumer groups name Samsung’s AI fridge as worst product at CES 2026 An AI-powered fridge, electronic lollipops, and Amazon’s Ring cameras were named by consumer groups as some of the worst products at this year’s tech show. 10/01/2026
Tech News TikTok pulls Polish far-right leaders videos over antisemitism One of the videos removed from the platform showed Polish politician Grzegorz Braun denying the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz, one of the largest German concentration camps during World War II. 09/01/2026
Tech News Grok limits image generation after backlash over sexualised deepfakes The chatbot has been under fire over the past two weeks for generating sexually-explicit deepfakes of women and minors. 09/01/2026
Tech News DeepSeek's AI gains traction in developing nations, Microsoft says DeepSeek, China's leading artificial intelligence start-up, is popular in countries such as Belarus, Russia, Syria, Iran and Ethiopia, according to a new Microsoft study. 09/01/2026
Tech News The toys of CES 2026: A smart Rubik’s Cube, robots, and AI companions Play and games for both children and adults are changing in the new digital landscape. Here are the tech-enhanced toys we're most excited about at CES 2026. 09/01/2026
Tech News Google adds new AI features to Gmail, making it a personal assistant Your Gmail inbox is getting an AI-powered update. Google announced new AI features to help users write emails, summarise information, and create to-do lists. 08/01/2026
Tech News ChatGPT launches dedicated Health feature - here's how it works OpenAI says the feature, designed with physicians, aims to help people understand patterns in their health and prepare for medical conversations - not replace doctors. 08/01/2026
Tech News Google and Character.AI agree to settle US lawsuits over teen suicides The settlements are among the first in a series of lawsuits accusing AI companies of negligence in the wrongful deaths of teenagers. 08/01/2026
Tech News What will social media look like in 2026? Tighter regulations, advancing AI integration, and a desire for greater authenticity will continue to re-shape what social media means in an increasingly disconnected world. 08/01/2026
Tech News We had a play with LEGO’s new Smart Brick. Here’s what you can do ‘We spent a lot of time with the LEGO designers, bringing this to life and dialling in all the sounds and so on, but it's also about how you use the sounds,’ David Filon, chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, told Euronews Next. 08/01/2026
Tech News What strange tech innovations are stealing the show at CES 2026? From lollipops that play music through your teeth to robot dogs dancing to K-pop, CES 2026 is leaning hard into weird and wonderful tech. 07/01/2026
Tech News Nvidia and Universal Music Group sign deal for 'responsible AI' Described as an "antidote to AI slop," the strategic partnership will expand Nvidia's AI music models and develop new AI-powered music creation tools with direct input from artists. 07/01/2026
Business A new era of AI shopping: How brands are chosen by algorithms Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly present in the business world, with more shoppers using the tech to navigate purchases. But what does this mean for the future of commerce? 07/01/2026
Tech News Can this AI digital twin help you skip some of those work meetings? Too many meetings, too little time? A new AI software, unveiled at CES in Las Vegas, builds “digital twins” using an employee’s voice, video and knowledge, allowing them to be in two places at once. 07/01/2026
Tech News Health tech at CES 2026: The top 5 devices that grabbed our attention A smart menstrual pad, an allergy device, and an LED mask were some of the health tech devices worth watching at CES 2026. 07/01/2026
Tech News Amazon launches Alexa+ AI assistant on web to challenge ChatGPT Until now, Alexa has only been available on smartphones and Amazon’s connected devices. Users with early access to Alexa+ can now access the chatbot via their web browsers. 06/01/2026