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EU Aims to Build Seven AI Gigafactories with €10 Billion in Global AI Race

A panoramic view of an agricultural landscape with greenhouse complexes and surrounding farmland in Europe. The EU plans to establish AI Gigafactories as part of a €10 billion initiative to expand AI computing capacity and strengthen technological sovereignty.

The European Union has launched a call for proposals to establish seven AI Gigafactories across Europe as it seeks to narrow the gap with the United States and China in the global AI race by expanding computing capacity and strengthening technological sovereignty. The new facilities will complement Europe’s existing network of 19 AI Factories, providing… Continue reading EU Aims to Build Seven AI Gigafactories with €10 Billion in Global AI Race

OpenAI to Create 250 Additional Jobs with New EU Headquarters in Ireland

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, Emma Redmond, Associate General Counsel and Head of OpenAI Ireland, and other officials during the announcement of OpenAI's new European Union headquarters in Dublin and plans to create 250 additional jobs in Ireland.

The move marks another step in OpenAI’s European expansion, with a new 88,000-square-foot headquarters in Dublin and 250 new jobs reinforcing its long-term investment in infrastructure, talent and the AI ecosystem across the region.

EU AI Act Amendment Takes Effect Today, Delays High-risk Rules to 2027-28, Bans AI Deepfake Nudity

The EU's Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, took effect on 27 July 2026.

The changes adopted through Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 are aimed at reducing compliance burdens, clarifying legal obligations and strengthening safeguards against AI-enabled harms without weakening the bloc’s core protections for health, safety and fundamental rights.

EU’s Google Fine May Decide Who Controls AI Search in Europe

European Union is all set to impose its biggest penalty on Google under the digital markets act.

European Union’s reported fine against Google is formally about search self-preferencing. However, the larger fight is over whether Google can carry its search dominance into AI search as Gemini and AI-generated answers become part of how users find information online. The case also shows that while Europe may be slowing parts of the AI Act rollout, it is still willing to use competition law against Big Tech gatekeepers.