A week bookended by Mistral’s $830 million debt raise and a €1.1 million workpod pre-seed is a useful reminder of how wide the band of European ambition now runs. The dominant theme is not a single technology but a single instinct: build the infrastructure layer first, whether that means sovereign AI compute, quantum hardware ready […]

Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware:
According to Microsoft Copilot Terms of Use, updated in Oct. 2025, “Copilot is for entertainment purposes only” and “Don't rely on Copilot for important advice”  —  These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Samsung plans to discontinue its Messages app in the US in July 2026 and offers instructions for users on older Android versions to switch to Google Messages  —  Samsung has shared an “End of Service Announcement” for its Messages app in the US.  Set for July 2026, Google Messages …

Financial Times:
Sources: the UK has stepped up its efforts to get Anthropic to expand in the country, including a dual listing proposal, after Anthropic's clash with the US DOD  —  Keir Starmer's government steps up efforts to get American AI start-up to grow its presence in Britain

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs is indefinitely withholding access to imagery of Iran and the conflict region, citing US government's request  —  Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict …