AI 2025 trends

It would be a crime to lose the UK’s envied tech and life science status within Europe

Oliver Hanney of development economics hub VoxDev weighs in on the potential recipients of donations

In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding, Crunchbase data shows. All told, Europe-based startups raised $24 billion in the just-ended quarter, up around a third quarter over quarter and two-thirds higher than the $14.4 billion raised in Q2 2025. Within the region, U.K. startups gained significant share in Q2,

“It may not be Hitler 2.0. It may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it’s not going to be what we’re used to,” the author Rod Dreher argues.

“It may not be Hitler 2.0, it may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it’s not going to be what we’re used to,” the author Rod Dreher argues.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Wednesday to root out state laws that reference outdated technologies like the fax and telegram.

The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.

Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

This isn’t a simple case of fusty incumbents disrupted by novel technology