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A new coalition on children’s rights in the AI age took shape during the first United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva. Spain announced the initiative as governments, civil society, experts, and industry representatives met to discuss global

India and France adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030 during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron in Nice on June 14, widening cooperation across artificial intelligence, trade, defence, space, education and health research. The two leaders

Belgium will invest €3.7 billion in defence innovation from 2026 to 2035 under a new programme called ODIN. Defence Minister Theo Francken announced the plan as the government seeks faster delivery of new military technologies. The programme will support the

EuroWire, VIENNA: Austria recorded a marked rise in patent activity last year, with companies and inventors from the country filing 2,253 European patent applications in 2025, up 5.0% from 2,146 in 2024. The increase outpaced the broader growth rate across

EuroWire, PARIS: UNESCO said it is working closely with governments to help them develop strategies, action plans and regulatory frameworks to ensure the safe and effective use of digital technology in education, including artificial intelligence, as education systems worldwide confront

EuroWire, GENEVA: The World Intellectual Property Organization launched the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange on March 17, opening a new forum for technical dialogue on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the intellectual property system. WIPO said the initiative, known as AIII,

EuroWire, LEIPZIG: BMW Group has launched a pilot project using humanoid robots in production at its Plant Leipzig, marking the company’s first deployment of humanoid robotics on a factory floor in Germany. BMW announced the project on Feb. 27 and

NEW DELHI: India and Finland on Thursday elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the Indian capital. The decision was announced as

EuroWire, BRUSSELS: The European Parliament has disabled built-in artificial intelligence tools on work-issued devices used by its lawmakers and staff, citing cybersecurity and privacy risks linked to sending data to external cloud services. The restriction covers prominent generative AI services,

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has praised India as the “right place” to host the AI Impact Summit, describing the country as a “very successful emerging economy” as New Delhi convenes government leaders, technology executives and policy specialists