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Today · Saturday, November 14

  1. Gadgets

    Motorola Signature 27 costs €1,899. What you get, and what to check

    Motorola's new flagship goes on sale in Europe on 16 November with a 7,000 mAh battery and a 200-megapixel telephoto camera. Its price is close to double that of the first Signature.

  2. Science

    BepiColombo arrives at Mercury on 21 November after eight years

    The European-Japanese spacecraft is due to enter orbit around the innermost planet next Saturday. Only two missions have visited Mercury before, and none from Europe.

  3. AI

    EU AI Act: what applies from 2 December, and what was pushed to 2027

    In less than three weeks, the EU bans so-called nudifier apps and requires older AI systems to mark generated content. The strict high-risk rules now start in December 2027.

  4. Software

    ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents pay for you. Here is how it works

    OpenAI's new payment feature, built with Visa, Mastercard and American Express, lets its agent buy things on your behalf. Every purchase needs a fingerprint or face check, and the agent never sees your card.

  5. Future

    Starship reaches orbit on Flight 15, but the booster is lost

    SpaceX's giant rocket put its upper stage into orbit and deployed 26 Starlink satellites. The planned tower catch of the booster failed, and the ship's return was still ahead.

Friday, November 13

  1. AI

    Canada's budget bets on homegrown AI computing power

    Budget 2026 pledges support for 500 megawatts of sovereign computing capacity and points to a 1.2-gigawatt hub in Saskatchewan. Critics say too little goes into truly public infrastructure.

  2. Industry

    Europe's AI gigafactory race: bids are in, Germany is split

    The EU wants up to seven giant AI computing sites. The first bid deadline passed on 12 November, part of the tender was extended, and German contenders are competing rather than bidding together.

  3. Startups

    Legora's $8.8 billion valuation shows where Europe's AI money goes

    The Stockholm legal AI company raised $550 million in a Series E round. Its rise shows that European AI startups win when they build for one profession, not for everyone.

  4. Security

    Maersk breach shows the risk of old systems that come with acquisitions

    The shipping group says attackers took data from a legacy system inherited through a takeover. A ransomware group claims 100 GB and demands $5 million; Maersk has not confirmed that.