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Tesla makes massive sales comeback in Europe as key conditions align — is it enough to save the automaker from turmoil in US?
This marks a market-wide EV victory. by Samantha HindmanJuly 8, 2025 After a turbulent start to 2025, Tesla is showing signs of a turnaround in Europe. Teslarati reported that, according to Carup data, electric vehicle registrations in June surged...

Comparison: UK Data Access Act and EU Data Act
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Part 1 “Access to Customer Data and Business Data” EU Data Act Sharing (Chapters II - IV) Switching (Chapter VI) Products/Services Concerned Not limited to any specific product or service category. The law is...

Wage growth in Europe: Which jobs have seen the biggest increases?
Wages in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and France grew year-on-year by 5.5%, 5.3%, 3.8%, and 1.9%, respectively, in May 2025. That's based on salary data from global hiring platform Indeed. After adjusting for inflation — using CPI data from...
King to highlight UK-France bond over shared global challenges
8 July 2025, 00:01 His Majesty King Charles III in London in 2022. Credit: Imageplotter/Alamy Live News. Picture: Alamy King Charles is set to affirm the UK's important partnership with France in the face of a “multitude of complex threats” at the...

WFO Hosts Technical Forum in Atlanta in Conjunction with CastExpo 2025
The event also enabled the global foundry industry to be represented in the United States in April during the WFO Annual General Assembly, which took place as part of the overall program. The WFO's biannual Technical Forum is a conference...

Belfast start-up Movetru secures £1.2m backing to launch sports tech innovation
A Belfast-based sports tech start-up has closed a pre-seed funding round of £1.2 million to help launch its performance analysis tool. Founded by former ballet dancer Naomi McGregor in 2020, Movetru specialises in movement analysis and injury...

Groq Launches European Data Center in Helsinki
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 7, 2025 — AI inference company Groq today announced it establishing its first European data center footprint in Helsinki, Finland to meet the growing demands of European customers. “As demand for AI inference continues...
Mitsubishi reveals Renault-based Eclipse Cross replacement for Europe
The Grandis is available with technologies including front and rear autonomous emergency braking, automatic high beam, emergency lane keeping assist, intelligent speed assistance, safe exit alert, rear cross-traffic alert, and driver attention...

Tour de France stage four preview: Dream day for breakaway artists on climb-heavy stage
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BOMBSHELL: 200,000 âScience Papersâ in academic journal database PubMed may have been AI-generated with errors, hallucinations and false sourcing
BOMBSHELL: 200,000 “Science Papers” in academic journal database PubMed may have been AI-generated with errors, hallucinations and false sourcing A groundbreaking new study published in Science Advances has exposed the growing and controversial...

Meta reportedly snatches Apple’s AI head as tech talent war heats up
In a major shake-up in the tech industry’s AI talent race, Meta has reportedly hired Ruoming Pang, Apple’s top executive in charge of its AI foundation models. Pang’s exit marks a significant setback for Apple’s AI ambitions, especially as the...

Algeria's Sonatrach and Italy's ENI sign $1.35 billion deal
Algeria's Sonatrach and Italy's ENI sign $1.35 billion deal ALGIERS, July 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Algeria's state-run hydrocarbon company Sonatrach and the Italian energy company Eni on Monday signed a production sharing contract worth $1.35 billion...
Vietnam’s Thang Long, Co Loa ancient citadels spotlighted at France exhibition
This event marks a major milestone in the enduring cultural partnership between Hanoi and the Ile-de-France region, while opening new avenues for heritage preservation and tourism cooperation. A "Neu" pole erecting ceremony at Thang Long Imperial...

'I'm sure the big boys will come out to play' – GC contenders expected to clash on punchy Tour de France stage 4 finish in Rouen
Stage 4 of the Tour de France and the rollercoaster roads to Rouen should inspire A GC battle, offering the likes of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) a chance to attack. The 174.2km stage from Amiens takes the Tour into Normandy, with four...
Technical Product Manager
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Visits To Italy, France And Brazil Achieved Key Objectives, Says PM Anwar
From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Monday that his official visits to Italy, France and Brazil have successfully met their intended objectives. Besides reinforcing bilateral...

How the future supply of smart phones rests on a single mine in North Carolina...and why this crater in Devon could one day power Britain's war machine
Take the road north from Plympton in Devon, just outside Plymouth, and after a couple of miles driving past fields and solar panels, you will see what looks like a big, artificial hill rearing up to your right. This mound may not look like much,...

Why little Lithuania has big plans for space tech
MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter Reporting fromVilnius, Lithuania ShareSave Astrolight is developing a laser-based communications system I'm led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era...

Wartime innovation boosts Israeli defence tech growth, drawing global interest
By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli army reservist Zach Bergerson felt he had to take action when he saw fellow soldiers having to rely on their eyes and ears to detect swarms of enemy drones overhead. So the high-tech professional, 36,...

Cooperation and consolidation: reshaping Europe’s space industry to last
Despite its inclusion in the official French name — le Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace — the Paris Air Show traditionally has not highlighted space in its panels or exhibitions. The focus of the event has stayed on commercial...