UiPath’s Michael Atalla on AI slop, junior jobs and a Shaolin monk’s advice
UiPath’s Michael Atalla on AI slop, junior jobs and a Shaolin monk’s advice

UiPath’s marketing team has stopped paying outside firms to pull together its advertising data. The head of its paid media team built an AI agent on UiPath’s own platform instead, chief marketing officer Michael Atalla told TNW. It collects the data, a…

Ursula Von der Leyen wants AI to cut how often EU businesses report the same data
Ursula Von der Leyen wants AI to cut how often EU businesses report the same data

Ursula von der Leyen wants companies in the EU to provide officials with the same details just once, with AI helping public bodies use them. The European Commission president made the pitch on Monday, Politico reported, citing a copy of her speech. She…

Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990
Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990

Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 miles) of WLTP range, and a starting price of €19,990.
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Huawei-backed AITO sets Europe launch for fall 2027 with 4 luxury SUVs
Huawei-backed AITO sets Europe launch for fall 2027 with 4 luxury SUVs

AITO will start selling cars in Europe in the fall of 2027. The Chinese luxury SUV brand, built by Seres with Huawei’s technology, confirmed the timing at the Paris Motor Show today, where it showed the AITO 9, 8, 7, and 6.

AITO sold 426,000 vehicle…

Hackers defrost fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, Bloomberg says
Hackers defrost fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, Bloomberg says

Hackers broke into the refrigeration systems of hundreds of French supermarkets on Sunday night. Stores had to throw out meat, frozen goods and vegetables. About 150 Intermarché stores were hit, a spokesman for owner Groupement Mousquetaires told Bloom…

China agrees to curb hybrid car exports to the EU after Beijing talks
China agrees to curb hybrid car exports to the EU after Beijing talks

China has agreed to moderate its exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars to the EU, which EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said could cut them by more than half. He announced it on Friday in press remarks in Beijing, after the second round of EU-…

EIF’s incoming chief says Europe’s Tech Champions funds hold 15 unicorns
EIF’s incoming chief says Europe’s Tech Champions funds hold 15 unicorns

Europe must give its startups the capital to grow without leaving the continent, Jean-Christophe Laloux said. The incoming chief executive of the European Investment Fund spoke at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday. “It’s not enough to innovate in Europe…

Wayve and Stellantis tune one AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati
Wayve and Stellantis tune one AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati

Every car will one day need an AI driving system, just as it needs seatbelts and emergency braking, Wayve chief executive Alex Kendall said. He spoke with Stellantis chief executive Antonio Filosa at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday. Morgan Stanley’s A…

Goldman’s Marco Argenti says AI turns developers into managers of managers
Goldman’s Marco Argenti says AI turns developers into managers of managers

Goldman Sachs is entering a third phase of AI adoption, in which the goal moves from saving money to making it, the bank’s chief information officer Marco Argenti said. He spoke with Bloomberg anchor Tom Mackenzie at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday, i…

Nik Storonsky wants Revolut to be Europe’s answer to Meta and Google
Nik Storonsky wants Revolut to be Europe’s answer to Meta and Google

Revolut wants to grow beyond banking into a global tech company on the scale of the biggest US groups, but built in Europe, chief executive Nik Storonsky said. He spoke with Exor chief executive John Elkann at Wave by Vento in Turin, in a session title…