Europe must be less naïve and support homegrown technologies, Emmanuel Macron tells Paris summit billed as the Davos of AI

A new Trump administration plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence in US science could boost research productivity. But, it also highlights a need for more global cooperation in AI development.

The Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities has proposed a series of measures that would help increase collaboration between academic institutions in the UK and Germany.

Science Business is publishing the European Commission’s sector-by-sector plans for its Horizon Europe programme. These documents spell out the research topics, timing and budgets the European Commission plans.

Germany has officially launched a new strategy to take the country to the cutting edge in several technological fields, including fusion nuclear energy, biotechnology and low-emissions transport.

Barriers remain in the European Research Area, amid a new push to further integrate the Western Balkans.
 

The US is now supremely dominant in terms of private investment and compute capacity. But Chinese open models are leading the way.

The European Commission has launched two strategies it hopes will speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence and strengthen Europe's competitiveness and innovation capabilities.

Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education Rankings. According to its president, most of these rankings are "black boxes" whose methods raise ethical questions.

Japan is edging closer to signing off on a deal to join the EU's €93.5 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, with research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva flying to the country on 2 October to continue talks.

Exploratory talks that would lead to Australia associating to Horizon Europe were announced by the European Commission on September 10.