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    Listen: W, The European social platform that wants to take on X
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    Listen: W, The European social platform that wants to take on X
    June 19, 2026
    As W’s founders pitch a “bot-free” alternative to Elon Musk’s X, they now face the brutal test of proving their business model…
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    June 19, 2026
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    June 18, 2026
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    Ghent-based Adomate raises €1.4 million to help marketers create AI-powered social media ads at scale
    June 19, 2026
    Adomate, a Ghent-based AI startup helping marketing teams create social media ads more efficiently, has raised €1.4 million to support its international…
    AI health tech from ex-Palantir lead raises £12m
    June 19, 2026
    Frontier Health, an AI startup offering administrative tools to the NHS, has secured a $16m (£12.09m) seed funding round. Founded by the…
    Quantum Systems and Tencore expand defence robotics production with new German manufacturing hub
    June 19, 2026
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    June 19, 2026
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    June 18, 2026
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    EU governments back Global Gateway — but insist Brussels explain where the billions go

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    The EU is for the birds

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    Macron, Merz attack EU’s stance on Putin talks

    EU leaders demand von der Leyen tools up against China  Innovation & Research

    EU leaders demand von der Leyen tools up against China 

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    Some EU leaders furious at Costa official’s calls with the Kremlin

    ‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future Energy & Utilities

    ‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future

    UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says Innovation & Research

    UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says

    Why isn’t the EU calling out the UAE for its role in the Sudan crisis? Innovation & Research

    Why isn’t the EU calling out the UAE for its role in the Sudan crisis?

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    Magyar and Metsola discuss EU dropping rule of law procedure against Hungary

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    Cuban economy needs ‘urgent changes’ as US blockade deepens crisis, says president

    Cuban economy needs ‘urgent changes’ as US blockade deepens crisis, says president

    By Agence France-Press in Havana   |   June 18, 2026

    Miguel Díaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the country’s economyCuba’s economy needs urgent changes to overcome a…

    Allianz chief executive warns of  AI ‘socialism’ as investors lean on chatbots

    Allianz chief executive warns of  AI ‘socialism’ as investors lean on chatbots

    By Maisie Grice   |   June 18, 2026

    The chief executive of one of Europe’s largest asset managers has urged investors to avoid being over-reliant on general online chatbots to…

    The EU’s new AI envoy is a tech CEO with extraordinary conflicts of interest

    The EU’s new AI envoy is a tech CEO with extraordinary conflicts of interest

    By Bram Vranken   |   June 18, 2026

    The EU Commission's decision to appoint the chair of Siemens, Jim Hagemann Snabe, as AI envoy is rife with extraordinary conflicts of…

    Britain for sale: Intertek agrees £10.7bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

    Britain for sale: Intertek agrees £10.7bn takeover by Swedish firm EQT

    By admin   |   June 18, 2026

    Intertek now becomes the latest British firm to fall into foreign hands, amid a takeover frenzy that has seen predators scouring the…

    Intertek to quit FTSE 100 after agreeing £10bn EQT takeover

    Intertek to quit FTSE 100 after agreeing £10bn EQT takeover

    By Felix Armstrong   |   June 18, 2026

    FTSE 100 giant Intertek has agreed to a £10bn takeover by Swedish buyout firm EQT, triggering the latest high-profile departure from the…

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    Fed governor Lisa Cook faced $1.3m in legal and security fees after Trump’s bid to fire her
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