Updates

2 Dec 2025

Data centre power demand set to triple by 2035

Planned sites are growing larger, with many expected to surpass 500 megawatts.

2 Dec 2025

When AI use turns dangerous for diplomats

Shadow AI is quietly reshaping diplomatic work in ways that threaten confidentiality, weaken strategic thinking, and expose the inner workings of foreign ministries to forces far beyond their control.

2 Dec 2025

Singapore and the EU advance their digital partnership

Brussels hosted the second EU–Singapore Digital Partnership Council, confirming shared priorities in AI, cyber resilience, digital identity systems and semiconductor research.

2 Dec 2025

Italy secures new EU support for growth and reform

A new EU assessment confirms Italy’s progress, enabling a further payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to strengthen education, digital capacity and strategic national reforms.

2 Dec 2025

Poetic prompts reveal gaps in AI safety, according to study

Findings indicate that creative phrasing can undermine AI filtering methods, with several prominent models generating harmful content when faced with short poetic prompts.

2 Dec 2025

Australia launches national AI plan to drive innovation

Investments in digital skills, research infrastructure and global partnerships underpin Australia’s ambition to become a regional hub for AI innovation.

2 Dec 2025

Philips launches AI-powered spectral CT system

Spectral CT with AI enables clinicians to differentiate tissues more accurately, supporting higher diagnostic confidence and potentially reducing invasive procedures.

2 Dec 2025

Accenture and OpenAI expand AI adoption worldwide

Collaboration builds on OpenAI’s work with major enterprises, combining breakthrough AI technologies with Accenture’s industry expertise to drive global adoption and business transformation.

2 Dec 2025

Most German researchers now use AI

AI is increasingly seen as a co-creator or manager in research, extending beyond automation to reshape innovation across all stages of the process.

2 Dec 2025

Europol backs major takedown of Cryptomixer in Switzerland

Cryptomixer’s shutdown disrupts a key system used by ransomware groups and dark web markets to hide the origins of criminal proceeds.