Italy challenges EU over key climate tool
Rome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026
Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'
Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needs
New York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AI
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP says
Walldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026
The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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