With the opening of new offices in Paris and Munich, US-based AI company Anthropic is making a clear statement: it intends to be a key player in the European market. But this expansion is more than just a geographic move – it’s a strategic commitment to helping shape the future of artificial intelligence in Europe.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just an experiment for major companies – it's a proven driver of business value. That’s the key finding from a new study by the Human-AI Research Department at the Wharton School, which surveyed more than 800 senior executives from large US firms. Around 75 per cent of respondents said their AI projects are already delivering a positive return on investment – a striking result amid ongoing scepticism around the real-world impact of AI.

Apple has made a move that has raised eyebrows across the AI research world – and not without reason. Under the playful title “Pico-Banana-400K”, the company has released a dataset of more than 400,000 images, freely available for anyone to use in research. Its purpose: to train the next generation of image-editing AI systems. The twist? Much of the work behind it was done by a Google AI.

The partnership between OpenAI and PayPal marks a turning point in digital commerce – and perhaps in the way we interact with technology itself. What once sounded like a glimpse into the future is about to become reality: from 2026, users will be able to discover, compare and purchase products directly within a ChatGPT conversation, without ever visiting a traditional online shop.

Reddit has quietly been reinventing how users find answers — not just through upvotes and threads, but now via generative AI. With the launch of Reddit Answers, the platform is no longer just a social forum; it’s becoming a powerful knowledge engine. And as of October 2025, it’s available in German, marking a key step in Reddit’s international expansion of AI features.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a practical tool for many people – it’s becoming a potential conversational partner, and perhaps even an emotional one. That’s the central finding of a new study from Germany’s digital industry association Bitkom, painting a striking picture of how human communication is evolving in the digital age.

A new and growing problem is surfacing in the world of AI-powered search: second-order hallucinations. While standard AI hallucinations involve a language model making up facts or misrepresenting information, second-order hallucinations occur when a search engine picks up errors that were themselves generated by another AI system—and presents them as fact. The issue is subtle, but potentially far more dangerous than simple mistakes, as it allows misinformation to spread in a feedback loop between machines.

Imagine a browser that doesn’t just show you websites but thinks, plans, summarises, and even acts on your behalf. That’s exactly what Comet, the new AI-powered browser from Perplexity, sets out to deliver. Now available for free to all users, Comet signals a bold challenge to Chrome, Edge and other major players – positioning itself not just as a browser, but as your intelligent digital assistant.