The AI race is propelling not only Nvidia but also Caterpillar, lorry drivers, construction firms and logistics companies. Behind ChatGPT lie bulldozers, cables, water and energy: so ‘digital gold’ requires very tangible infrastructure

The Ministry of the Interior, led since 2018 by former magistrate Fernando Grande-Marlaska, had been systematically compiling files on journalists, complete with passport photos and everything, including a definition of their (alleged) political ideology. The scoop by the daily newspaper Confidencial and the resistance amongst ministry officials

Even at Macron’s International Space Summit, the talk is of sovereignty, and little of unity

The EU is now protesting against the “conspiracy trial” orchestrated by Saied, in which dozens of opposition figures have been jailed for sending text messages to foreign diplomats. Chats from those convicted: “I didn’t know that was a crime in this country.”

The Magyar government is restoring a sense of sovereignty to the country. This is not a diplomatic break but a clear break with the past.

It’s not just the Lega and Forza Italia: the electoral success of the German nationalist party is also dividing European conservatives. Orbán, Wilders and Zemmour are celebrating, whilst Le Pen, Bardella and Farage remain silent

Speaking to a group of media outlets by telephone, the Ukrainian president stated that he had had no recent contact with former Defence Minister Fedorov. And on the possibility of a trilateral meeting with Moscow: “The sooner, the better.”