Artificial intelligence is fueling Europe’s digital ambitions, but organizations face a critical need for massive, low‑latency storage that complies with strict data‑sovereignty rules. New regulations such as the GDPR, Data Governance Act and AI Act push firms to keep data within specific jurisdictions, while modern AI workloads demand petabyte‑scale capacity and ultra‑fast access. To meet these twin pressures, Europe is seeing rapid growth in metro‑edge data centers—localized facilities near major population and industrial hubs—that combine high‑density storage, compliance, and proximity to compute resources. This shift toward local‑first, hybrid architectures promises to boost AI performance while satisfying regulatory requirements. Read more →

A test of four AI coding agents tasked with rebuilding the classic Minesweeper game revealed a blend of successes and shortcomings. While the agents successfully implemented core gameplay mechanics such as chording and flagging, they varied in UI polish, sound options, and development speed. OpenAI's Codex, for instance, took roughly twice as long to produce a functional version compared to Claude Code. The evaluation highlights both the promise of AI-driven development and the current limits that developers must still address. Read more →

Anthropic introduced Claude Haiku 4.5, a compact AI model designed to deliver high intelligence and speed at a fraction of the cost of its larger counterparts. Priced at $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens for API users, Haiku 4.5 undercuts Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.1 while matching frontier‑level performance on benchmarks such as SWE‑bench. The model targets real‑time, low‑latency tasks like chat assistants, customer service, and pair programming, and can be combined with Sonnet 4.5 in multi‑model workflows. Documentation and system cards are now available for developers. Read more →

OpenAI introduced a new benchmark called GDPval that pits its AI models against human experts across dozens of occupations. In the initial rollout, GPT-5‑high was judged better than or on par with professionals in about 40.6% of tasks, while Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 achieved roughly a 49% win rate. The test covered 44 roles spanning key sectors such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. OpenAI says the results show AI can start offloading routine work for many jobs, though it acknowledges the current scope is limited and plans to expand the benchmark’s coverage. Read more →