This week in AI: 💼 OpenAI is building a hiring platform to connect businesses with AI talent, while 🖥️ Europe debuts its exascale supercomputer Jupiter, 💰 AI startups and Anthropic soar to multi-billion-dollar valuations, 📉 Google’s AI search disrupts publishers, and 🍏 Apple faces a lawsuit over AI training with copyrighted books. The headlines show AI reshaping work, tech power, and the legal and financial landscape worldwide.
OpenAI has announced the development of an AI-driven hiring platform aimed at connecting businesses with AI-savvy professionals. The platform will utilize advanced AI matching algorithms to align candidates' skills with employers' needs, streamlining the hiring process. Scheduled for launch in mid-2026, the platform is designed to serve not only large corporations but also small businesses and local governments seeking to enhance their AI capabilities. This move positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, one of OpenAI's major investors. The initiative reflects OpenAI's commitment to expanding economic opportunities and addressing the growing demand for AI expertise across various sectors.
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Europe Rolls Out Supercomputer ‘Jupiter’
Germany unveiled Jupiter, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, capable of performing a quintillion calculations per second. Expected to boost AI, climate research, drug discovery, and quantum science, the project reflects Europe’s ambition to catch up with AI powerhouses like the US and China.Publishers in Crisis Over Google’s AI Search
Google’s launch of features like AI Overviews is slicing news site referrals by up to 89%, pushing publishers into survival mode. They’re fighting back with licensing deals, legal action, and building their own AI tools to stay relevant.
European AI Start-Ups Soar in Value
European AI companies are raking in record valuations: ElevenLabs now at $6B, Mistral eyeing $10B, and others like n8n, Lovable, and Framer also hitting multi-billion figures. It’s an investor boom echoing U.S. funding trends.
Big Tech Feels Heat, AI Start-Ups Shine
Tech stocks dipped this week, but AI darling Anthropic surged to a $183B valuation with a massive funding round. Meanwhile, rising competition and tighter chip export rules (notably for TSMC) are shaking up the global tech landscape.
Apple Faces Lawsuit Over AI Training with Books
Authors have sued Apple, accusing it of using their copyrighted books to train AI systems without permission—a growing flashpoint in the debate over IP and AI training practices.
AI-Powered Cancer Care Hits the Fast Track
Addenbrooke Hospital is using Osairis, an AI tool built with Microsoft, to transform radiotherapy planning in the UK. What once took hours now wraps up in minutes—dramatically improving efficiency for treating prostate and head-and-neck cancers and helping clinicians focus where it truly matters: patient care. Currently, only 36% of patients receive radiotherapy within the target timeframe—far under the 85% goal—and Osairis could be the reason that changes.