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US tech companies are raiding our computer science departments. A new initiative, Ellis, wants to give researchers a reason to stay in academe and in Europe. Meanwhile, the Commission is putting flesh on its AI plans

At the RTO Innovation Summit in Brussels 6-7 November, top technology experts discussed the future direction of their fields – and how Europe can benefit

Building on a map that shows hundreds of thousands of microscopic images of human cells, an international research team is working with the gaming community and with artificial intelligence to gain a more granular understanding of patterns of proteins arranged within the body’s cells.The advances were reported by a collaboration between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, CCP Games and Massively Multiplayer Online Science.

How the Cloud helps reward artists and record labels 

Universal access, electrified technologies including fuel cell technology, automated driving, mobility as a service, connected mobility, and TPS-based transportation support are among the technologies and services that will give officials, athletes and spectators an experience of tomorrow’s “mobility for all” and support the sustainable and smooth operation of “the most innovative Games in history.”

An app developed by Google’s AI company saves nurses two hours a day. But so far it is free to use. An independent panel says DeepMind must clarify the business model, a stark illustration that as healthcare AI goes mainstream, the matter of who does what with patient data is coming into sharper focus

The money is set to bridge Europe’s investment gap in digital technologies

EU will put in a guaranteed €38 billion in a bid to catalyse €650B of private investment, of which research, innovation and digital projects will get €200B

President Trump’s move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has fired the starting gun on an innovation war, in which the US aims to protect advanced technologies from Chinese incursions. Europe risks being caught in the cross fire

Draft plans for the next EU research programme include lots of hot-button issues – from terrorism to healthcare inequality – that could attract broader political support

Media are too full of ‘alarmist, hysterical’ doomsday scenarios, says Carlos Moedas, as EU looks at ways to block flow of online misinformation