The AI momentum is showing no signs of slowing down. In Europe, Munich is turning into an AI powerhouse, while from the region, Croatia just scored a major win with Zscaler’s acquisition of SplxAI. Google Maps got an AI glow-up that makes navigation feel almost human. Oh, and if you’re in e-commerce, Berlin’s 2026 Expo is already shaping up to be the event to watch.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are steering their philanthropic efforts into a daring new direction: making AI-powered biology the centrepiece of their giving. They’ve announced that much of their future funding will flow into their science-venture hub, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, with the goal of using advanced algorithms to simulate immune responses, accelerate disease research and push toward their long-term aim: preventing or curing all diseases.

This shift marks a pullback from earlier investments in social justice, housing, immigration reform and education initiatives. While those causes aren’t entirely abandoned, they are no longer the main front-line focus for the couple’s foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Instead, the strategy now emphasises infrastructure, science and technology as the fastest path to impact.

For anyone in the tech or health sectors this pivot is worth watching: it signals how major philanthropic players are rethinking how to “move the needle.” If the Biohub model delivers, we could see more big-money efforts favouring scalable research platforms and AI-biology hybrids, rather than traditional granting for social programs. It raises the question: if curing disease becomes the headline goal, what happens to the rest?

Microsoft is stepping into new territory with its freshly announced MAI Superintelligence Team, led by Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. The goal isn’t to chase some distant version of artificial general intelligence, but to build what Suleyman calls “humanist superintelligence” AI that’s smarter than humans in specific areas, yet deeply focused on helping people.

What makes this move interesting isn’t just the ambition, but the framing. Microsoft is positioning this as a moral, almost philosophical project: creating intelligence that serves humanity, not just technology for technology’s sake. It’s also a strategic shot, coming not long after Meta launched its own superintelligence group, signaling that the AI race is evolving from who’s first to who’s most purposeful.

If Microsoft pulls this off, it could redefine how we think about AI entirely, less about robots replacing humans, more about tools that amplify what we can do. Still, “humanist superintelligence” sounds bold, maybe even utopian. Whether it lives up to that promise will depend on how the company balances innovation with the responsibility that comes with creating something potentially smarter than us.

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The E-commerce Berlin Expo is the largest pure-play B2B e-commerce event in Germany and the go-to destination for anyone in the industry. It offers a unique blend of exhibition and conference formats, providing visitors with unparalleled opportunities for business growth and networking.

The highly anticipated 10th edition is set to take place on February 17-18, 2026, at Messe Berlin. The event is expected to attract over 14,000 attendees. Join them and register here: click.

The tech giants Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom have announced a partnership worth €1 billion to build a major AI-data centre in Munich. The “Industrial AI Cloud” project aims to boost Germany’s AI compute capacity by 50%.

This facility will host over 1,000 Nvidia DGX B200 systems and RTX Pro servers, adding up to approximately 10,000 GPU units and provide around 20 petabytes of storage with compute performance reaching 0.5 exaflops. Focused on industrial sectors like automotive manufacturing, robotics and production, it’s designed to give European companies access to advanced AI infrastructure whilst keeping data fully within Germany.

Beyond raw compute power, the project emphasises data sovereignty and sustainability. All data will be processed on German soil in compliance with EU regulations. Infrastructure will run on renewable energy and reuse waste-heat to improve efficiency.

American cybersecurity leader Zscaler has acquired SplxAI, a Croatian startup that specializes in securing artificial intelligence applications. SplxAI garnered attention earlier this year with a seed round of $7 million. Zscaler, which reported more than $2 billion in revenue last year, said the acquisition will help safeguard the AI systems increasingly used to manage data and processes within businesses.

SplxAI was founded by Kristian Kamber and Ante Gojsalić and is backed by investors such as LAUNCHub Ventures, Inovo, Rain Capital, Runtime Ventures and South Central Ventures. The company built a platform to test and protect AI systems and recently released an open‑source tool called Agentic Radar, designed to map dependencies in AI workflows, identify tools and components, and reveal gaps in security through static code analysis. This technology appears to have been a major draw for Zscaler as it expands into AI security.

By folding SplxAI into its operations, Zscaler aims to enhance its Zero Trust Exchange platform with AI‑focused defenses that identify where AI is used across an organization, automatically test models for weaknesses, and protect prompts, API calls and models as they run in production. While financial terms weren’t disclosed, this move is a significant validation for Croatia’s startup scene, showing that local teams can develop sophisticated AI solutions needed on the global stage.

Gemini is now more deeply integrated into Google Maps to make getting around simpler and more intuitive. With voice-activated commands, you can search for stops along your route, check for EV chargers, share your ETA, and even add calendar events, all without touching your phone.

Google Maps is also moving from generic distance cues (“turn in 500 meters”) to landmark-based navigation. Now the app will guide you using real-world reference points like “turn right after the Thai Siam Restaurant,” backed by Street View imagery and a database of over 250 million places.

In parallel, users will begin receiving proactive traffic alerts that notify you of disruptions or possible route delays even when you’re not actively navigating. Once you arrive, the experience doesn’t stop. Lens built with Gemini lets you point your phone at cafés, shops or landmarks and ask conversational questions like, “What’s this place? Why is it popular?” or “What’s the vibe inside?” It’s designed to help you make real-time decisions based on your surroundings.

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