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A review of the major AI breakthroughs in 2025, their social, economic and geopolitical impacts, the regulatory and corporate responses, and an analysis of the risks and opportunities shaping AI's next phase.

The rise of virtual influencers — characters generated by artificial intelligence — is redefining how brands communicate and interact with consumers. These 'synthetic creators' offer clear advantages: they do not fall ill, do not take holidays and can produce content around the clock. Yet behind this technological efficiency, complex legal questions arise that ...

The new building was designed to accommodate complex tasks related to Artificial Intelligence, meeting the operational needs of clients 'across Europe'.

Will a plumber really earn more than a programmer in a labour market transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Pedro Soeiro Carvalho rejects that idea, but admits that professions like that will become increasingly sought after. In an interview with ECO, the World Economic Forum adviser also argues that careers will become ever more fluid...

The growing use of AI models entails an increasing consumption of energy and resources, raising questions about the sector's sustainability.

Musician and visual artist Manuel João Vieira has been using humour and artificial intelligence in his campaign for the presidential election on the 16th. He does so to the sound of some of his most daring songs, both with Ena Pá 2000 and through fado, a genre he also performs.
Les régulateurs et les responsables politiques européens ont dénoncé l'outil d'intelligence artificielle de X.
European regulators and politicians have denounced X's artificial intelligence tool.
Google has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for Gmail that summarises long email conversations and a feature that lets users 'converse' with their inbox to locate specific information. “As with Google Search, the 'AI summaries' feature turns information into answers without ...”,"detected_language":"pt-PT"}

The project aims to address the main obstacles currently hindering the adoption of AI within the public administration, such as the 'fragmentation of projects' and the 'complexity' of public procurement.

Forecasts suggest 2026 is unlikely to see mass layoffs directly caused by artificial intelligence, but experts warn AI will reshape job roles and slow hiring as firms reassess workforce needs. Employers are expected to prioritise retooling existing staff and investing in training to capitalise on AI tools, creating a potential ‘rush’ for upskilling programmes across sectors. The shift could produce short-term hiring freezes or more cautious recruitment, while raising questions about skills mismatches, labour-market inequality and the speed of public and private training responses.

The artificial intelligence (AI) model Amália performs better in European Portuguese compared with other open models, according to the technical report from the investment and development team that Lusa obtained access to on Thursday. “The results show that AMALIA-DPO [Direct Preference Optimization] achieves the best performance among the fully open models ...”

The challenge is to use AI without replacing the affection that gives Christmas its soul.

The Portuguese venture capital firm has launched the Indico VC Fund III, focused on startups in areas such as AI, deep tech, and space technology. This is the company's sixth fund.
