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Startups and high-growth businesses are typically important drivers of technological innovation and hope for the future, but they are also more susceptible to fraud and cases of misconduct. ImageFlow/Shutterstock

What Europe’s EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US

Researchers look at how the EU’s proposed framework to harmonise and boost business registration across member states can avoid the pitfalls of startup fraud.
Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare, progressive genetic disorder affecting muscle function. In France, screening is now available for all newborns. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock (no reuse)

A camera combined with AI could help further diagnosis of movement disorders like spinal muscular atrophy in newborns

Detecting impaired motor function in infants using AI-driven motion capture is producing promising results. A French research team introduces the new screening tool for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Demonstrators march through the centre of Madrid to protest against high house prices and rents and to demand measures to tackle the housing crisis in Spain, on 26 September 2026. ÓSCAR GONZÁLEZ FUENTES/Shutterstock

Spain’s housing crisis is a warning for all of Europe – rights mean nothing if they’re not enforced

Spain has a constitutional right to housing – but it hasn’t stopped rents and property prices from skyrocketing.
Worshippers attend Mass held by Pope Leo XIV via a live broadcast on a giant screen at Metz’s Saint-Étienne Cathedral on September 28 2026, the final day of the papal visit to France, Pope Leo’s second major visit to an EU nation. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP

Pope Leo XIV’s Europe

The Pope advocates for a Europe based on multilateralism and overcoming nationalism, while reasserting its Christian roots.
Reading and writing have lost their primacy in our post-literate society, and yet PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests reading skills for a world in which those skills are no longer valued. Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock

Why banning AI in the classroom will not be enough to remedy poor reading skills in a post‑literary society

Understanding the technological shift from a literary to a post-literary society is crucial for rethinking AI’s place in learning environments.
The International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 2026. Audrey Rouyre

Europe can’t achieve space sovereignty alone. Here’s why

Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.
Aerospace players like French company Thales Alenia Space have no alternative but to join forces with competitors if they want to seal further deals. MikeDotta/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Galileo, Copernicus, Cleansky, IRIS² must work together to secure Europe’s place in the space race

Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.

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