The State of Tech - The European Edition of Wednesday 22 April 2026
Anthropic plans 800-person London office, OpenAI opens first permanent UK base in King's Cross
China's Origin Wukong quantum computer gets integrated AI capabilities through Origin Brain model
Alipay launches AI agent payment service, allowing autonomous transactions without coding
India charts third path in global AI, emphasising energy efficiency and societal responsibility over raw power
US-UAE multi-billion dollar AI data campus deal stalls in negotiations over export controls
39 European finance giants urge Brussels to speed up DLT regulation, raise transaction caps to 150 billion euros
Anthropic plans 800-person London office, OpenAI opens first permanent UK base in King's Cross
China's Origin Wukong quantum computer gets integrated AI capabilities through Origin Brain model
Alipay launches AI agent payment service, allowing autonomous transactions without coding
India charts third path in global AI, emphasising energy efficiency and societal responsibility over raw power
US-UAE multi-billion dollar AI data campus deal stalls in negotiations over export controls
39 European finance giants urge Brussels to speed up DLT regulation, raise transaction caps to 150 billion euros