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Fragmented regulations and weaker capital markets contribute to Europe’s failure to launch globally dominant companies. Unlocked Economics

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) posted a stronger-than-expected first-half profit this week and resumed its share buyback program. UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) posted its own profit beat, but it’s facing a $125 million fine from U.S. regulators. Hedge funds had already been quietly trimming their UBS positions before that fine even became public.

OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT Ads to its biggest group of new markets yet, giving European advertisers access to an emerging ad channel built around conversations rather than traditional search queries or social feeds.

OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads will expand to 31 European countries next week, covering markets such as Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria.

OpenAI announced it is expanding its ChatGPT Ads service and product to 31 European countries. These countries include Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria.

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European tech startups raised €8.6 billion across 267 deals in July, with Germany leading funding and AI emerging as the top sector. Tamara Djurickovic26 minutes ago

The European research project EXA4MIND provides tools and preconfigured workflows that make it easier to collect, manage, and analyze extremely large and diverse datasets.

Although deal volume declined from June, larger financings kept capital flowing, while acquisitions and IPOs gathered momentum across the ecosystem. Cate Lawrence1 hour ago

BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Instaleap, a global enablement and fulfillment solutions services platform for retailers – now part of Instacart -, announced that SPAR Slovenia has selected Instaleap as its e-commerce fulfillment platform, entering into a strategic partnership to orchestrate and optimize the retailer’s e-grocery operations, last-mile delivery, and marketplace integrations…