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European Union News 17 July 2025 - 17 November 2025

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Update & Insight Report – 2 Oct 2025

Microsoft News Today, November 17, 2025: AI Power Crunch, New Copilot Tools, Xbox Showcase and Key EU Rulings

Microsoft enters the week with a dense slate of announcements and headlines touching nearly every part of its business: AI and cloud partnerships, advertising and Copilot features, security updates, Xbox news, EU data‑protection decisions, and even nuclear‑powered data‑centers. Below is a curated, human‑readable roundup of the most important Microsoft stories dated 17 November 2025, with context for IT leaders, investors, regulators, and everyday users. 1. AI partnerships: Levi Strauss, Aalo Atomics and Dynatrace deepen Microsoft’s enterprise reach Levi Strauss & Co. rolls out a Teams “superagent” for employees Levi Strauss & Co. and Microsoft announced a wide‑ranging collaboration that puts AI
17 November 2025
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IMF WARNING: Europe’s ‘Explosive’ Debt Could Blow by 2040—Calls Grow for New Social Contract and EU‑Wide Borrowing

IMF WARNING: Europe’s ‘Explosive’ Debt Could Blow by 2040—Calls Grow for New Social Contract and EU‑Wide Borrowing

The story Europe’s debt burden is re‑entering the danger zone—and the IMF says the continent needs to rewrite the policy playbook to avoid a crunch in the 2030s. In a speech at the ECB’s House of the Euro on November 4, 2025, IMF European Department director Alfred Kammer warned that, absent faster growth and fiscal effort, the average public‑debt ratio in Europe would lurch toward ~130% of GDP by 2040—an “explosive” trajectory that would put elements of the European social model at risk. “Doing nothing is not an option,” he said. IMF+1 The Fund’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Europe
5 November 2025
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DroneShield Stock Skyrockets 40%: What’s Behind the Surge and What’s Next?

Defense Stock Plummets 19%: Why DroneShield’s Mega Crash Is All Over the Headlines (Plus EU’s ‘Drone Wall’ & ASML Boom)

The Rise and Fall of DroneShield’s Stock DroneShield, headquartered in Sydney, specialises in technologies that detect and defeat unmanned aerial systems. Its DroneGun and DroneSentry products combine radar, radio‑frequency sensors and signal jamming to intercept drones without kinetic damage. Over the past year, geopolitical conflicts and high‑profile drone attacks have driven governments and critical infrastructure operators to invest heavily in counter‑UAS solutions. DroneShield responded by signing new contracts, including two U.S. Department of Defense orders worth US$7.9 million, which pushed its total deliveries above 4,000 systems proactiveinvestors.com. Investors interpreted these contracts as validation of the firm’s technology and future revenue potential.
2 October 2025
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Europe’s New AI Code of Conduct: Inside the Plan to Tame Big Tech’s Models by 2025

Europe’s New AI Code of Conduct: Inside the Plan to Tame Big Tech’s Models by 2025

The final General-Purpose AI Code of Practice was delivered to the European Commission on July 10, 2025. The EU AI Act will apply on August 2, 2025, with a one-year grace period for new GPAI models and two years for existing models before penalties. Adhering to the GPAI Code creates a rebuttable presumption of conformity with the AI Act, effectively a safe harbor for signatories. The Code is structured around three chapters: Transparency, Copyright, and Safety & Security. Frontier GPAI models are those exceeding 10^25 FLOPs of compute, and in 2025 there are an estimated 5–15 companies worldwide with models
17 July 2025
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