For the first time, Fortune analyzed the top companies across the continent in partnership with Statista to find the standouts that are driving progress with success.

Wearing his signature biker jacket and mobbed by fans for selfies, the Nvidia CEO cut the figure of a tech rockstar as he took the stage at VivaTech in Paris. “AI is the greatest equalizer of people the world has ever created,” Huang said, kicking off one of Europe’s biggest technology industry fairs.

From generative AI to autonomous vehicles, European tech startups are breaking new ground — and grappling with the challenges posed by US tariffs, hostility to the continent's regulatory regime and fierce competition from China.

How AI, regulatory reform, and cultural diversity could help European startups challenge Silicon Valley's dominance.

Nvidia and AI search firm Perplexity said they are joining hands with model builders and cloud providers across Europe and the Middle East to refine sovereign large-language models (LLMs) and accelerate enterprise AI uptake in local industries.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang projected that Europe’s artificial-intelligence computing capacity will increase by a factor of ten over the next two years, with more than 20 so-called AI factories in the works.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder — and that seems to be the case with European demand for funds that invest in artificial intelligence. According to Morningstar, the largest market for funds that invest in AI and big data are in Europe,

The EU is pushing back against the dominance of US-based cloud providers. Balancing sovereignty and innovation will require a comprehensive strategy.

Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, which uses logical thinking to create a response, as it tries to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals at the forefront of AI development.

If you’re using personal data to automate choices about people, your processes need to demonstrate both technical diligence and legal awareness.