AI, digital regulation, startups
In short: On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional political agreement on the AI Act Omnibus. The deal postpones the application of high-risk AI obligations to 2 December 2027 for standalone systems, delays watermarking obligations to 2 December 2026, and prohibits AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and…
At 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday 7 May 2026, after negotiations that ran deep into the small hours, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the AI Omnibus — the most consequential rewrite of EU artificial-intelligence rules since the original AI Act of 2024. Although the final…
EU co-legislators struck a provisional political agreement in the early hours of Thursday 7 May 2026 on the so-called Digital Omnibus on AI — a regulation amending the AI Act that postpones key compliance deadlines and adds a new prohibition on AI “nudification” apps. As the formal adoption process accelerates, the deal will reshape the…
EU co-legislators struck a provisional political agreement in the early hours of Thursday 7 May 2026 on the so-called Digital Omnibus on AI — a regulation amending the AI Act that postpones key compliance deadlines and adds a new prohibition on AI “nudification” apps. As the formal adoption process accelerates, the deal will reshape the…
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EU AI Act trilogue closed early hours of 7 May 2026: high-risk Annex III obligations postponed to 2 December 2027, Annex I products to 2 August 2028, watermarking from 2 December 2026, new ban on nudification AI from same date.
EU AI Act trilogue closed in early hours of 7 May 2026: high-risk Annex III obligations postponed to 2 December 2027, Annex I products to 2 August 2028, watermarking from 2 December 2026, new ban on nudification AI from same date.
EU AI Act 2 August 2026 high-risk deadline remains in force after Digital Omnibus trilogue failed on 28 April. Compliance teams must plan against the original Regulation 2024/1689 dates.
The EU Code of Practice on synthetic content under the AI Act is expected to finalise in May or June 2026, defining watermarking obligations for AI-generated text, image, audio and video.
Three months from the 2 August 2026 EU AI Act deadline for high-risk systems, organisations face uncertainty as the Omnibus remains unadopted. What companies should do this summer.