AI, digital regulation, startups
As Brussels returns from the summer break, Europe’s longstanding ambition to reduce its dependence on American technology giants faces renewed scrutiny, with experts questioning whether regulation alone can deliver genuine digital sovereignty.
A French court has struck down a proposed ban on social media access for children under 15, in a ruling that threatens to reshape how European governments approach online protections for minors.
A delegation of American lawmakers has held discussions with Catholic Church officials, including Pope Leo XIV, as the Vatican deepens its engagement with the ethical challenges posed by AI.
Questions are mounting over whether British policymakers have a coherent strategy on artificial intelligence, with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham among the prominent figures yet to set out a detailed position on a technology reshaping economies and workplaces.
Fact-checkers identified AI-generated photographs and recycled footage spreading alongside genuine images of the Ceuta border crossings, highlighting the growing challenge of visual disinformation during live news events.
Mayor Sadiq Khan has filed legal claims asserting that the Metropolitan Police deliberately steered its procurement process to favour US data firm Palantir, potentially violating public tendering rules.
New obligations under the EU AI Act require artificial intelligence-generated content to be clearly identified, yet experts caution that technical and regulatory hurdles may blunt the rules’ real-world impact.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei has broken with much of Silicon Valley by voicing scepticism about openly available AI models while calling for stricter controls on China’s access to frontier AI technology.
New research suggests AI chatbots are reproducing content from EU-sanctioned Russian propaganda outlets, exposing a critical vulnerability in how large language models are trained and raising fresh concerns about hybrid warfare in the digital age.
The US Trade Representative has warned that the EU’s €890 million fine against Google under the Digital Markets Act risks derailing ongoing transatlantic trade negotiations, calling it a source of ‘massive uncertainty’ for American exporters.