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Tech
THE HACK: Tech’s big beautiful budget line
Est. 8minIn today's edition: Cash for AI gigafactories, DMA's cloud shortcomings
Commission should rethink AI gigafactories’ business model, says lobby
Est. 3minThe paper from the European AI Forum – calling for a switch to a US-style approach to funding the AI hubs – follows the Commission signalling it's open to alternatives.
Creative Europe’s successor, AgoraEU, gets massive budget increase
Est. 2minThe Creative Europe and Creative Europe and Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programmes are being merged into a better funded media-culture joint support vehicle.
MEPs push back against lack of dedicated EU space budget
Est. 2minUnhappy French MEP and co-chair of the sky and space intergroup, Christophe Grudler, said Parliament would seek to reroute the Commission plan to just "hand out billions blindly".
Denmark wants to copy-paste its anti-deepfake law across Europe
Est. 2minThe Danish Minister of Culture also presented the proposal in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
What the next EU budget means for defence tech
Est. 2minThe Innovation Council will get involved while the EU's Competitiveness Fund will absorb many other existing defence schemes.
Meta’s pay-or-consent ad model could still face fresh DMA fines
Est. 2minThe Commission confirmed it has written to Meta about "remaining issues" in relation to its ongoing DMA non-compliance investigation.
THE HACK: D-day for the Commission’s budget proposal
Est. 9minIn today's edition: French porn age checks return, Russian disinfo in Moldova.
The path to streamlining EU telecom rules demands careful footwork
Est. 4minExperts suggest there's scope to trim some sector-specific protections thanks to broader consumer laws but other provisions – such as quality of service – remain critical.
Thousands of Afghans and families brought to UK after data breach
Est. 2minIn February 2022 a spreadsheet containing the names and details of almost 19,000 Afghans who had asked to be relocated to Britain was accidentally leaked by a UK official, the UK defence minister said on Tuesday.
Major blow to Pornhub as France’s highest court re-introduces age verification
Est. 2minToday's decision is the latest development in the dispute championed by French Digital Minister Clara Chappaz, affecting adult websites including Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube – but it could only be temporary.
Brussels amps up fight against Russian disinformation in Moldova
Est. 4minExperts warn Moldova is becoming a testing ground for Russian disinformation tactics later deployed across the EU.
France claims victory on EU online child protection guidelines
Est. 3minParis also wasted no time in saying it will ban access to social media for children under 15, as other EU lawmakers and children's rights groups welcomed the Commission's approach.
Startups push for founder-friendly “EU Inc” legal reform to go all in
Est. 3minIn a letter about the "28th regime" startup groups also grumble that Parliament did not involve them enough in key report.
Commission meeting with X in wake of Grok AI antisemitism scandal
Est. 3minThe social media platform has previously been found to have breached the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) but has yet to face any fines.
THE HACK: Five EU countries test Commission’s age verification tool
Est. 10minIn today's edition: Minor guidelines, Creative Europe funds.
Commission’s guidelines for online child safety target platforms of all sizes
Est. 3minThe Commission also announced a prototype and technical specifications for a harmonised age verification app that five EU countries will start testing today.
AI models highly vulnerable to health disinfo weaponisation
Est. 5minA new disinfo study warns that leading AI tools can be repurposed for misinformation, posing a major threat to public health.
OpenAI wants to have a finger in the European AI Gigafactory pie
Est. 3minThe ChatGPT developer has also committed to signing the EU's Code of Practice for GPAIs, as has France’s Mistral.
THE HACK: Commission’s guidelines to keep kids safe online
Est. 12minIn today's edition: France targets Musk and AI Office spending plan.
Elon Musk’s X under investigation in France over foreign influence allegations
Est. 2minMusk and X leaders are suspected of deliberately disrupting data processing and fraudulent data extraction "as part of organised crime."
EU countries’ digitalisation priorities expected to clash with Danes’ competitiveness push
Est. 3minPresidency's tight focus for Digital Decade revision could be derailed as several member states propose their own new targets.
Commission preparing token gesture for angry gamers and game developers
Est. 3minGaming enthusiasts - famously a rowdy bunch - are unlikely to be satisfied with a non-binding legal act.
Age checks on app stores pop up in Commission survey
Est. 3minThe EU's executive is asking industry, civil society and consumer groups whether Google and Apple's app stores have sufficient age assurance provisions to protect kids.