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The European Union now has direct access to GPT-6 Astra and Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI models for cybersecurity testing, marking a new phase in government-lab relations for regulatory purposes.

Countries with robust welfare systems may adapt to automation more easily than those relying on employment for basic needs, suggesting the EU could transition smoother than the USA.

Tesla Europe announces FSD Supervised has been trained and tested on 2.2 million km across 19 EU countries, handling rare edge cases.

The EU is building up to seven AI gigafactories with up to €10bn in public funding, aiming to boost European AI computing capacity and provide access for businesses of all sizes. The article examines which mid-sized companies will actually benefit and the timeline, with operations unlikely before 2028.

Apple is developing a feature to enable iPhone-to-Windows copy and paste, responding to a Microsoft interoperability request under the EU's Digital Markets Act, with a developer beta expected by fall 2027.

This article discusses a decision tree for AI labelling under Article 50 of the EU AI Act, highlighting the nuanced requirements for labelling AI-generated text and images, especially deepfakes.

ChatGPT and Roblox will be subject to the strictest EU platform rules under the Digital Services Act, requiring enhanced transparency and accountability.

Tesla reports that its FSD Supervised system is over 5.2 times safer than manual driving based on 65 million kilometers driven in 5 EU countries over the last 4 months.

The European Union fined Google $1.02 billion for antitrust violations related to favoring its own shopping services over competitors.

EU citizens, backed by the Pirate Party, have launched a formal initiative demanding that the European Commission legally mandate its own privacy-first age verification app, highlighting a gap between existing technology and policy adoption.

The European Commission fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act, prompting the US to warn that the sanction risks undermining the EU-US trade deal.

The European Commission warns TikTok that protections for minors must be default settings, not opt-in, under the Digital Services Act, or face fines of up to 6% of global revenue.

The European Commission fined Google $1 billion for violating the Digital Markets Act by prioritizing its own services in search rankings and restricting app developers from communicating with users outside the Play Store.

France becomes the first EU country to pass a law setting 15 as the minimum age for social media nationwide, requiring age verification tools and sparking debate on enforcement and privacy.

AliExpress was fined over $625 million by the European Commission for failing to remove unsafe products under the Digital Services Act, with officials finding understaffed moderation and easy evasion by sellers.

AliExpress was fined €550 million ($629 million) by the European Commission for violating the Digital Services Act by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit product sales on its platform, marking the highest penalty under the bloc's rulebook.

Lidl's owner plans to build one of several AI gigafactories envisioned by the EU, highlighting investment in AI infrastructure.

The EU's Digital Services Act preliminary finding rules Meta's Instagram and Facebook have addictive designs, potentially forcing a redesign and a fine up to $12 billion.

Starting soon, every new car sold in the European Union must be equipped with a driver monitoring camera to enhance safety. This regulation mandates the inclusion of technology that tracks driver attention and alertness.

The EU Council is using a fast-track procedure to reinstate a temporary regulation that allows voluntary scanning of private messages by tech companies to detect child abuse material, bypassing the EU Parliament and raising concerns about digital privacy and democratic oversight.