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Peter Craddock: How ambitious is the Digital Omnibus? AI Data Omnibus

Peter Craddock: How ambitious is the Digital Omnibus?

by Egle Markeviciute

With Peter Craddock, tech, data and cyber law expert.

Europe needs open-source to flourish AI

Europe needs open-source to flourish

by Yaël Ossowski

Europe needs to let its builders build. The bloc’s edge in AI isn’t making frontier models, it’s building on them, and open source is how.

Responding to critics: What EU Inc. strives for and what it does not EU Inc
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Responding to critics: What EU Inc. strives for and what it does not

by Egle Markeviciute

EU Inc co-founder Simon Schaefer says building Europe’s first €1 trillion tech company requires ambitious EU Inc - backed by EU-wide digital registries, free registration, and a unified employee stock option regime.

Simon Schaefer (EU Inc.): What could make or break the EU Inc. EU Inc

Simon Schaefer (EU Inc.): What could make or break the EU Inc.

by Egle Markeviciute

With Simon Schaefer, a co-founder of EU Inc. petition

5 steps to ensure the EU doesn’t lose the second leg of the AI race AI Data Privacy
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5 steps to ensure the EU doesn’t lose the second leg of the AI race

by Egle Markeviciute

In his interview for EU Tech Loop, Bart de Witte - a Belgian native currently based in Berlin and a renowned expert on digital transformation in healthcare in Europe - sets out 5 steps the EU should follow to avoid repeating the mistakes of the first leg of the AI race. 

Price tag of the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act CADA

Price tag of the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act

by Egle Markeviciute

The new ECIPE study, commissioned by CCIA Europe, suggests that the transition costs of the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act are, on average, six times larger than the EU Commission estimates.

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A European success story: how Einride is transforming global logistics
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A European success story: how Einride is transforming global logistics

by Egle Markeviciute

Swedish technology company Einride not only offers a European AV solution to global logistics, but also may ease Europe’s severe driver shortage - currently over 500,000 unfilled roles.

A startup boom in Germany: what is working and what is still holding them back EU Inc
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A startup boom in Germany: what is working and what is still holding them back

by EU TECH LOOP

The German startup ecosystem is gaining momentum with 3053 startups founded in 2026, the highest number since 2019. With the right policies - both at the national and the EU level - the upturn could be amplified many times over.

State of the Union 2026: the second leg of the AI race and new social media rules for minors AI Data DFA Kids Act

State of the Union 2026: the second leg of the AI race and new social media rules for minors

by Egle Markeviciute

This year's State of the Union address by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, focused on three topics related to the digital policy - AI, social media use for minors, and briefly, addictive design and the upcoming Digital Fairness Act.

The autonomous vehicle revolution in Europe continues
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The autonomous vehicle revolution in Europe continues

by Fred Roeder

A massive shift by European regulators towards embracing autonomous mobility continues.

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