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

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.

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

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. 

Bart de Witte on open source, the AI race, EU simplification & EU Inc. AI Data Privacy

Bart de Witte on open source, the AI race, EU simplification & EU Inc.

by Egle Markeviciute

With Bart de Witte, a leading European voice in healthcare innovation and open source, founder of Hippo AI foundation and Isaree.

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

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.

Blueprint for startups: EU policy matters to follow and ways to engage AI Data Privacy

Blueprint for startups: EU policy matters to follow and ways to engage

by Egle Markeviciute

EU and local policymakers are eager to hear from European founders - and AI makes monitoring policy and engaging with them faster and more affordable.

Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost AI sovereignty in the EU? AI Data

Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost AI sovereignty in the EU?

by Yaël Ossowski

The expansion of the open-source AI ecosystem could be a boon for the EU's efforts to promote tech sovereignty.

Digital agriculture: 5 ways how AI is changing the way we farm AI

Digital agriculture: 5 ways how AI is changing the way we farm

by Bill Wirtz

In a world in which AI permeates all walks of life, agriculture is not free of high-tech innovations. The volatility of the farming profession is made easier with algorithm-driven innovations, from crop monitoring to livestock management.

Seven AI-powered solutions revolutionizing women's healthcare AI

Seven AI-powered solutions revolutionizing women's healthcare

by Egle Markeviciute

Startups and more mature companies across the world are leveraging AI to make new solutions for women, spanning from preventative wearables to software making clinical trials easier and cheaper to tools for safer pregnancies.

Fight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurity AI Security

Fight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurity

by Yaël Ossowski

Europe can have sovereign AI to achieve its goals for security and safety, but it needs to boost open source to make it happen.

Competing for AI influence: China, the US & the middle powers AI

Competing for AI influence: China, the US & the middle powers

by Egle Markeviciute

The US-led Pax Silica and the Chinese-led WAICO are increasingly competing for global attention. While the Global West remains somewhat divided, China's WAICO builds on years of experience in influencing current & future policymakers and locking local infrastructures into Chinese tech.

How to prepare for the EU's new transparency and marking rules for AI AI

How to prepare for the EU's new transparency and marking rules for AI

by Egle Markeviciute

We break down the new EU’s 51-page transparency and marking guidelines for AI systems and AI-affected content. 

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