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What Europe can learn from America's "rip & replace" slog Infra Security
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What Europe can learn from America's "rip & replace" slog

by EU TECH LOOP

If Europe wants to compete with the US and China on AI, stanch market share losses to China’s state-sponsored champions, and improve broadband connectivity, it needs to ensure that it gets its “Rip & Replace" policy right, and right now.

Autonomous vehicles may help with road safety in Europe Security
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Autonomous vehicles may help with road safety in Europe

by Fred Roeder

Waymo coming to Munich’s streets is not just good news for passengers dreading the music choice of local taxi drivers, but also has wider implications for road safety and affordability.

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.

French social media bans for minors stalls, but EU-wide decisions don't Privacy Security Kids Act

French social media bans for minors stalls, but EU-wide decisions don't

by Egle Markeviciute

The French Constitutional Council has blocked the law prohibiting minors under 15 from using social media and digital services; however, the needle may move in Brussels this fall if the EU member states agree on EU-wide rules that may trump the local law.

Ensuring the safety of smart glasses: constructive solutions vs. virtue signaling Privacy Security

Ensuring the safety of smart glasses: constructive solutions vs. virtue signaling

by Egle Markeviciute

The German digital rights group filed a criminal complaint against Meta/Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising concerns about proportionality, applicability of the very same idea in other EU Member States, and existing issues with law enforcement.

Poland's feud with SpaceX over Starlink pricing poses a risk to SpaceX itself [updated] Security Infra

Poland's feud with SpaceX over Starlink pricing poses a risk to SpaceX itself [updated]

by Egle Markeviciute

Poland's feud with SpaceX over Starlink pricing posed reputational risks to SpaceX in Eastern Europe; however, Poland's reinstatement to the European region for Starlink roaming services ended speculation that the previous move was targeted at Ukraine.

Protecting minors online in the EU: hard rules for platforms, soft expectations for parents Security Kids Act

Protecting minors online in the EU: hard rules for platforms, soft expectations for parents

by Zoltán Kész

As global policymakers rush to regulate online child safety, the focus remains on platform accountability, design, and age-verification solutions. Yet major gaps persist: technical bypasses, data privacy risks, and the missing element of shared parental responsibility.

Two thirds of European teenagers do not feel "stressed, sad, or socially excluded" because of social media? Security Kids Act

Two thirds of European teenagers do not feel "stressed, sad, or socially excluded" because of social media?

by Egle Markeviciute

Eurobarometer stats challenge political alarmism over teen social media use: 2/3 don't feel stressed, sad, or excluded; 55% don't compare themselves to others; and 75% haven't encountered problematic content like hate speech online.

EU's Cloud & AI development act met with a mixed reception Infra Security CADA

EU's Cloud & AI development act met with a mixed reception

by Egle Markeviciute

The European Commission's goal of tripling the EU’s data center market within 5 to 7 years would not be possible without intrusive market engineering, and CADA does exactly that.

European regulators are quietly green-lighting Tesla’s self-driving technology Security
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European regulators are quietly green-lighting Tesla’s self-driving technology

by EU TECH LOOP

Tesla's self-driving technology is getting unlocked in Europe, one capital at a time.

EU tech sovereignty: internal divides Infra Security

EU tech sovereignty: internal divides

by Egle Markeviciute

The EU’s tech sovereignty plans are moving forward, but foundational debates persist.

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