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The EU AI Act, GDPR's collision with AI training data, the Digital Services Act, and the AI Office's enforcement role are tracked here daily — see also the dedicated EU AI Act tracker.
Guten Tag, Bonjour, Hola to Our European Cyber Defenders!
We're thrilled to unveil the latest evolution of Dark Reading's DR Global section — your go-to source for region-specific cybersecurity intelligence beyond North America.
House of Contradictions: EU’s Competition Rules Poised to Undermine Its Own Cybersecurity Law
The European Commission is finalizing two sets of binding measures under its flagship competition regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These measures would force designated gatekeepers to share ...
Silenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to Democracy
Today, we are publishing our latest paper on gendered disinformation and the EU’s response to this growing democratic challenge. Part of our TFGBV series, the paper explores how existing legislation can be leveraged to tackle gendered disinformation, where the current framework falls short, and what policymakers should do next. Online gendered disinformation is not just […] The post Silenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to Democracy appeared first on Center for Democracy and
The EU AI Act deadline moved, vendor questionnaires will not
A delay in formal high-risk AI Act application does not pause enterprise procurement diligence. For many non-EU AI vendors, the first serious pressure point will still be a customer evidence request.
European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India
Why Europe is suddenly betting big on drones
Drones and autonomous systems are moving from niche battlefield tools to a core part of modern warfare.
Helsing’s ‘crazy’ valuation raises defence tech bubble concerns
German start-up’s fundraise gave it higher revenue multiple than many US and European peers
How to fill up EU coffers? The Eurogroup chief has an inventive idea
“It’s telecom policy à la Draghi,” Kyriakos Pierrakakis said in an interview.
EU considers social media ban for children
The European Union (EU) is considering banning social media for children, following similar efforts seen in the United Kingdom and Australia to restrict children's access to social media platforms. On Monday, a 156-page report given to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested restricting access to social media for children under the age of...
Philip Morris used AI to flood the European tobacco consultation
The European Commission is currently revising two major directives on tobacco products and related advertising. As part of this process, it launched a public consultation which received nearly 90,000 responses. A Dutch journalistic investig ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1590#7518)
Privacy Preserving Recommender Systems Balancing Personalization with Privacy
Personalized recommendation systems are central to modern e-commerce and retail platforms, but they typically rely on centralized storage of detailed user interaction data, creating significant privacy and regulatory challenges. With increasing requirements from regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA, organizations must develop recommendation systems that preserve user privacy without substantially degrading recommendation quality. This work presents and evaluates a privacy-preserving recommen
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis calls for creation of AI standards body
Artificial intelligence pioneer Demis Hassabis today called for the creation of a standards body focused on regulating frontier models. Hassabis, chief executive of Google DeepMind, proposed in a Substack essay that the U.S. should lead the effort. Axios reported that the executive has held talks about the initiative with the White House, European officials and […] The post Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis calls for creation of AI standards body appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
The Weimers Report and the Politicisation of Judicial Independence in the EU
On 29 June 2026, the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs rapporteur Charlie Weimers published a draft report, to be presented at a public hearing on July 15, on “The Institutional Framework of the European Union and its Interaction with National Authorities in the Application of Union Law, with Particular Reference to Article 19 TEU”. The CJEU's historic reluctance to open up its own governance, notwithstanding what the post-Lisbon constitutional arrangement requires of it, has left it
‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety
The U.S.-based company assigned a recently hired technical employee to testify remotely before the European Parliament, which left a series of key policy questions unanswered.
NATO’s Unity on Paper and Fractures Beneath the Surface
On July 7-8, NATO held its 36th official summit in Ankara, Turkey. There were several consequential topics to discuss at this year’s meeting, chief among them the wars in Ukraine and Iran and the uncertain future of European defense and security. We asked five experts to assess the outcomes of the summit for the various parties involved.Liviu HorovitzAssociate Researcher at German Institute for Security and International AffairsThe key takeaway from Ankara is that even President Donald Trump is
‘Ride or Die’ Review: Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer Make a Dynamic Duo in Amazon’s Sweet and Zippy Action Comedy
Also starring Bill Nighy and Ed Skrein, the series follows best friends, one an elite assassin and the other a clueless civilian, forced to go on the run together across Europe.
Narrating the AI Act: Policy narratives on artificial intelligence, their construction, and evolution within the European Parliament
Publication date: September 2026 Source: Government Information Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 3 Author(s): Anne Goldmann, Sandra Plümer
Balancing innovation and safeguards for public legitimacy: A typology of sentiment toward AI regulation in the EU and US
Publication date: June 2026 Source: Government Information Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 2 Author(s): Lukas Hermanns, Konrad Degen, Timm Teubner
Broadband shocks, TFP growth and polarisation of European firms
Publication date: September 2026 Source: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 50, Issue 8 Author(s): Emilio Colombo, Luca Portoghese, Patrizio Tirelli
Transitioning telecommunications networks to sustainable energy: A techno-economic analysis for solar-powered 5G base stations across Europe
Publication date: September 2026 Source: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 50, Issue 8 Author(s): Ioanna Giannikou, Nikos Ioannou, Markos Tselekounis
European Court of Human Rights: Failure to take effective information security measures to protect sensitive personal data violates right to privacy – I v. Finland , no. 20511/03, 17 July 2008
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 6 Author(s): Jari Råman
Assessing the 6G readiness across the European Union: A multi-criteria decision-making approach under incomplete information
Publication date: August 2026 Source: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 50, Issue 7 Author(s): Dimitris Kokkinis, Georgios P. Trachanas, Nikos Ioannou, Dimitris Katsianis, Dimitris Varoutas
The EU Data Protection Directive: An engine of a global regime
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 6 Author(s): Michael D. Birnhack
The regular article tracking developments at the national level in key European countries in the area of IT and communications – Coordinated by Herbert Smith LLP and contributed to by firms across Europe
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 6 Author(s): Mark Turner, Tim Gunn
Baker & McKenzie's regular article tracking developments in EU law relating to IP, IT and telecommunications
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 6 Author(s): Harry Small, Helen Kemmitt, Julie Wood, Ben Smith, Nick Wloch
Regulating mobile advertising in the European Union and the United States
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 5 Author(s): Evelyne Beatrix Cleff
The regular article tracking developments at the national level in key European countries in the area of IT and communications – Co-ordinated by Herbert Smith LLP and contributed to by firms across Europe
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 5 Author(s): Mark Turner, Tim Gunn
Baker & McKenzie's regular article tracking developments in EU law relating to IP, IT and telecommunications
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 5 Author(s): Harry Small, Michael Dizon, Rachael Jolley, Matthew Hope, Katie Cullinan
The EU ePrivacy Directive – Which way forward for Europe?
Publication date: 2008 Source: Computer Law & Security Report, Volume 24, Issue 5 Author(s): Stephen Saxby
Beyond “painting in pink”: A critical case study of all-girls generative AI workshops in a European makerspace and implications for gender equity in computing
Publication date: June 2026 Source: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, Volume 10 Author(s): Qian Liu, Louise Archer, Meghna Nag Chowdhuri, Esme Freedman, Jennifer DeWitt
IAIL 2026 : Imagining the AI Landscape after the AI Act
Imagining the AI Landscape after the AI Act [Brussels] [Jul 7, 2026 - Jul 7, 2026]
EU relaxes rules for smart glasses after US pressure
Commission exempts smart glasses like Meta's from batteries regulation, clearing a major hurdle to European expansion.
TikTok policy chief defends safety measures amid EU push to limit children's social media access
TikTok's policy chief defended the platform's safety measures as the European Union pushes ahead with restricting children's access to social media.
NATO logistics, Ukrainian troops are top subjects of Russian camera hacks, advisory says
Dutch intelligence officials report that at least one Russian agency is compromising internet-connected cameras across Europe to spy on military logistics and Ukrainian personnel.
Moneybox is Europe’s newest unicorn, and it’s testing London’s new private market to prove it
Moneybox is Europe’s newest unicorn, worth £800m, or $1.1bn. But no fundraise set that price. Staff did, by selling shares on London’s untested new private market. Moneybox, the British savings and investing app, is now a unicorn. It has put a value of about £800m, or $1.1bn, on itself, the Financial Times first reported. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
Press-Release Governance
On 10 July 2026, the European Commission announced that it had preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for the “addictive design” of Instagram and Facebook. The Commission considers that Meta should disable autoplay and infinite scroll by default, build in real screen-time breaks, and make the recommender system “less engagement-oriented”. The decision is better understood from its strategic and symbolic dimensions in view of its contestable legal basis. The post Press-Rel
The EU AI Act just moved its deadlines. Don't move your plans
Over the past few weeks, I have had a lot of conversations with clients who have read the headlines
Mythos and the Coming End of European Digital Sovereignty
Bastille Day in Paris puts European military might centre stage
It acknowledges the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy.
Vertical Standardisation for High-Risk AI Systems under the EU AI Act: A Domain-Specific Framework for Algorithmic Hiring
According to the recent European legislation, high-risk AI systems will have to adapt in order to comply with requirements related to specific areas, like risk management, data quality and governance, logging and traceability, technical documentation, transparency, human oversight, and accuracy, as outlined in the European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. As the standardisation process for AI is expected to remain iterative and, so far, there are no European standards on AI fully covering the c