As Cypriot members of the European Parliament (MEPs) formally dressed in suits, commentated on the results of the European Parliament on national TV, one newly-elected parliamentarian, celebrated with a ‘dab’.
Four political groups have sent letters to the European Parliament President asking for further details, action, and "responsibilities" related to a recent data breach that affected a significant amount of employees' personal data, including passports.
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Digital rights NGO Noyb has filed 11 complaints across Europe over changes in Meta's privacy policy that will allow the owner of Facebook and Instagram to use posts and images, among other things, to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model, according to a Thursday press release.
While MEPs urgently called for measures to address disinformation risks and foreign influence attempts before the EU elections, according to a letter dated 9 April and seen by Euractiv, the European Commission responded just two days before the vote, stating the responsibility lies with tech platforms.
The push for legislation to curb addictive design in Big Tech platforms will continue in the next mandate, after June's EU elections, two MEPs who called for such rules told Euractiv.
The upcoming EU elections will be a major stress test for the bloc's digital rulebook, and particularly the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark content moderation law.
Some EU countries are looking to start a focus group on human rights and artificial intelligence (AI) under the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) umbrella, Bilel Jamoussi, who leads these groups at the international organisation, told Euractiv.
This week, DG CNECT announced its restructuring for the AI Office, while the file on fighting online child sexual abuse material finally seemed to make some headway.
The European Commission kicked off plans to boost investments in its AI sector back in 2018. But they were neither clearly defined, nor well coordinated, argued the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in a report released this week.
DG CNECT is reorganising one if its units to handle the implementation of the AI Act, with Lucilla Sioli leading the department.
EU policy failed to increase investments in artificial intelligence (AI) on par with global leaders, between 2018 and 2022, said the European Court of Auditors in a report published on Wednesday (29 May).
The next European Parliament will have to determine whether a niche piece of liability rules related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be useful after the previous parliament's legislative spree.
The Commission said the office is progressing rapidly, but stakeholders are concerned about the timeline and lack of leadership.
The Council of Europe, the bloc's human rights body, adopted its first framework convention on artificial intelligence (AI, democracy and the rule of law on 17 May.
The European Commission has moved to "compel" Microsoft to provide information about generative artificial intelligence (AI) risks on its Bing search engine, threatening it with a fine, according to a statement on Friday (17 May).
Domestically, the attempt on Fico's life is painted as a consequence of intense political struggle, whereas English-language media are connecting to Russia and Ukraine, as well as the WHO.
New US tarriffs on Chinese goods, including semiconductors, have split the EU's Social Democrats ahead of the elections, while the Commission designated Booking as a DMA gatekeeper.
Tornado Cash co-founder Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to a little over five months in jail this week by a Dutch court, for helping to create a tool that obfuscates the trail of cryptocurrencies. The tool, built and run on Ethereum blockchain, was used by hackers to launder their illicitly obtained funds.
Swedish Social Democrats are calling on the European Union to introduce an identity verification requirement across social media to prevent the creation of fake accounts, former prime minister Magdalena Andersson and socialist MEP Heléne Fritzon said on Thursday, following the recent revelations of alleged far-right troll farms.
This week, we are discussing the artificial intelligence liability directive (AILD), a key part of the EU's continuously evolving digital rulebook.
Noyb, the Austrian non-profit founded by activist Max Schrems, has filed a complaint with the local privacy authority, alleging that OpenAI has violated the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has not done enough to correct inaccurate personal information provided by ChatGPT.
