AI Act: EU countries headed to tiered approach on foundation models amid broader compromise on 17/10/23
The EU approach to powerful AI models is taking shape as European countries discuss possible concessions in the upcoming negotiations on the world’s first comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) rulebook. MEPs approve EU tech fund, want full-scale sovereignty fund in the future on 17/10/23
The European Parliament voted in plenary in favour of a negotiating mandate for a new Strategic Technologies in Europe Platform (STEP) on Tuesday (17 October) but lawmakers warned this must only be a first step towards a full-fledged sovereignty fund. Breton’s megaphone enforcement is no way to tackle disinformation on 17/10/23
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton is taking an aggressive public approach to social media platforms’ failure to tackle disinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Breton’s approach may help boost his public profile – but it risks undermining more useful steps in the fight against disinformation, writes Zach Meyers. AI Act: EU countries mull options on fundamental rights, sustainability, workplace use on 16/10/23
The Spanish presidency circulated three discussion papers on Friday (13 October) to gather EU countries' feedback on key aspects of the AI law ahead of an upcoming negotiation session: fundamental rights, sustainability obligations and workplace decision-making. EU Commission’s microtargeting to promote law on child abuse under scrutiny on 16/10/23
The European Commission's use of microtargeting techniques to promote its controversial law to prevent the dissemination of child sexual abuse material is under investigation over concerns it might have violated the EU data protection and privacy rules. UN cybercrime treaty: A menace in the making on 16/10/23
Governments are meeting in Vienna this week to negotiate a global treaty on cybercrime. But instead of fostering cooperation in cybercrime, the treaty may end up facilitating cross-border repression and make it more difficult to investigate actual cybercrymes, write Deborah Brown and Katitza Rodriguez. How to successfully kickstart your digital transformation [Promoted content] on 16/10/23
This series of articles from Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on guiding public sector organisations through successful digital transformations. This first instalment outlines the key steps in kickstarting the process and driving a positive change in mindset toward digital services. Commission, Council lame in regulating spyware; Breton urges Musk to tackle disinfo on X on 13/10/23
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Spyware has become a hydra, and Europe is its safe haven.” – Sophie in ‘t Veld, Dutch MEP with... Anti-mafia author Saviano fined for calling Italy PM a ‘bastard’ on 13/10/23
Italian anti-mafia author and human rights campaigner Roberto Saviano was on Thursday (12 October) convicted of libel and handed a symbolic fine for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a "bastard" over her hardline views on immigration. EU prepping for post-quantum encryption, part 2 on 13/10/23
The second episode of the two-part podcast series aims to shed light on the dynamics between the European and the American approach. In a discussion with Heike Hagemeier, an expert at the German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, and Andrea Garcia...
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