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Google and Meta reject EU draft code for advanced AI models
Senior executives from both companies say the voluntary code of practice goes beyond the AI Act and threatens European competitiveness ahead of the Paris AI summit.
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Regulation, infrastructure and the technology industry in Europe, covered as policy rather than as product launches.
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EU begins enforcing AI Act with bans on unacceptable-risk systems
First prohibitions took effect on 2 February with fines up to 35 million euros or 7% of global revenue, though full implementation stretches to 2027 and key compliance standards remain unwritten.
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France led push to weaken EU AI Act surveillance bans before February deadline
Internal documents show Paris engineered national security exemptions allowing real-time facial recognition, emotion detection and predictive policing across the bloc from 2 February.
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US chip curbs split EU into AI winners and losers
Seventeen member states face caps on advanced processors while ten western neighbours enjoy unrestricted access, exposing the bloc's dependence on American silicon.
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Zuckerberg urges Trump to shield US tech from EU fines
Meta chief tells Joe Rogan the incoming Trump administration should treat EU antitrust penalties like tariffs and defend American tech companies, as Meta ends fact-checking and DEI programmes.
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EU deploys 150 experts to monitor Musk-Weidel livestream for DSA breaches
European Commission teams in Brussels and Seville will scrutinise whether X's algorithm gives the AfD leader an unfair advantage weeks before Germany's federal election, as the bloc's landmark case against the platform nears a decision.
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Trump, Brussels and London set divergent paths for AI regulation in 2025
The EU begins enforcing its AI Act while the UK consults on copyright exceptions and a Trump administration prepares to take office with Elon Musk advising on technology policy.
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EU AI Act forces startups to choose between compliance costs and competitive speed
Europe's risk-based AI regulation reaches full effect in 2026, creating a four-tier compliance regime that splits liability between developers and deployers and places particular burdens on open-source models.
