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US tech giants sign EU AI code as Meta holds out
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI back the voluntary General-Purpose AI Code of Practice ahead of the August 2 deadline, while Meta refuses and xAI rejects the copyright chapter.
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European Commission finds Temu breached Digital Services Act with illegal products
Preliminary findings show the Chinese marketplace failed to protect 94 million EU users from dangerous goods, fake discounts and addictive design, risking a fine of up to six percent of global turnover.
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Meta refuses to sign EU code of practice for general-purpose AI models
The company says the voluntary code creates legal uncertainties and exceeds the AI Act's scope, while the Commission warns non-signatories face tighter scrutiny.
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EU publishes voluntary AI code as companies face August compliance deadline
Brussels has given OpenAI, Google, Meta and others weeks to sign up to guidance on transparency, copyright and systemic risk, or face tougher scrutiny under the AI Act from 2 August.
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EU quantum strategy exposes familiar funding and fragmentation gaps
Europe leads in quantum research publications but captures only five percent of global private funding, risking a repeat of the AI commercialisation failure.
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Swedish prime minister urges pause to EU AI Act rollout
Ulf Kristersson becomes first EU leader to call publicly for a halt, citing missing technical standards that leave companies unable to comply with requirements on cybersecurity and human oversight.
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European Commission finds AliExpress breached digital rules on illegal products
The EU executive accepted most of the Chinese marketplace's compliance commitments but said systemic failures in content moderation and trader enforcement remain unresolved.
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EU AI Act faces pause barely a year after becoming law
Henna Virkkunen suggests delaying high-risk AI rules as industry lobbying and US pressure mount, prompting warnings that Europe is dismantling its own regulatory credibility.
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EU tech chief signals possible delay to parts of AI Act as guidance falls behind
Henna Virkkunen tells digital ministers that August deadlines for general-purpose AI models could slip if codes of practice and technical standards are not finalised in time.
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European Commission finds TikTok breached advertising transparency rules
Preliminary verdict under Digital Services Act could mean fine of up to 6% of global turnover as separate election integrity probe continues
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EU Commission signals openness to targeted AI Act changes after implementation review
Kilian Gross says Brussels will prioritise simplifying compliance before considering legislative amendments, as general-purpose AI code of practice faces delay amid US lobbying.
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Meta warns European users face worse experience after EU DMA ruling
The European Commission fined Meta €200 million for a subscription model it says breaches the Digital Markets Act. The company says fixes could degrade its products for EU users as soon as July.
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EU fines Apple €500m and Meta €200m in first Digital Markets Act penalties
The European Commission has issued its first fines under the Digital Markets Act, targeting Apple's App Store restrictions and Meta's consent-or-pay model, though the amounts fall well short of the maximum allowed.
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Digital Services Act tops list of most lobbied EU laws with 15,000 amendments
Analysis of 5,000 legislative files over two decades shows technology, green deal and agriculture files attracted the heaviest parliamentary amendment activity, a proxy for lobbying intensity.
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EU refuses to weaken tech rules for US trade deal as tariff tensions persist
Henna Virkkunen says bloc will not compromise on Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act or AI Act despite pressure from Trump administration and US tech giants.
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EU signals willingness to amend AI Act under industry pressure
European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen says Brussels will review administrative burdens in the year-old regulation as US trade policy shifts and Big Tech lobbying intensifies.
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EU unveils €20bn plan for AI gigafactories to close gap with US and China
The European Commission proposes up to five massive supercomputing sites while opening consultation on simplifying the AI Act barely a year after its adoption.
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European tech and defence firms urge Brussels to mandate homegrown digital infrastructure
More than 100 companies including Airbus, Dassault and leading cloud providers have written to Ursula von der Leyen demanding 'Buy European' rules and a sovereign fund to cut reliance on US technology.
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Meta and Google executives attack EU AI rules at Stockholm conference
Public policy chiefs from both companies told the Techarena conference that fragmented regulation and the AI Act are delaying product launches and disadvantaging European consumers.
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EU copyright loophole in AI Act leaves creators exposed to Big Tech
Architect of 2019 copyright directive says text and data mining exemption was never meant for generative AI training, while cultural organisations warn draft transparency rules are insufficient.
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