10 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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Regulation, infrastructure and the technology industry in Europe, covered as policy rather than as product launches.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
