The war in Ukraine has caused direct damage worth $200 billion, and reconstruction will cost billions more, according to a new estimate released on Monday ahead of the…
Read more Report: Ukraine reconstruction to cost nearly $600 billionEurope and Africa “need each other more than ever before” in a global economy that is becoming “more confrontational,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on…
Read more Europe and Africa need each other more than ever, says von der LeyenPARIS (AP) — France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk ‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas…
Read more France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claimsA planned meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Maros Šefčovič and his Chinese counterpart was cancelled on Friday, as the European Commission opted for expert-level talks to defuse tensions…
Read more Tensions remain high as China and EU prepare Brussels meeting on rare earthsBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday endorsed a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself against an outside attack by the end of the decade…
Read more EU leaders endorse a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself from outside attack by 2030Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which EU leaders blame on Russia, and preventing the disruption they cause…
Read more How can Europe protect its skies against ‘escalating’ drone menace?A court in the Netherlands has ordered Meta to change Facebook and Instagram’s timelines, after finding that the element ran afoul of the European Union’s Digital Services Act…
Read more Dutch court orders Meta to change its Facebook and Instagram timelinesThe European Commission has carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi in Germany and France, the Brussels-based body said on Tuesday. “Unannounced inspections…
Read more EU carries out antitrust inspection at premises of pharma SanofiGermany is to set out its position on proposed EU sanctions against Israel before a European Union meeting in October, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, during…
Read more Merz: Germany to agree position on EU Israel sanctions by OctoberThe Stop Killing Games campaign is continuing to gain momentum after hitting more than a million signatures in July. After a July 31st deadline, the movement secured around…
Read more The Stop Killing Games movement is nearing an official meeting with EU lawmakersEurope says it’s investing $7 billion into Ukraine’s increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine’s defense minister estimated that Kyiv needs $6 billion to cover drone costs.…
Read more Ukraine’s strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass productionGerman Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Berlin has “taken note” of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to halt EU payments to Israel over the…
Read more Muted German reaction to EU halt on payments to IsraelCompliance, compute and cross-border rules are becoming the true arbiters of A.I. advantage. Unsplash+ The contest for A.I. leadership has shifted from lab breakthroughs to law books. Over…
Read more Regulating the Algorithm: Why A.I. Policy Will Define Global Market CompetitivenessThe European Commission announced this week that it’s fining Google €2.95 billion (just under $3.5 billion). The commission found that Google had violated European Union antitrust rules by…
Read more EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’ | TechCrunchBy Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on…
Read more Google adtech fine on hold as EU awaits lower US car duties, sources sayBRUSSELS (AP) — A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said…
Read more Russia is suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official saysThe European Union is getting ready to launch a new investigation into Meta over its handling of election-related content, according to a in The Guardian. Details of the…
Read more The European Union will reportedly open a new investigation into Meta over election policiesLONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted…
Read more Twitter Bails On EU Pact To Combat Disinformation: OfficialKIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The European Union wants to bolster its capacity to launch small satellites into space with a new launchpad in Arctic Sweden. European officials and…
Read more EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch portTIRANA, Albania — EU leaders and their Western Balkan counterparts gathered Tuesday for talks aimed at strengthening their partnership as Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the…
Read more EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine war
