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The AI energy crunch: Meeting the data center surge

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The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and machine learning is driving unprecedented demand for electricity. How can the UK tackle this challenge?

EU kicks off review of controversial Big Tech rule book

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The European Commission has launched a review of its digital competition rules for Big Tech and is seeking views on how the regulation has worked to date and whether it needs to be reformed. The Digital Markets Act fully came into effect in the Spring of 2024 and includes a list of doโ€™s and donโ€™ts [โ€ฆ]

Quantum tech is coming โ€” and with it a risk of cyber doomsday

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The EU, and much of the rest of the world, wants critical infrastructure to move to post-quantum security by 2030.

Europe heat wave in pictures

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Europe is sweltering under one of the most intense heatwaves in recorded history, as a punishing heat dome drives temperatures well above 40โ€ฏยฐC across much of the continent.

Trump peut dรฉbrancher internet, et lโ€™Europe ne peut rien y faire

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Trump est de retour, et avec lui, le risque que les Etats-Unis dรฉbranchent l’Europe du monde numรฉrique.

Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe canโ€™t do anything about it

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Trump is back โ€” and with him, the risk that the U.S. could unplug Europe from the digital world.

Mercosur-Kompromiss in Sicht

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Was Deutschlands neue Rolle im Welthandel bedeutet โ€“ verstรคndlich, relevant, auf den Punkt. By ROMANUS OTTE Mit LAURA HรœLSEMANN und TOM SCHMIDTGEN Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren. TOP-THEMEN โ€” Brรผssel nรคhrt Merzโ€™ Hoffnungen auf einen schnellen Abschluss des Mercosur-Abkommens โ€“ mit einem Angebot an Paris. โ€” Die Bundeslรคnder bemรคngeln Hubertzโ€™ Bau-Turbo als unzureichend. โ€” [โ€ฆ]

Wirtschaftsweiser fordert 15 Euro Mindestlohn โ€” notfalls โ€žper Gesetzโ€œ

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TOP-THEMEN โ€”ย Achim Truger fordert ein Eingreifen der Regierung,ย falls die Kommission weniger als 15 Euro festlegt. โ€”ย Deutschland und Frankreich wollen gemeinsam Wasserstoffhochlauf und Geothermie fรถrdern โ€”ย POLITICO liegt die Beschlussvorlage exklusiv vor.ย  โ€” Umweltministerium pocht auf Verbrenner-Verbot โ€” in der CDU werden andere Stimmen laut. Willkommen bei Industrie und Handel โ€” heute schon zum zweiten Mal! Um [โ€ฆ]

Europeโ€™s dream to wean off US tech gets reality check

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As the Trump administration plays hardball, a new EU strategy puts collaboration front and center.

Microsoft didnโ€™t cut services to International Criminal Court, its president says

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Chief prosecutor’s email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad.

Five Pitfalls to Avoid in the Digital Networks Act [Promoted content]

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As the European Commission prepares the Digital Networks Act, it must make sure not to introduce unnecessary additional burdens on Europeโ€™s cloud providers, as this could have catastrophic consequences for Europeโ€™s digitalisation targets.

Footage shows Italy’s Mount Etna erupting โ€“ video

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Social media footage and CCTV in time-lapse released by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology shows Sicily’s Mount Etna erupting, sending columns of volcanic steam and ash into the sky. According to the institute, the cloud was probably …

Italyโ€™s Mount Etna, Europeโ€™s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash

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Officials say thereโ€™s no immediate danger after volcano generates eruptive cloud and pyroclastic flow A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italyโ€™s Mount Etna, Europeโ€™s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current…

One person missing after Swiss glacier collapse destroys village

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Homes in Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated townA huge section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most of a village evacuated earlier this month due to the…

Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europeโ€™s driest regions

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The EU wants to compete with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence. But critics say policymakers haven’t planned for the sector’s extreme water demand.

European prosecutor slams โ€˜attacksโ€™ and โ€˜intimidationโ€™ against Greek farm fraud probe

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Staff at the Greek agency responsible for doling out agricultural funds obstructed EU prosecutors in a corruption probe.

Europe needs its own digital platforms and cloud capacities: EuropaNova’s Klossa

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We host Guillaumeย Klossa, a noted French thinker and writer on Europe, and the president of the EuropaNova think tank. He is also the chair of the “Conclave”, a high-level reflection platform advising European leaders.ย Klossaย has a strong interest in …

โ€˜Time to sober upโ€™: Europe should be realistic on tech sovereignty, lawmaker says

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The EU should โ€œidentify the few big ideas that can propel our economic and industrial base,โ€ says Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell.

Microsoft touts fresh Europe investment to steady transatlantic tensions

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Microsoft promised today to build out its data center capacity on European soil in a bid to be the โ€œvoice of reasonโ€ in tense U.S.-EU relations. The company, one of the leading cloud providers through its Microsoft Azure service, said it plans to expand its European data center capacity by 40 percent over the next [โ€ฆ]

EU views break from US as โ€˜unrealisticโ€™ amid global tech race

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A draft strategy obtained by POLITICO points to the difficulty of unwinding years of American technological dominance.

Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and theyโ€™ll use them

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Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, โ€œWeโ€™ll take decisions to protect ourselves.โ€

European Parliamentโ€™s Iran delegation chair victim of Tehran-linked hacking

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Hannah Neumann was targeted in a cyber-espionage operation by an infamous Iranian hacking group earlier this year, she said.

Why von der Leyenโ€™s Big Tech tax plan is bluster

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There are major hurdles to overcome for the EU to retaliate against U.S. digital companies.

Germany opposes Franceโ€™s proposal to tax US Big Tech as reciprocal tariffs

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In explaining its stance, Germany says the EU had not alternatives to US data centres, cloud, and artificial intelligence services.

The big lesson for Europe? Trump backed down under pressure

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The EU neither โ€˜kissed assโ€™ nor unleashed its most powerful trade weapon. Now it must provide the world with an alternative to US chaosMy condolences to everyone who spent days trying to play 5D chess with Donald Trumpโ€™s market-exploding tariff mess. W…

The new face of French cuisine

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For a Black chef taking on haute cuisine, the biggest challenge is not race but economics.

Europe prepares AI charm offensive as industry trembles from tariff shocks

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Draft strategy shows EU wants to woo tech leaders with computing, data, skills โ€” and simpler rules โ€” to run AI.

From seed to shelf: AIโ€™s transformative potential for Europeโ€™s growth โ€” starting with food

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AI might not be a silver bullet to all the challenges we face, but itโ€™s a golden opportunity to shape an efficient, innovative and empowered food system thatโ€™s fit for the future.

Brussels could hit Big Tech in trade spat. But how?

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Digital services could be Washington’s Achilles heel but European officials are conflicted over how to strike it.

Can Britain live without American intelligence?

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Some insiders think it’s time for Britain to dial back the sharing of intelligence with the U.S., long one of the most critical elements of the special relationship.

Simplification and gigafactories: whatโ€™s in the EUโ€™s new AI master plan?

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Democratised computing, Cloud, AI Act, industry adoption, brain gain and regulatory simplification: read on for all the key aspects of the EU’s yet-to-be-published AI Continent Plan seen by Euractiv.

Heathrow shutdown: What do we know so far?

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Thousands of passengers will be affected after a huge fire at an electrical substation, with 1,351 flights scheduled at Heathrow on Friday.

Defense giants want von der Leyen to boost made-in-Europe tech

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European industrial and tech firms want the EU’s backing to reduce reliance on the U.S.

New air traffic technology can make European skies more sustainable and competitive

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From heightened security threats to CO2 emissions targets, pressures on aviation are growing. A new roadmap charts a course for modernizing critical air traffic management.

EU-US rift triggers call for made-in-Europe tech

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Transatlantic tensions are fueling calls for the EU to wean itself off its U.S. tech addiction. It won’t be cheap.

Trump halts aid to Ukraine

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The minerals deal is still on the table. So are deals with Russia.

Industry groups urge quick adoption of EU cybersecurity label that favours Big Tech

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They said the March 2024 draft “made good progress in balancing between robust security standards and the inclusive, open-market principles that are critical for the growth and resilience of Europe’s digital economy”.

Trump might not know it, but heโ€™s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

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Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blockedIt would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark an…

Knafoโ€™s draft report on EU sovereignty: French cloud, US investment and Commission connectivity stance

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Inspired by Trump, Knafo advocates a one-in, two-out approach to EU regulation.

Why connectivity matters to Europeโ€™s tech sovereignty

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From AI to edge cloud, the EU must become stronger in the global telecom value-chain

Nigel Farage is surging in Britainโ€™s rust belt โ€” and Labour is panicked

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The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.

Merz won the German election. Hereโ€™s what it means for Europe.

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POLITICO breaks down what the conservativesโ€™ victory means for EU policy and cooperation โ€• from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

Russian hackers find ways to snoop on Ukrainian Signal accountsย 

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Phones found on the battlefield are being linked to Moscow’s intelligence services systems for spying, Google finds.

Trump is just what Europeโ€™s defense needs

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Current circumstances are forcing the EU to โ€œgrow upโ€ when it comes to its own security and defense.

Brussels power couples โ€”ย 2025 edition

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Love is in the air in the halls of power.

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get

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SNEAK PEEK โ€” Has Elon Muskโ€™s Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ€” The withdrawal of the EUโ€™s AI liability rules has fans and critics. โ€”ย Thereโ€™s a new report about the price tag of the Eurostack. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. Hi, this is Pieter, back in Brussels after frantic days [โ€ฆ]

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws

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SNEAK PEEK โ€” The EU plans to raise the American pushback against tech law with the U.S., said tech boss Henna Virkkunen. She also promised a more โ€œinnovation-friendlyโ€ AI regulatory framework. โ€” Rolling out AI should mean talking to workers and helping them gain new skills, said EESC president Oliver Rรถpke. Failing to get it [โ€ฆ]

Les 9 personnalitรฉs ร  suivre au Sommet pour lโ€™IA ร  Paris

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Les universitaires peuvent avoir autant dโ€™influence que les โ€œtech brosโ€ pour inciter les dirigeants politiques ร  investir dans cette technologie puissante et ร  en dรฉfinir les garde-fous.

The 9 AI power players at the Paris AI Action Summit

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Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.

The EUโ€™s new AI mantra: Weโ€™re open for business

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The European Union has pivoted to cheering AI innovation, laying less emphasis on rules that curb potential threats.

La France doit concevoir ses propres algorithmes, selon le chef de lโ€™IA des Armรฉes

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L’autonomie de la France, et de l’Europe, dans le dรฉveloppement de l’intelligence artificielle est limitรฉe par le monopole de Nvidia sur les puces.

Que contient le plan de von der Leyen pour sauver lโ€™รฉconomie europรฉenne ?

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POLITICO a analysรฉ chaque ligne de la boussole pour la compรฉtitivitรฉ de Bruxelles (pour vous รฉviter dโ€™avoir ร  le faire).

AI Liability Directive today, Virkkunenโ€™s sovereign cloud tomorrow

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Poland accuses Russia of election interference via the dark web, and the European Commission seems to be slow-announcing a space regulation.
The post AI Liability Directive today, Virkkunen’s sovereign cloud tomorrow appeared first on Euractiv.

Whereโ€™s the Competitiveness Compass pointing?

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The European Commission’s policy plans point to growth even as it tries to hold on to ambitious climate goals.

Trump vs. Xi: Who Will Win the Trade War?

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Donald Trump launched a two-year trade war against China during his first term in the White House, and heโ€™s poised to do it again. Even before being sworn in, Trump threatened China with 60 percent tariffs to cut its trade surplus, 10 percent tariffs if it didnโ€™t halt fentanyl shipments and 100 percent tariffs if [โ€ฆ]

The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis

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Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggeringIn my 20 years of being a reporter, I have rarely come across anything that feels so important โ€“ and yet so widely unn…

Trump met 500 milliards de dollars dans lโ€™intelligence artificielle, une โ€œclaqueโ€ pour lโ€™Europe

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Les investissements massifs des Etats-Unis dans lโ€™IA font voler en รฉclats les ambitions de l’UE.

USย Supreme Court upholds law to sell or ban TikTok

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Starting Sunday, if the company is not sold, app stores and cloud providers who continue to host it will face billions of dollars in fines.

What counts as sovereign in the cloud?

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Exploring the legal and practical challenges and opportunities for both customers and providers

CJEU orders Commission to pay โ‚ฌ400 for unlawful personal data transfer to the US

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But activist Schrems is sceptical about the CJEU decision that data staying on a US cloud provider in the EU is not a EUDPR’s breach.
The post CJEU orders Commission to pay โ‚ฌ400 for unlawful personal data transfer to the US appeared first on Euractiv.

Musk โ€˜readyโ€™ to provide Meloni with Starlink secure comms

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News of the talks comes shortly after the Italian PM visited President-elect Donald Trump in Florida.

Georgiaโ€™s new pro-Russia president inaugurated amid protests

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The ruling Georgian Dream party has halted talks on joining the EU.

Turkeyโ€™s grapes: A paradise lost

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Seyit KaragรถzoฤŸlu wasnโ€™t there when inspectors came to visit his wine business, PaลŸaeli, in 2021. Besides running the business, KaragรถzoฤŸlu spends his time driving through Anatolia, trying to preserve a part of Turkeyโ€™s endangered heritage, uncovering the winemaking grapes that time forgot. He was on the road when he received a call from his brother, [โ€ฆ]

Peter Mandelson will be UKโ€™s next US ambassador

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An announcement on the Blair-era heavyweight’s new role is expected from No.10 Downing Street Friday.

European Commission takes UK to court over EU citizensโ€™ rights

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British government referred to European court of justice for alleged failure to protect rights of EU citizens in UKUK politics live โ€“ latest updatesThe European Commission is taking the British government to court over alleged violations of the rights …

Europe jumps into โ€˜incredibly costlyโ€™ AI supercomputing race

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The EU will fund AI-optimized supercomputers across the bloc to help startups compete with U.S. rivals.

EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, scientists say

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European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weatherEurope should ban space mirrors, cloud whitening and other untested tools being touted to reflect the sunโ€™s rays, the European Commissionโ€™s scie…

Chinese hack of global telecom providers is โ€˜ongoing,โ€™ officials warn

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Officials from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say the major Chinese hack began in late spring, and they are strongly urging Americans to use encrypted communications.

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