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Pope’s artificial intelligence guru admits he doesn’t use AI

Cardinal Michael Czerny who leads an AI commission at the Vatican says he just hasn’t had time to try it out.

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The Pope is fretting about frontier AI — what’s the EU’s answer?

European lawmakers this week called for the EU’s artificial intelligence regulations to hold American tech companies liable for the risks th…

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Don’t believe the doomers: Europe’s tech industry slams AI panic

The existential fear emanating from Silicon Valley and the U.N., techies say, masks what is ultimately a cyber-security challenge.

Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/2156 of 22 September 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1465 on a European Union action in support of the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism in Yemen

Cybercriminal group claims to steal thousands of FBI employee records

The FBI said it was probing a suspected hack, after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed to have breached its systems.

Speech by President von der Leyen at the high-level dialogue on ‘Protecting Children's Rights facing Artificial Intelligence'

European Commission Speech New York, 23 Sep 2026 Thank you very much for convening this meeting, it is absolutely high time. I would like to…

Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1028, 29.4.2024)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2099 of 21 September 2026 on an interoperable, cross-border identification and authentication mechanism for natural persons, health professionals and healthcare providers for the purposes of the cross-border exchange of personal electronic health data

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European Commission Daily news Brussels, 21 Sep 2026 Commission enhances energy efficiency and sustainability of data centres in the EU The …

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2098 of 18 September 2026 laying down the minimum metadata elements and their characteristics to be provided by health data holders for dataset descriptions for the secondary use of electronic health data under Article 77(4) of Regulation (EU) 2025/327 establishing the European Health Data Space

Commission enhances energy efficiency and sustainability of data centres in the EU

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 Sep 2026 The European Commission proposed today a common rating scheme for data centres aimed…

AI titans invited to Trump-Xi dinner

The executives' attendance signals artificial intelligence could be a key talking point during negotiations next week.

Speech by Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera at Fordham's 53rd Annual Conference “Building a democratic, competitive and sustainable future for artificial intelligence”

European Commission Speech Brussels, 17 Sep 2026 Thank you, James for the introduction. It is good to be back in New York and at Fordham for…

OpenAI backs bipartisan push to address AI biothreats

The company is endorsing three bills to standardize biological data and defend against threats amplified by advanced artificial intelligence…

Factsheet: A digital European Social Security Pass

European Commission Factsheet Strasbourg, 15 Sep 2026 Factsheet: A digital European Social Security Pass Factsheet: A digital European S…

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1978 of 8 September 2026 setting up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Agri-Food (EDIC for Agri-Food)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1970 of 7 September 2026 adopting measures for the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards accessing, amending, erasing and advance erasing of data in the ETIAS Central System and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1028

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Draghi Report or Hugging Face: who will win the tech race?

When a swarm of AI agents decided to hack the computation company Hugging Face in July, it took them six days. That event became a case stud…

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European Commission Daily news Brussels, 01 Sep 2026 Latest data on investment in education sector across Europe highlights ways to boost at…

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European Commission Daily news Brussels, 31 Aug 2026 Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act Today, the Com…

Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act*

European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 Aug 2026 Today, the Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (V…

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1310 of 11 June 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the applicable assessment and verification systems for product families and categories

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Nigel Farage wants to scrap GDPR for the UK

Reform UK said GDPR has "strangled small businesses and tech firms."

Australia confronts its missile shortfall

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