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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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EU AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech's Compliance Pitfalls
Most commonly used AI models are reportedly failing to meet EU regulations in critical areas like cybersecurity resilience and non-discriminatory outputs. The EU had been considering new AI regulations long before OpenAI made ChatGPT publicly available in late 2022. Legislators established specific regulations for "general-purpose" AI systems follo...
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Concerns Mount As Hungary Assumes EU Presidency Under PM Orban
Hungary takes over the European Union's six-month rotating presidency on July 1, in the face of fears perennial spoiler Prime Minister Viktor Orban could use it to take the bloc hostage at a critical time.
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Meta, Others Online Platforms Should Give Users Free Option Without Targeted Ads, Says EU Privacy Watchdog
Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should offer users the option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, the EU privacy watchdog said on Wednesday, responding to the company's paid ad-free service that has triggered criticism.
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Apple Modifies Proposed App Store Changes to Comply With New EU Rules After Criticism From Developers
Apple has modified some of its proposals to comply with landmark EU tech rules after criticism from app developers, including dropping a demand that those who want to create alternative app marketplaces must have a stand-by letter of credit.
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Opinion: AI And Polls-India-EU Talks Show Why Collective Action Is Critical
Talks between EU and India on tackling the threat of online disinformation reflect the need for collective global action against the risks posed by generative AI.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Wife To Meet EU Ministers Today
Alexei Navalny's widow will meet European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, EU officials announced, as Russian courts jailed dozens of people detained at events commemorating the Kremlin critic.
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2023 Hottest Year On Record As Earth Nears Critical 1.5C Limit
2023 was the hottest year on record, with Earth's surface nearly breaching the critical limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius above late 19th century temperatures, the EU climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
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Former PM Robert Fico Opposed To Ukraine Aid Wins Slovak Elections
A Slovak populist party that wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and NATO will be tasked with forming a new government after winning elections.
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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Behind EU Lawmakers' Scramble to Regulate ChatGPT and Generative AI
As recently as February, generative AI did not feature prominently in EU lawmakers' plans for regulating artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT. The bloc's 108-page proposal for the AI Act, published two years earlier, included only one mention of the word "chatbot."
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Digital Euro to Offer More Choice, Not a 'Big Brother' Project, Senior EU Official Says
The digital euro would offer users a choice when making payments but would not be a "Big Brother Project to control people, according to a senior EU official. While the European Central Bank has yet to decide if it will go ahead with introducing a digital euro, the EU is working on draft legislation that would give the digital euro a legal underpin...
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Meta Says Extra Network Fees Will Not Solve EU Telecoms' Financial Problems
Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two ...
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EU Lawmakers Plan to Finalise Draft AI Rules by March Amid Concerns About ChatGPT
EU lawmakers hope to agree on draft artificial intelligence rules next month, with the aim of clinching a deal with EU countries by the end of the year, one of the legislators steering the AI Act said. EU industry chief Thierry Breton has said new proposed artificial intelligence rules will aim to tackle concerns about the risks around ChatGPT.
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EU Sets Up Trade & Technology Council With India
India and the European Union on Monday announced setting up of a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC) that is expected to facilitate exchange of critical technologies relating to an array of domains.
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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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EU AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech's Compliance Pitfalls
Most commonly used AI models are reportedly failing to meet EU regulations in critical areas like cybersecurity resilience and non-discriminatory outputs. The EU had been considering new AI regulations long before OpenAI made ChatGPT publicly available in late 2022. Legislators established specific regulations for "general-purpose" AI systems follo...
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Concerns Mount As Hungary Assumes EU Presidency Under PM Orban
Hungary takes over the European Union's six-month rotating presidency on July 1, in the face of fears perennial spoiler Prime Minister Viktor Orban could use it to take the bloc hostage at a critical time.
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Meta, Others Online Platforms Should Give Users Free Option Without Targeted Ads, Says EU Privacy Watchdog
Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should offer users the option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, the EU privacy watchdog said on Wednesday, responding to the company's paid ad-free service that has triggered criticism.
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Apple Modifies Proposed App Store Changes to Comply With New EU Rules After Criticism From Developers
Apple has modified some of its proposals to comply with landmark EU tech rules after criticism from app developers, including dropping a demand that those who want to create alternative app marketplaces must have a stand-by letter of credit.
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Opinion: AI And Polls-India-EU Talks Show Why Collective Action Is Critical
Talks between EU and India on tackling the threat of online disinformation reflect the need for collective global action against the risks posed by generative AI.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Wife To Meet EU Ministers Today
Alexei Navalny's widow will meet European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, EU officials announced, as Russian courts jailed dozens of people detained at events commemorating the Kremlin critic.
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2023 Hottest Year On Record As Earth Nears Critical 1.5C Limit
2023 was the hottest year on record, with Earth's surface nearly breaching the critical limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius above late 19th century temperatures, the EU climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
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Former PM Robert Fico Opposed To Ukraine Aid Wins Slovak Elections
A Slovak populist party that wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and NATO will be tasked with forming a new government after winning elections.
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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Behind EU Lawmakers' Scramble to Regulate ChatGPT and Generative AI
As recently as February, generative AI did not feature prominently in EU lawmakers' plans for regulating artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT. The bloc's 108-page proposal for the AI Act, published two years earlier, included only one mention of the word "chatbot."
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Digital Euro to Offer More Choice, Not a 'Big Brother' Project, Senior EU Official Says
The digital euro would offer users a choice when making payments but would not be a "Big Brother Project to control people, according to a senior EU official. While the European Central Bank has yet to decide if it will go ahead with introducing a digital euro, the EU is working on draft legislation that would give the digital euro a legal underpin...
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Meta Says Extra Network Fees Will Not Solve EU Telecoms' Financial Problems
Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two ...
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EU Lawmakers Plan to Finalise Draft AI Rules by March Amid Concerns About ChatGPT
EU lawmakers hope to agree on draft artificial intelligence rules next month, with the aim of clinching a deal with EU countries by the end of the year, one of the legislators steering the AI Act said. EU industry chief Thierry Breton has said new proposed artificial intelligence rules will aim to tackle concerns about the risks around ChatGPT.
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EU Sets Up Trade & Technology Council With India
India and the European Union on Monday announced setting up of a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC) that is expected to facilitate exchange of critical technologies relating to an array of domains.
