Don’t Let Big Tech Hide Ecological Cost of AI, Environment Agency Chief Tells EU
The European Union’s environment agency is urging policymakers to force tech firms to disclose the ecological footprint of their data centers as the bloc plans to triple computing capacity within seven years. A recent agency paper warned that the rapid AI‑driven expansion could jeopardise the EU’s climate‑neutrality targets, especially given that data centers already consume about 3% of the region’s electricity. The European Commission is drafting legislation that would introduce a rating scheme and binding minimum energy‑performance standards by 2030, but industry groups argue the rules could deter investment. A secrecy clause allowing firms to hide energy use has sparked further controversy.
Ukraine’s Latest Defense Against Russian Missiles: Making Them Miss
Ukraine is turning to the homegrown Lima electronic‑warfare system as interceptor missiles become scarce. Lima jams and spoofs satellite navigation, forcing Russian drones and missiles to veer off course by several kilometres. More than 400 units have been fielded, jamming...
UK Wargames AI-Driven NATO Conflict with Russia
The British Army transformed a disused London tube platform into a mock Estonian command post to rehearse a 2030 NATO‑Russia land war. The ARRCADE STRIKE exercise, involving Britain, France, Italy and the United States, simulated deployment of up to 100,000...
New Pentagon Task Force Races to Bring Powerful AI Tools to America’s Most Sensitive Networks
The Pentagon’s U.S. Cyber Command has created a joint task force with the NSA to accelerate the deployment of advanced AI tools on its most sensitive networks. The group will evaluate how frontier models from firms like Anthropic, OpenAI and...
Von Der Leyen, Hillary Clinton Back New Push to Childproof AI
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are backing the newly announced Youth AI Safety Institute. The nonprofit, run by Common Sense Media, will act as a...
White House’s ‘Lack of Organization’ Has AI Lobbyists Fretting
The Trump administration’s wavering stance on AI regulation has left tech lobbyists scrambling for clarity on a possible executive order that could require government vetting of new AI models. The debate intensified after Anthropic’s Mythos model raised cybersecurity alarms, prompting...
EU Must Go Beyond ‘Binary Yes or No Ban’ on Social Media, Top Official Says
The European Commission is weighing an EU‑wide restriction on minors' access to social media, but officials say a simple ban is insufficient. A panel of experts, led by Sonia Livingstone, will advise on nuanced safeguards after a July recommendation. While...
Belgium Urges EU to Save Industry by Getting Tough on China
Belgium’s foreign minister Maxime Prévot called on the European Union to protect strategic sectors—including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, metals, automotive and critical minerals—from a surge of Chinese imports. He warned that the EU’s €360 billion (about $390 billion) trade deficit with China is eroding...
Germany Set to Secure Win for Industry in AI Talks
Germany is poised to win a key concession in EU artificial‑intelligence legislation, securing an exemption for industrial machinery from the AI Act. EU ambassadors backed the move after Germany, backed by France and other states, pushed for a sector‑specific carve‑out....
US Firms Could Face Exclusion Under New EU Cyber Bill, Lead Lawmaker Says
The European Parliament is revising its Cybersecurity Act to address non‑technical risks from third‑country vendors, a move that could label U.S. technology firms as high‑risk suppliers. Lead negotiator Markéta Gregorová warned that American companies may face exclusion if they fail...
European Industry Fears ‘Back Door’ for US in Cloud Law
The European Commission is drafting the Cloud and AI Development Act to foster a sovereign cloud ecosystem and reduce reliance on foreign tech. Critics say the proposal includes a loophole that permits U.S. providers when no European alternative exists, effectively...
PornHub Lets UK Apple Users Back on Its Platform
PornHub has fully restored access for UK‑based Apple users after partially blocking the site in January over the UK Online Safety Act. The platform had argued that device‑level age verification, like Apple’s new iOS feature, was essential to meet the...
Europe’s Laws ‘Ill-Equipped’ to Deal with Superhacking AI, Lawmakers Warn
European lawmakers warned that the EU’s current cybersecurity framework cannot cope with AI‑driven hacking tools such as Anthropic’s Mythos, which recently outperformed humans in finding vulnerabilities. In a letter signed by thirty MEPs, they called on Commission Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen...
EU Accused of Wasting €20B on AI Computing Dreams
The European Union has set aside roughly €20 billion ($21.8 billion) to build four‑to‑five AI "gigafactories"—mega‑scale computing hubs equipped with about 100,000 GPUs each. The initiative, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, aims to give Europe sovereign compute capacity and...
EU Merger Shake-Up Exposes Von Der Leyen–Ribera Clash of Visions
The European Commission released a draft of revised merger guidelines, sparking a visible clash between President Ursula von der Leyen and Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera. Von der Leyen frames the rules as a tool to create “European champions” that can compete globally, while Ribera stresses...