Oct 20, 20264 min readEurope needs open-source to flourishEurope needs to let its builders build. The bloc’s edge in AI isn’t making frontier models, it’s building on them, and open source is how. The ever-elusive pursuit of creating European champions in …EU Tech Loop
Sep 3, 20264 min readCould NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost AI sovereignty in the EU?The expansion of the open-source AI ecosystem could be a boon for the EU’s efforts to promote tech sovereignty. On Thursday, American chipmaker NVIDIA announced they will buy the artificial …EU Tech Loop·EuroNews
Aug 19, 20264 min readFight fire with fire: how open source AI models can help EU’s cybersecurityEurope can have sovereign AI to achieve its goals for security and safety, but it needs to boost open source to make it happen. Europeans, much like others across the world, are increasingly …EU Tech Loop
Jun 11, 20264 min readEuropean regulators are quietly green-lighting Tesla’s self-driving technologyOn April 10, the Dutch road authority RDW quietly issued a type approval for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Level 2 software. Within weeks, regulatory authorities in Lithuania, Estonia …EU Tech Loop
Sep 4, 20253 min readTime is running out for EU Member States to decide on Chat ControlOn September 12, European Member States will have to finalize their positions on the proposed regulation to force client-side scanning of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in messaging apps, also …EU Tech Loop·EuroNews
Aug 4, 20256 min readReturn of Chat Control: something is rotten in the state of DenmarkThe Scandinavian state has been a stalwart supporter of CSAM scanning and chat control. Now, they hold the keys to make it a reality. To break encryption, or not to break encryption, that is the …EU Tech Loop·Yahoo News·EuroNews
Feb 28, 20252 min readEU to lower ESG reporting metrics to boost competitiveness and reduce compliance costsIn a discussion over its Omnibus package in Brussels yesterday, the European Commission announced amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, aiming to reduce the scope of firms …EU Tech Loop
Nov 14, 20245 min readEurope can't achieve AI prosperity on the data of othersIf you’ve heard anything from the swanky flag-draped corner offices in Brussels, you know the EU wants “in” on the AI arms race. It’s been an obsession of the Commission and …EU Tech Loop
Aug 13, 20243 min readBreton's Elon Musk regulatory troll earns one of the most epic ratios of all timeYesterday, hours before American entrepreneur Elon Musk sat down with former President Donald Trump on a live “X space,” EU Commissioner Thierry Breton fired off a snarky letter to …EU Tech Loop
Jul 12, 20246 min readFree speech platforms like 'X' will never pass the EU's DSA testToday, the European Commission released its initial findings in the investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, and whether it has violated the Digital Services Act since begin designated a Very …EU Tech Loop
Jul 10, 20247 min readTaking a bite out of MiCA, the EU's comprehensive crypto legislation challenging the nature of decentralisationTo much fanfare, European Union legislators and commissioners last year negotiated the final framework of the bloc’s cryptocurrency regulation, known as the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation …Bitcoin·EU Tech Loop
Jun 19, 20246 min readEU's degrowth policies fence Europeans off from benefits of open source AILast week, American tech company Meta announced in a blog post it will postpone the launch of its Meta AI product to European users. The company had hoped to offer the same product now available in …EU Tech Loop
