This week’s newsletter reports on the accelerating intersection of technology, politics, and global power across Europe, the US and China. In Europe, the publication of the new AI Act guidelines spurred controversies with tech giant Meta refusing to sign the voluntary conduct (though Open AI and Mistral agreed to adopt). Meanwhile in the US, TrumpContinueContinue reading “AI Geopolitical Economy Week #3025”
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Algorithmic amplification, platform power, freedom of speech, and tech oligarchs
Image credit: bruxconference2025.com Today’s post reports on the afternoon panel of the conference “The Perfect Storm: A time of truth for Europe?” that took place in Brussels, on 30 January 2025. The panel, titled “Algorithmic amplification, platform power, freedom of speech, and tech oligarchs” was composed by: Frank McCourt, Project Liberty Renate Nikolay, DG Connect,ContinueContinue reading “Algorithmic amplification, platform power, freedom of speech, and tech oligarchs”
Telecom challenges ahead: Implications of Salt Typhoon for Europe’s new defense agenda
Andrius Kubilius, the new European Commissioner for Space and Defense, delivered a talk during this year’s EPC annual conference where he reinforced that defense is a priority in the new EU agenda, going as far as saying that the EU must be ready for the most extreme contingency stages (i.e., member states need to beContinueContinue reading “Telecom challenges ahead: Implications of Salt Typhoon for Europe’s new defense agenda”
Policy Overview: EU Innovation Council Work Programme 2025
I have been in conversation with a research association in Brussels recently and had a good look at current European innovation policy, more specifically the European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme for 2025. So I thought of sharing my notes in today’s post, focused on mapping funding opportunities for research in the field of informationContinueContinue reading “Policy Overview: EU Innovation Council Work Programme 2025”
Tech giants face US Congress hearings on competition
Just came across this article on the US Congress hearings of the giant Tech companies Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. What called my attention was the approach from the executives (you know, corporate diplomats) in stating that they face competition and are not monopolies – which, let’s be honest, is not quite accurate. I believeContinueContinue reading “Tech giants face US Congress hearings on competition”
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