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Tech reporter @euractiv.com | Digital single market, start-ups, AI, cybersecurity | [email protected]

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Nov 22

Expanded my starter pack for European media. Still missing media from ten EU countries though - let me know who I should add! Same for non-EU countries. #EUsky #EURsky #Europe #starterpack #starterpacks

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 20h

The @ec.europa.eu is trying to get companies to use AI – but today’s Apply AI strategy is vague on detail.

Thanks to Daniel Abbou, European AI Forum, and Emmet King, J12 Ventures, for their input.

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Commission outlines support plan to get industries adopting AI | Euractiv

Today's officially unveiled Apply AI strategy urges whole branches of industries to lean into using artificial intelligence, but finer execution detail is lacking

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 5d

Tiktok deleted several bots following an “emergency meeting” with the @ec.europa.eu on the Czech elections, a spokesperson said today.

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Commission held 'emergency' talks with Tiktok over Czech elections | Euractiv

Video-sharing platform removed “several bots” following yesterday's meeting, according to a Commission spokesperson

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 5d

The EU will get “one single and simple set of rules” for companies, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today in Turin – marking a push for a strong 28th regime, which is supposed to make life easier for EU startups.

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 7d

EXCLUSIVE: The @ec.europa.eu is planning a “virtual” institute for using AI in science, says a draft strategy seen by Euractiv. The institute will include networks of excellence and get access to the EU’s AI Gigafactories.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Commission’s plans for a 'virtual' AI science institute | Euractiv

A draft of the upcoming AI in Science strategy, seen by Euractiv, lays out planned networks of excellence, funding, and access to the EU’s AI compute resources

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 8d

The @ombudsman.europa.eu has launched an investigation into the @ec.europa.eu over a lack of transparency in AI Act standard-writing, following up on a complaint lodged by @corporateeurope.org.

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EU transparency watchdog probes Commission over AI standards | Euractiv

A civil society group has raised concerns about who is writing AI standards for the EU's flagship AI Act

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 9d

Should part of the EU’s AI rules be delayed? Member states took sides at a Council discussion last week, with several ideas on the table.

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EXCLUSIVE: Which countries want to 'stop the clock' on the AI Act | Euractiv

Early Council discussions show some EU countries keen to push back high-risk AI rules, a document seen by Euractiv suggests, while others want to stay the course

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 13d

The @ec.europa.eu has opened an antitrust investigation into SAP over the company’s rules on how its software can be supported.

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 15d

Meta has announced it will open its Llama AI model for uses in defence in some European countries, as well as EU and NATO institutions. It also said it’s working with Palantir, Anduril and other companies for this.

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Meta opens its AI to European authorities for defence and security | Euractiv

The US military is already using Meta's Llama AI model, while the likes of Palantir and Anduril are providing services atop Llama

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 16d

EU countries will tomorrow give input on which parts of the AI Act they would like to “simplify”, according to a Council discussion note obtained by Euractiv.

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 19d

Turns out, if there are 76 ideas for how to build five things, something’s got to give: @ec.europa.eu and countries are in talks to whittle down the number of AI Gigafactory pitches.

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Commission in talks to combine AI Gigafactory pitches | Euractiv

Brussels wants to whittle down 76 pitches for hosting large AI training hubs into just a handful of actual projects

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 22d

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Commission walks back von der Leyen Gigafactories announcement | Euractiv

The Commission president had announced that she would sign AI “pilot projects” today, but the remarks appears to have been a mistake

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 22d

Commission President von der Leyen announced earlier today that she would sign “pilot projects” for the EU's planned AI Gigafactories. But a spokesperson has now said those projects are actually from an unrelated programme, and they have been edited out of the speech’s official transcript.

Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 23d

Tired of years-long debates about whether European administrations are too dependent on US software? Have a read about a German region busy at work replacing Microsoft Office with open alternatives.

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The German state pioneering digital sovereignty | Euractiv

The northern region of Schleswig-Holstein is well on its way to moving its public administration from Microsoft software to open source alternatives

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 26d

Website home pages of RTE, BBC, DW, and France24 are all wall to wall Charlie Kirk. Continental humiliation fetish.

Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 26d

The Commission is backing our plans for data protectors in supervising AI, the German digital ministry told me today.

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Germany says Commission backs draft AI law sidelining privacy watchdogs | Euractiv

The country’s data protection authorities are revolting against a draft law to implement the EU's AI Act but the German government isn't backing down

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 26d

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ChatGPT, are you following the EU’s rules for AI yet? | Euractiv

OpenAI does not appear to have published information about the data sources it used to develop its flagship model, GPT-5

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 26d

I spent this week e-mailing OpenAI, asking where to find documentation the EU’s AI Act requires for new AI models – like GPT-5, which the company released in August.

So far, I haven’t gotten a reply.

But don’t worry for OpenAI: The Commission will only start enforcing the relevant rule next year.

Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 29d

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EPP isolated in wanting EU-wide company entity to be a regulation - Euractiv

Other groups back a Directive approach to avoid Council stalemate and propose targeted changes in amendments obtained by Euractiv

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · 29d

I had a look at what the different groups in Parliament are thinking of the planned EU-wide company entity, the so-called “28th regime” (a new name would be a good start). It’s mostly teeth-gritted acceptance for having to go for a Directive instead of a Regulation.

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Anupriya Datta @anupriyadatta.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 5

Trump threatens retaliation against EU over Google fine

Trump threatens retaliation against EU over Google fine

Trump said "my Administration will NOT allow these discriminatory actions to stand" on the social media network he owns, Truth Social

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Eddy Wax @eddywax.bsky.social · Sep 5

How will Trump respond to this? @anupriyadatta.bsky.social has this huge story here. www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

EU fines Google €2.95 billion - Euractiv

The US tech giant was fined for violating EU competition rules in the advertising technology market

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Sep 5

The European Chips Act is just two years old, but the Commission still sounded the starting shot on its revision today. I had a look at what this could mean for Europe’s chip ambitions.

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Chips Act 2.0 could open the state aid tap further - Euractiv

The Commission is weighing new funding options for chip manufacturers in its upcoming Chips Act review

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Sep 5

Short view to Jülich, where Europe’s most powerful supercomputer is being inaugurated today – with prominent guests attending and special focus on its AI capabilities.

My article at @euractiv.com:

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Europe’s most powerful supercomputer comes on-stream in Germany - Euractiv

The high performance computer, called Jupiter, will also provide AI training capacity to European companies

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Sep 4

Germany’s plans for implementing the AI Act have led to a revolt of data protectors. They’re incensed about not being set to supervise especially sensitive AI systems – and say the government is overstepping the AI Act itself.

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

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German privacy watchdogs up in arms over AI Act implementation - Euractiv

The country’s data protection authorities are warning that the draft AI law takes too much power away from them

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Sep 1

Companies have been calling to delay the EU’s AI law, pointing to delays in drafting important standards. One of the people leading the drafting now hit out at these companies for not taking part – saying that is producing the delays.

My article at @euractiv.com:

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EU AI rules lagging because European industry isn't showing up, says standards leader - Euractiv

Timely implementation of the EU's AI Act requires companies to participate in the technical standards setting process

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