While the bans enter into force this Sunday, governments still have until August to nominate the authorities that will enforce them. The AI Act is a world-first in setting rules for how the new technology can be used. The European Commission’s tech boss Henna Virkkunen lauded the bill last year as one that will “protect … Read more
Life expectancy in Gaza reportedly decreased between October 2023 and September 2024, according to a new eight-page paper initially published in The Lancet. The research found that life expectancy decreased by 34.9 years during the first year of the war. The decrease was greater for men than for women. This figure is nearly half of … Read more
Separate from LNG, the sanctions package will propose penalties on more aging oil-exporting tankers operating as part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the diplomats added. The EU will target 74 new vessels, two other EU diplomats said. Additionally, the new offering will push to restrict Moscow’s aluminum exports, according to the three diplomats. The EU … Read more
An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged Sunday, likely due to “external influence,” Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported, citing the affected cable operator and Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC). The Latvian navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel possibly involved in causing the damage and is contact with … Read more
National governments reported 309 significant cybersecurity incidents affecting the health care sector in 2023 — more than in any other critical sector, the Commission said. The plan is a key pledge of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — a medical doctor herself — to be completed during the first 100 days of her second term. The plan proposes … Read more
Yet that doesn’t mean only European providers can offer sovereign cloud solutions. American providers might also be able to protect customer data from United States government access through technical measures such as client-side encryption, encryption with third-party key management or confidential computing. If securely implemented, the American provider can then only disclose data in its … Read more
By RHODRI MORGAN, DATA JOURNALIST Published: 11:25 GMT, 5 January 2025 | Updated: 11:37 GMT, 5 January 2025 With the year almost over, many people will already be planning their next escape. That’s especially the case for Luxembourgers. Our World in Data analysis implies people hailing from the landlocked nation sandwiched between France, Germany and … Read more
Hawkish Eastern European and Nordic countries including Poland and Sweden are keen to boost EU spending on defense, while Southern ones such as Italy and Greece would prefer more cash to stem migrant arrivals from Africa. In 2025, EU countries will set their red lines for the negotiations. But if the past is anything to … Read more
But to what extent this can be blamed on social media is still an open question. “Polarization,” once painted as a global crisis stemming from online platforms, now looks more like a product of the highly idiosyncratic political and media culture in the U.S. One recent study found that polarization stayed the same or decreased … Read more
South Korea’s Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that was traveling from Bangkok and that the crash happened at just after 9 a.m. local time. Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety, authorities said. Health officials said they are conscious and not in life-threatening condition. The pilot … Read more
