Kaja Kallas forced to dismiss viral April Fools’ NATO joke – POLITICO

Shortly afterwards, Kallas stepped in to quell the tsunami of gullibility, replying to Garton Ash, “This was somebody’s April fools joke. Not true.” Last month, Kallas jokingly denied that she ate “Russians for breakfast,” after one anonymous European Union official had attributed unbending anti-Moscow positions to her. “The fact that this April fools joke generated … Read more

EU lawmakers adopt media freedom law – POLITICO

The new regulation was introduced by the European Commission in 2022 in response to creeping state control over media organizations and attacks on press freedom. The new law will ban governments from going after journalists to reveal their sources by deploying spyware on their phones, though some exceptions to the ban apply. It will also … Read more

Apple reportedly exploring AI deals with news publishers — and willing to pay millions

Apple has opened negotiations in recent weeks with major news and publishing organizations, seeking permission to use their material in the company’s development of generative artificial intelligence systems, the New York Times reported on Friday. The iPhone maker has floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to license the archives of news articles, according to … Read more