The digital euro is edging closer to reality, despite concerns over the project’s privacy risks and functionality. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a legal framework for the electronic currency. Under the draft legislation, digital euros would be accepted for transactions anywhere in the eurozone, but cash would remain safeguarded as a form of payment. […]
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Like a runaway train, the tech sector’s layoff spree shows no sign of hitting the brakes in 2023. Layoffs.fyi found that between January and May this year, more than 200,000 people around the world found themselves on the wrong end of the pink slip. Echoing through the industry like a gong are the layoffs from
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Negotiators representing the European Parliament and EU countries struck a deal this week on a new set of rules governing how individuals and businesses access and share data in the bloc. The Data Act, proposed by the European Commission last year, aims to give users more control over the data generated from internet-connected devices and
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The UK’s dream of having the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant has taken a digital turn. As part of plans to put fusion energy on the grid by 2040, a digital twin of the reactor is now being built. The virtual model will be used to design the power plant, which aims to unleash
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Some of the world’s leading human and robot minds are heading to the United Nations. At a UN summit in Geneva next week, tech luminaries ranging from futurist Ray Kurzweil to DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim will discuss AI for good. It’s a stellar lineup of speakers, but the real stars in our eyes are the robots. Over
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Aiming to ensure the development of trustworthy AI, EU member states, the Commission, and 128 partners have committed €220mn to establish four new testing and experimentation facilities (TEFs) within the bloc. These TEFs are large-scale physical and virtual facilities, where AI-based software and hardware technologies can be tested in real-world environments. They will also act
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EU member states have approved draft legislation allowing governments to spy on journalists in the name of “national security.” The Council published a draft of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) last week that would extend media surveillance powers, including placing spyware on journalists’ phones. The original purpose of the EMFA was to safeguard media
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Story by Sandra O Connell Sandra O’Connell is a freelance business journalist based in Ireland Sandra O’Connell is a freelance business journalist based in Ireland The EU’s new pay transparency directive won’t close the gender pay gap by itself. But it will help. After all, if you want to close the gender wage gap you
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