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The U.K.’s Labour government committed to imposing statutory requirements on companies developing frontier AI systems in its manifesto, but has repeatedly delayed introducing legislation, in part over concerns with how it would be received by the Trump administration. This week’s deal would further complicate Britain’s efforts to introduce its own AI legislation, according to four industry representatives granted anonymity to speak frankly. In an AI Action Plan this summer, the Trump administration said “AI is far too important to smother in bureaucracy” and criticized other countries that have “advocated for burdensome regulations.” But Kyle, who oversaw the U.K.’s technology department…
Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong’s towering skyscrapers, but like their human neighbours, they now face trouble finding a place to call home. Native to Indonesia and East Timor, the snow-white birds, their crests flashing like yellow crowns, squawk through the urban parks of the Asian financial hub. They make up roughly 10 per cent of the species’ global wild population, which numbers only up to 2,000 mature birds. Research shows the city’s cockatoo population has stagnated as the birds, which live in tree cavities, are losing natural nesting spaces in old trees due to…
Driving home from work in the small Utah city of Orem, David Young tells Euronews that the area is filled with “all different faiths and types of people, and pretty much every type of person you can imagine.” “But it is a family neighbourhood,” Young quickly adds. Young is the mayor of the 100,000-person town which became the centre of global media attention last week, when a conservative influencer and commentator was shot dead in front of a large crowd during an event at Utah Valley University, before their very eyes. Brushing off a near collision as he drove past…
By Fred Roeder, EU Tech Lop with Euronews Published on 20/09/2025 – 7:30 GMT+2 This story first appeared on EU Tech Loop and has been published as part of an agreement with Euronews. The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on the so-called Digital Omnibus, which is part of the broader Digital Package on Simplification. It will later be complemented by the Digital Fitness Check, which aims to “stress-test” the coherence and cumulative impact of the EU’s digital acquis governing business activities. The consultation, open to all Europeans to share their views, will run until October 14, 2025. It…
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Earlier Friday, Estonian officials confirmed to POLITICO that three warplanes had crossed into Estonian airspace and were forced out after Italian jets were scrambled to deal with what the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, described as an “extremely serious provocation.” “We need to understand that Putin doesn’t want to have any kind of peace in Ukraine,” Tsahkna said. “Instead, Putin is bombing Ukraine, killing people in the middle of the day … also more actively against NATO.” Estonia, the top diplomat confirmed, has triggered Article 4 of NATO’s treaties, which calls for urgent discussions with allies. “Russia is testing NATO,…
Hungary will replicate a policy announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump and designate antifa a terrorist organisation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It resembles more an ideology than an actual organisation, though some have embraced militant tactics. Orbán, a right-wing politician and strong ally of Trump, said in comments to state radio on Friday that he was “pleased” by the White House announcement that it would designate antifa a “major terrorist organisation” in the…
There are fears among liberal parties that should Babiš win the Czech election on Oct. 3-4, and become prime minister again, that Prague would join Budapest and Bratislava in a pro-Russian bloc at the heart of Europe. Vondráček, speaking at a panel discussion organized by the Organization for the Defense of Freedom of Speech, had argued that “bans these days are plain stupid.”Russian media, including Kremlin-backed RT, Sputnik, Russia 24, RTR Planeta and TV Centre, were banned under EU sanctions following the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.