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Frontline states like Finland have long called for other member countries to step up on defense spending. But Orpo said all leaders now need to realize the eastern flank “is our common border” and that nobody is safe from Moscow’s tactics. A string of drone sightings grounded planes at Copenhagen’s airport just days before presidents and prime ministers flew in. “These incidents, these attacks, are against the whole of Europe,” he said. “Who is next? Denmark is not a border country, so we can see that it’s possible all over Europe.” Some national leaders and European Commission President Ursula von…
Published on 01/10/2025 – 16:21 GMT+2 OpenAI has announced its next-generation audio and video generator called Sora 2, but it also teased a new social platform that might rival TikTok. Here is everything we know about the latest developments. On Tuesday, the company showed off its video-making tech, which is powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Users will be able to make almost any scenario come to life with a simple prompt once they film themselves with audio on the Sora app–effectively, creating their own deepfakes. For example, one demonstration video featured an ice skater gliding across the ice and then…
In recent weeks, drones have violated Polish, Romanian, Danish and Norwegian airspace, with Europe casting blame on Russia in many of the cases. Those incidents gave new momentum to a so-called drone wall — an initiative first pitched by frontline countries last year and backed by von der Leyen in her State of the Union address last month. Earlier this week, however, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said there were more urgent priorities to tackle. “Drone defense, of course, but not by a drone wall,” he told an audience at the Warsaw Security Forum. The drone wall debate also underscores how geography often leads to disagreements among…
These systems need a set of standards to be compliant with the regulation. But there has been a “little delay” in developing these standards, Sioli acknowledged, so the Commission is in discussions with the standardization organizations on the exact timing of the standards and whether a delay is necessary. “It’s not about pausing the whole AI Act, it’s about checking if and when the standards can be delivered and to organize ourselves around that,” she said. Sioli declined to quantify what possibility there is in a delay, merely saying the Commission is “still assessing.”
The comment came after Heemskerk revealed ASML’s CEO Christophe Fouquet had a 2-hour meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “After an hour and a half of listening, he [Modi] said you’re too friendly, tell me what we can do better,” said Heemskerk. European policymakers would do well to take note, according to the ASML executive: “The political leaders should sit down with the companies that are investing money.” He also commented on ASML’s recent €1.3 billion deal with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, which was seen as a major boost for Europe’s bid to be more technologically sovereign. “Of…
The pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity led by Maia Sandu may have scored a win in Moldova’s parliamentary elections, but the flood of Russian-backed disinformation which emerged on social media during the country’s electoral period is still garnering traction. One false claim that spread across social media on 24 September—just days before the election on Sunday 28 September—alleged that France had agreed to pay Moldova to dispose of its toxic waste. The allegations gained traction on X when a video styled as a TV news report with an apparent AI voiceover claimed that Sandu had agreed to take in…
US futures sank, the dollar slipped, and world shares were mixed after a US government shutdown began on Wednesday. The partial closure of the federal government is feared to have economic implications if it lasts, and Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged deadlock. This comes after lawmakers missed the deadline to agree on funding for the government. Equity markets in Europe were volatile in the morning on Wednesday, as investors reacted to the news from across the Atlantic. Major European stock indexes started trading mostly in negative territory, but the picture fundamentally changed by midday. “The US…
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MARK THIESSEN with AP Published on 01/10/2025 – 12:40 GMT+2 Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years. The annual online competition allows viewers to follow 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on live webcams and cast ballots in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament that lasts a week. Chunk, known officially as Bear 32, beat out Bear 856, who doesn’t have a nickname, in the final bracket, according to totals posted on…
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas to Europe spiked after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as pipeline supplies from Russia were crimped. The imports helped Europe navigate an energy crisis and, with supply from other countries and the ramping up of green energy, put Europe in a position to detach fully from Russian gas by 2027, according to the European Commission. In July, Brussels pledged to purchase $750 billion in energy supplies from the U.S. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the effort, part of an EU-U.S. trade deal, would “replace Russian gas and oil with significant purchases…
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