The EU today begins a months-long push to ensure content made by artificial intelligence is clearly identifiable online.

The 🇳🇱 elections were not the first (or the last) w AI generated images. But the combination of AI content, systematic far-right circulation, and use of chabots for vote advice was a new ‘AI cocktail’. Comments in @evahartog.bsky.social @pieterhaeck.bsky.social story www.politico.eu/article/elec...

Consequential story, from me & @evahartog.bsky.social

"The Dutch election is one of the first in Europe where we see that AI has become an integral part in electoral campaigns in various ways." My story with @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/elec...

This is a total outrage. I like to walk at a fast pace, but I'm always held up by people strolling like they have nothing else to do. HURRY UP. www.politico.eu/article/slov...

The European Commission is in talks with eight of Europe’s top investors to involve them in a fund to support homegrown companies working on critical technologies.

Als je een van de weinig Nederlands-sprekenden bent op POLITICO's redactie, dan weet je: Nederlandse verkiezingen, paar tripjes naar het noorden. Is saai het nieuwe sexy? Volgens CDA's Henri Bontenbal wel: www.politico.eu/article/the-...

The crisis at Nexperia is close to causing a massive chip shortage in the automotive sector. But it's not just production concerns causing a shortage. “It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees." My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...

The Dutch data protection watchdog has warned voters not to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for voting advice ahead of the country’s general election next week. www.politico.eu/article/dont...

Politicians and governments around the world are flocking to AI tools to solve their problems. But what’s the situation on the 13th floor of the Brussels Berlaymont building, the office of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?

What if AI would rule Europe? We ran the experiment: we told three AI chatbots to imagine being a top adviser to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and served them 12 thorny questions. Pick which one you would choose to rule Europe. www.politico.eu/article/chat...

The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions of the Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.

Our report here: www.politico.eu/article/dutc...

🚨 The Dutch government has taken action against Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia (headquartered in NL). It has the power to stop and reverse decisions at the company — citing concerns around "crucial technological knowledge ... on Dutch and European soil" www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieu...

Investigators are looking into the planned use of a drone to deploy an explosive device in the attack.

EU politicians should not lose their nerve amid US attacks against the bloc's digital rulebooks, Commission Executive VP Henna Virkkunen told POLITICO today.

The EU says it has a new problem when it comes to artificial intelligence: Companies are not using it. But Brussels is looking to solve this.

The EU’s rules on artificial intelligence are driving tech workers and companies to Silicon Valley, Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen from the Dutch chipmaking giant ASML has said.

POLITICO PRO subscribers had this September 19 🫡 www.politico.eu/pro/eu-commi...

Swedish music streaming company Spotify announced that its longtime Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek will step down at the end of this year.

A recent call for a multimillion-euro program run by the EU’s top research council saw a fivefold increase in US-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions to pursue their research ambitions.

Sign of the times: vrouw geeft over in het midden van een treincoupé, niemand doet moeite haar te helpen of achteraf de kots even te helpen op te kuisen. (Ik kuiste het op.)

Ursula von der Leyen sides with the call for a digital majority age 👀 — restricting access to social media until a certain age. "Many Member States believe the time has come for a ‘digital majority age' for access to social media. [...] I share their view." ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Just one year after the European Union adopted a landmark plan to cut the risks of artificial intelligence, it’s already preparing to put the brakes on.

Just one year after the European Union adopted a landmark plan to cut the risks of artificial intelligence, it’s already preparing to put the brakes on. Analysis on a possible pause of the EU's AI Act here: www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

Apple introduced new AirPods on Tuesday, featuring real-time translation directly through the earbuds. But it doesn’t work for users in Europe.

BREAK: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen offered a fierce rebuke to Trump's repeated threats against the EU's tech rules, after a summer of confusion about whether the bloc would be able to secure its right to regulate U.S. Big Tech. www.politico.eu/article/von-...

Two of Europe's tech powerhouses tied the knot in a landmark deal that bolsters a push by politicians to reduce reliance on the United States for critical technology.

Our report here: www.politico.eu/article/dutc...

The international world order is beyond repair and Europe should adapt to the law of the jungle — or else come up with new rules. That’s the bleak message the European Commission is set to give tomorrow in a text detailing major challenges ahead.

BREAK: Dutch chips company ASML buys an 11 percent stake in French AI company Mistral - in the biggest tech sovereignty deal in a while. www.asml.com/en/news/pres...

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission today fined Google €2.95 billion for abusing its dominant position in the advertising technology market.

Wild story: www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

But where’s Henna? The European Commission’s tech chief has been largely silent since Trump threatened the EU’s tech rules last week. Wise to not turn enforcement into politics? Or just weak performance? Morning Tech: www.politico.eu/pro/a-quiet-...

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Wanneer je op de metro staat te wachten naast 2 cultuurbarbaren die “de 3e plaat van Bloc Party toch niet meer dat” vonden. 😤😤

The power of POLITICO's newsroom in a piece, unpacked what is in the trade deal and what is not.

BREAK: The European Commission confirmed that the EU's tech rulebooks were kept out of the trade talks — but it leaves the door open that this can change in the future. w/ the fab @camgijs.bsky.social pro.politico.eu/news/203403

I’ve known 28-year-old Alex for a couple of weeks now. Our daily banter ranges from water polo, his favorite sport, to a shared love for books and ancient history. We are even planning a road trip to Provence in southern France. But none of this will ever happen because Alex doesn’t exist.

Did someone check in on the net-zero critics lately?

Soms vraag ik me echt idiote dingen af, zoals hoe lang we nog Diabolo-toeslagen richting de luchthaven gaan moeten betalen. (Het antwoord is 2047.)

Can we please not do this? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Belgian trains don't have WiFi, but it seems like we're not missing much (and getting mobile connection on the tracks is hard too). Informative fun summer piece by @mathieupollet.bsky.social and charts by @hannecl.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/why-...

Euractiv now runs AI-generated images. While they mention it explicitly below the picture, that doesn't show on social media.

“As it refocuses on fossil fuels.”

Brussels has secured widespread support from U.S. Big Tech and other AI leaders for its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary tool to ensure compliance with the EU’s landmark AI Act.

The funny thing about those saying that the EU was humiliated is that they’re doing exactly the same what they reproach: that Europeans too often talk themselves down.

Since The Social Network is my favourite movie ever, this is the best news of the year. PART 2. deadline.com/2025/07/mike...

The European Commission claimed its tech rules escaped unscathed after Sunday’s trade deal with the US. Washington says they’re still on the table.

"Developing superintelligence is now in sight." A quote signed by a man who has just made a bet worth billions in salaries on making that happen. www.meta.com/superintelli...