Yesterday, The UK’s competition watchdog formally opened an investigation into the merger between Amazon and AI company Anthropic, as part of the UK's wider investigation of Big Tech AI partnerships.

Ursula von der Leyen doubled down on EU efforts to turbo-charge the bloc’s domestic semiconductor production by attending the official groundbreaking ceremony for Taiwanese firm TSMC’s Dresden plant – after greenlighting €5 billion state aid. @EURACTIV euractiv.com/section/digita…

The Tech Brief is back! Don't forget to check today's edition, written by Eliza Gkritsi, Théophane Hartmann, Júlia Tar and Jacob Wulff Wold. Read here👇 euractiv.com/section/digita…

SB 1047, a highly controversial California AI bill, can strengthen the EU’s hand against Big Tech according to experts. The bill is facing fierce opposition as it enters the final legislative phase, however, and it might all come down to a single man. euractiv.com/section/artifi…

Yesterday, SB 1047 passed an Assembly vote 48-16, and now only has to be reapproved in the state senate before ending up at Newsom's desk. The EU Commission is already watching closely: euractiv.com/section/digita… Meanwhile, the AI Office is strengthening its presence in California

On a 29-9 vote, the Senate just gave final sign off to SB 1047, our AI safety bill. The bill now heads to the Governor.

Dubov arrest, California to regulate AI dlvr.it/TCYs65

The European Commission is currently engaged in “direct” and “intensive” collaboration with California legislators. I sat down with Gerard de Graaf and Law Professor and CERRE Research Fellow Pierre Larouche to understand the EU-California partnership

Hungarians try to push child sexual abuse material regulation, the AI scientific advisor row dlvr.it/TCvN1M

Tech took center stage in Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness, released on Monday (9 September). with Jacob Wulff Wold | Euractiv & Euractiv Technology euractiv.com/section/indust…

While Mario Draghi may have accurately diagnosed the EU’s competitiveness problems in his report, his cure lacks spark A look at the questions left behind by Draghi with think tank seniors Reinhilde Veugelers and Andrea Renda and CEO of Silo AI Peter Sarlin euractiv.com/section/resear…

Today, Google joined the group of tech companies under scrutiny for personal data processing in AI training euractiv.com/section/artifi…

🇨🇵 Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns over row with Ursula von der Leyen w/ Aurélie Pugnet Euractiv & Euractiv Technology euractiv.com/section/defenc…

Every member of my team will bring in their own experience and perspectives on Europe.     Together, we will be one team, working towards one common goal.   To make Europe stronger.

Tech sovereignty gets its own executive vice-president in the new Commission  dlvr.it/TDL587

UN advised to establish an "IPCC for AI", global policy dialogues, an AI standards exchange, a capacity development network, a global fund to limit the "AI divide", a global AI data framework and an AI office under the Secretary-General euractiv.com/section/artifi…

A study by the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) recommends “strict liability” regime holding developers of certain AI systems responsible even in the absence of fault or criminal intent. euractiv.com/section/artifi…

The new Commission’s tech agenda, inside the Council telecoms negotiations dlvr.it/TDT7MZ