European aid for the digital transition: nothing goes right
It's the European Court of Auditors that says it all: the 150 billion in European funds urgently deployed after Covid and intended to accelerate the digital transition of EU states were distributed on the basis of unclear objectives and were subject to dubious management. The European Court of Auditors (ECA)…
White House announcements on tariffs: « EU Prepares Countermeasures if Negotiations Fail ».
Ursula von der Leyen proposes a negotiated solution to the Trump administration to avoid escalating tariffs, while preparing for a possible return of the threat of a GAFA tax. The fateful figure fell from Donald Trump's mouth yesterday: all imports of goods from the EU to the US will be…
Cultural compass: the Commission’s empty rhetoric
The European Parliament plenary was holding a session yesterday where the Commission was due to present its future "cultural compass", which should take shape by the end of the year. Commissioner Glenn Micallef's speech failed to discern the contours of the project, and many questions remain unanswered, such as the…
Copyright and Studio Ghibli: OpenAI plays with fire
With the launch of its image production tool last week, served by a worldwide buzz that generated the production of millions of images inspired by the style of Studio Ghibli, OpenAI is rekindling the debate over copyright compliance by generative AIs. The developer, who is already the subject of multiple…