Berlin, Paris, Dublin, Madrid and the western capitals shaping digital files. Coverage from Continental Brief.
Germany has established DE-AISI to evaluate advanced AI models and work toward international standards, but must still resolve fundamental questions about its scope, governance, and ability to drive real-world change.
The United States has blacklisted Autistici/Inventati, a volunteer-run Italian collective providing secure communications infrastructure, as a terrorist entity—a move that threatens independent digital infrastructure across Europe and chills fundamental freedoms.
France's Constitutional Council has struck down a law prohibiting children under 15 from accessing social media, ruling that the blanket ban violates fundamental rights. The decision raises critical questions for EU-wide child protection policies set to emerge by December 2026.
The Swedish telecom vendor has joined forces with Play and Asseco to test radio-based sensing technology that identifies unauthorised drones across Poland's airspace.
A wave of funding across Central and Eastern Europe has lifted multiple startups, with Skeleton Technologies becoming the region's newest billion-dollar company following a strategic investment from industrial giant Siemens.
Warsaw's investigation into the previous government's spyware operation reveals the Israeli manufacturer retained technical access to data harvested from opposition figures and thousands of citizens, raising questions about the security risks of deploying foreign surveillance tools.