Legislation, enforcement and the politics behind Europe's digital rulebook, from the AI Act to platform regulation.
Clocks in the EU go back one hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC. The 2018 plan to end seasonal changes is still pending in the Council, with a Commission study due by the end of 2026.
The Commission is expected to adopt its 2027 work programme on 20 October 2026. Its letter of intent names no dedicated digital law; here are the key dates and pending tech files.
As EU states buy surveillance and weapons systems from Israel, regulatory gaps leave procurement decisions unchecked while export controls grow stricter. The contradiction exposes a fundamental imbalance in how Europe applies its human rights framework.
Attackers exploited a private company's authorized access to Denmark's Central Person Register to steal names, addresses and national ID numbers from millions of residents in what officials are calling a serious security incident.
The EU is simultaneously pushing deregulation to boost competitiveness and advancing new digital legislation, creating confusion about its true regulatory direction as geopolitical pressures mount.
David Robinson, who spent three-and-a-half years leading safety efforts at OpenAI, has left the company arguing that the pace of AI development has outstripped the reliability of safeguards designed to contain risks from increasingly powerful systems.
A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed by El Faro journalists whose devices were targeted with NSO's Pegasus spyware, ruling the court lacks jurisdiction over the case.
A European Commission survey reveals that 74% of employees encounter suspicious emails and messages at work, yet fewer than half receive regular cybersecurity awareness updates from their employers.