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Horizon Europe adds funding for nature and research uptake
An extra €500 million through 2027 supports biodiversity and the move from research results to products.
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Regulation, work, copyright and accountability in an age of automation.
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Mozilla warns Canada’s C-22 could weaken encryption
The organization objects to proposed powers requiring service providers to support government access.
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Cloudflare will judge verified bots by behavior over time
The system tracks robots.txt compliance and whether crawlers slow down after rate-limit warnings.
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EU proposal would make cross-border R&D procurement easier
The European Innovation Act would create shared rules for public buyers and help researchers turn prototypes into contracts.
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EU ranks second in research output but struggles to scale it
The Commission’s 2026 report says fragmented systems and low investment slow the path from research to market.
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EU firms adopt cloud faster than advanced networks expand
The 2026 Digital Decade report puts basic 5G coverage at 96.8 percent of households, while fiber still trails targets.
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California requires data centers to report water and power use
Governor Newsom signed seven bills covering water, electricity and grid connection costs, a year after vetoing a similar measure.
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AI data centers could leave up to 617 million metric tons of e-waste
A Basel Action Network report counts all equipment, not just chips, and finds accelerators are only 13 percent of the weight.
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Graduates in AI-exposed majors struggle more to land a first job
Census Bureau economists found lower hiring and pay after ChatGPT, but warn AI is not the only cause.