Vatican News, here.

De inzet van de wet heeft als gevolg dat het bedrijf een jaar lang niets mag veranderen aan de activa van Nexperia.

Addressing a global network of leading news agencies, Pope Leo thanks reporters who every day work to share the truth, often risking their lives. It ...

 Video here.

 CEPR, here. I particularly appreciated Jonathan Kanter's opening remark, which subtly questioned the very premise of the webinar: perhaps what we now need less are abstract theoretical models, and rather more empirical grounding. Even those participants steeped in theory conceded that the empirical dimension has been somewhat lacking. Secondly, the Commission’s representative made a valuable point: we should move beyond our preoccupation with “killer acquisitions” and “acquihires” to examine broader structural trends at the "wholesale" level. In particular, attention should turn to the emerging web of quasi-trusts formed through cross-investments among major players. This evolving network of reciprocal stakes has become almost too intricate to trace. Finally, my Students and I suggest that we already look closely at how these firms are positioning themselves also downstream. Google, for instance, is carving out a strong presence in the market for AI-based "learning/curiosity' applications, notably in education. Thus, in class we recently debated how long it may take before Notebook LM becomes enshittified. How can/should the DMA help in this respect?

 Here. Timing was, well, bad (into Friday evening my time, European after all and cherish my off-work time) - followed 1/3 of it and was very stimulating: hopefully there'll be a recording soon.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions and fierce economic competition, Japan has taken a uniquely cooperative stance on AI. Hiroki Habuka breaks down this strategy, explaining Japan’s AI Promotion Act and...

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Maddalena Ferranna | Jeffrey Adams | Daniel Cadarette | Simiao Chen | Parastou Ghazi | Faith Ross | Leo Zucker | David Bloom

Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model.