Podcast Selection

Europe’s quest for a sovereign cloud

Putting European data outside the reach of foreign jurisdictions has been a recurring theme for EU policymakers, with some initiatives criticised for protectionism.  Luca Bertuzzi discusses what Europe’s strive for digital sovereignty means for the cloud…

Why the jobs market could brush off AI threat

Hiring seems to be waning in the US and Europe. Yet in this Exchange podcast, recruitment boss Sander van ’t Noordende strikes a hopeful note. The Randstad CEO explains why artificial intelligence and a possible…

The state of the AI landscape

The discussions around AI and its impact on society have accelerated following the release of ChatGPT. But what is really new about these AI models? What are the societal problems they could lead to and…

US-China tech bifurcation

The tech sector has become a key player in the interconnection between economics and geopolitics. It is an essential industry that plays a critical role in shaping national security, supply chains and the consumer side…

The first five years of the GDPR

Andrea Jelinek has been the first Chair of the European Data Protection Board since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came to life. We discussed with her the first five years of GDPR enforcement, the…

China’s quest for AI supremacy

'the world's premier Artificial Intelligence Innovation centre' is now a national priority, with George Miller

What’s changing for platform workers in the EU?

Evi Kiorri and Theo Bourgery-Gonse look at the #PlatformWorkDirective proposed by the Commission and discuss what are platform workers? Are they independent or fully employed? What does the platform work directive entail?

The computing power behind AI

Behind great Artificial Intelligence, there is great computing power. Computing capacity is a much under-discussed aspect of the AI race, on which Luca Bertuzzi tries to shed some light with Vili Lehdonvirta, professor at the…

#Tech – The #quantum revolution : First port of call

An FT News Briefing on early adopters of #QuantumTechnology and first applications in process optimisation

Gigabit recommendation – what impact on the telecom sector?

The European Commission has recently proposed a Gigabit recommendation as part of a broader Connectivity Package. Luca Bertuzzi discusses the potential impact of the recommendation on the European telecom market with Kamila Kloc, Acting Director…

Data sharing in the DMA & DSA

The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act include unprecedented measures forcing online platforms to share data. We caught up with Inge Graef, an associate professor at Tilburg University, and Filippo Lancieri, a researcher at…

Political advertising: progress and prospects as trilogues begin

Over two years ago, the Commission announced its planned regulation on political advertising, designed to increase transparency and clamp down on disinformation in EU elections. Trilogue negotiations on the proposed regulation are now underway, with…