Podcast Selection

The Digital Services Act – what next?

The coming weeks will be fundamental for the DSA to take shape, as the European Commission is working on secondary legislation to define critical provisions of the regulation, and large online platforms are taking their…

The prospects of the tech sector

In the past weeks, Big Tech companies have slashed their staff in preparation for an economic recession. What do these mass layoffs mean for the tech sector? Are we looking at structural adjustments or temporary…

The European digital identity’s pilot project

While the regulation to establish a European digital identity continues its legislative process, the European Commission has recently launched a pilot project to see how this could work in practice. Luca Bertuzzi discusses the project…

Beijing’s new tech control strategy

Goldman Sachs’ profits plunged by two-thirds last quarter while Morgan Stanley reported a 40 per cent year-on-year drop in net income, and companies are facing a record number of shareholder proposals about abortion policies. Plus,…

Open RAN: European and American views

Fundamental differences between the EU and the US remain on Open RAN. We pick up this debate, in particular looking at the security aspect, with John Baker, Senior Vice President for Business Development at Mavenir,…

FT: New Briefing

EU member states have reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon border tax, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries, the world’s largest investment banks for the first time…

The Tech Brief – DMA: upcoming challenges and the switching question

As the European Commission laying the preparatory work to enforce the Digital Markets Act, Euractiv's Luca Bertuzzi  takes a look at the main challenges and potential pitfalls in the implementation process, paying particular attention to…

Auditing algorithms

AI audits are a nascent field due to rapidly developing with the adoption of the EU’s AI Act. But what are the conditions for a robust auditing regime? And what are the risks of so-called…

What the US mid-term elections mean for Europe’s digital agenda

Last week, the United States was called to the ballots for its mid-term elections, resulting in a more divided Congress. Euractiv discusses what this all means for Europe’s digital policy, public subsidies and the next…

Europe’s chips challenge

The European Chips Act is a top priority in the EU’s drive to digital sovereignty. We discussed the most controversial parts of the file, how the initiative fits into international cooperation and the thorny issue…

The geopolitics of technology

Supply chain disruptions, information warfare and sabotage of critical infrastructure – technology is acquiring an intrinsic geopolitical value has everything becomes weaponised. We discuss with Fredrik Erixon, Director of the European Centre for International Political…

The new liability rules for AI

This week, the European Commission presented two legislative proposals that will introduce liability rules for Artificial Intelligence, the revised Product Liability Directive and the AI Liability Directive. We discussed the two proposals, how they will…