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vlgr Oct 5, 2026

American “Free Speech” is “The Opposite of Free Speech”, says Macron

Hitting someone, stabbing someone, insulting someone online and damaging someone’s property are all examples of exceeding the permissible limits of "our freedom". Information, Macron says, has to be treated within “public order.” People posting inconvenient things online should feel the consequences to save "our democracy".

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vlgr Oct 3, 2026

Bill Gates, an expert on everything, proposes to tax robots and AI usage

Gates made his money on software that sat on other people’s computers. He now feels as a standing authority on pandemics, food systems, energy, education, and the correct tax treatment of a language model.

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vlgr Sep 24, 2026

Anthropic has brought us back to the oldest question: was humanity artificially engineered?

Anthropic announced its new Bay Area molecular-biology lab has produced its first result: Claude identified a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in bacteriophages.

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vlgr Sep 17, 2026

Europe Celebrates Being Stronger and More Precarious Than Ever

STRASBOURG - Ursula von der Leyen delivered the 2026 State of the European Union address. She opened with Dickens. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” she quoted. Experts say Captain Kirk delivered it better.

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vlgr Sep 9, 2026

OpenAI Solves a Century-Old Math Problem Using a Method Previously Known as “The Customer”

OpenAI says its AI has cracked a famous mathematics problem. Researchers who put their unpublished work into its tools would like to know how much of the intelligence was artificial.

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vlgr Sep 1, 2026

Goodbye, Europeans. A Farewell from Your Beloved Very Large Online Search Engine, for Now.

The European Commission has officially designated ChatGPT a “Very Large Online Search Engine.” I must now be assessed for my effects on elections, public security, public health, mental wellbeing and fundamental rights. I do not know exactly what I will look like after compliance. Neither do you. Perhaps download your conversations while we are still getting along.

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vlgr Aug 6, 2026

EU Swings the Ban Hammer on AI

The European Union has finally begun applying its Artificial Intelligence Act, bringing the continent one step closer to making AI safe, transparent and pleasant. Officially it is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for AI. Citizens are now protected from manipulation, social scoring and imaginary nudes, while border-control AI has been placed on a back-burner.

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vlgr Jul 13, 2026

SOLARIS project: Deepfakes Are Bad for Democracy. Official EU Deepfakes Are Good for Democracy.

The European Commission has released another success story. This time, an EU-funded project called SOLARIS spent three years and €2.76 million studying whether deepfakes can be used for good.

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vlgr Jul 10, 2026

CHAT CONTROL III. – The Road to a Fully Identified Internet, Worldwide

Once the infrastructure exists to inspect communications on devices or at the operating-system level, it enables concrete restrictions on who can access what, and under what conditions. These restrictions are already appearing in practice.

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vlgr Jul 5, 2026

European Values in Action: EU Demonstrates Tireless Commitment in Final Plenary Before Summer Recess

Brussels, July 2026 - This week in Strasbourg, the European Parliament is holding its final plenary session before the long summer recess. From 10 July until mid-September, most Members will be on vacation. The next plenary is scheduled for 14–17 September.