The Mistral paradox: Europe’s push for tech sovereignty relies on China’s Z.ai
On August 11, a tiny line buried in a lengthy press release from French company Mistral AI spoke…
Would higher customs charges affect your decision to shop from outside the EU?
A NEW €2 HANDLING fee is set to be introduced on parcels ordered from outside the European Union…
New EU ‘handling fee’ due to come in will ‘likely’ apply to each item within a parcel
A NEW HANDLING fee to be imposed from November on parcels ordered from outside the European Union will…
Online shoppers face new €2 charge for non-EU goods from November – The Irish Times
Irish consumers who shop online with companies based outside of the European Union are set to be hit…
Belgium’s largest wildfire on record spreads towards German border | Climate News
Neighbouring countries send personnel to help keep the blaze from crossing into Germany. Published On 16 Aug 202616…
How to avoid the EU customs charges ‘disproportionately’ affecting online shoppers in Ireland
AN IRISH SHOPPER put six small items in her online shopping basket. The items came to around €22,…
Harris lobbies against Israeli bond approvals returning to Ireland – The Irish Times
Tánaiste Simon Harris has lobbied the European Commission in recent weeks to avoid responsibility for the approval of…
Text copied from Claude to have AI watermark under new EU law
THE AMERICAN AI company Anthropic announced it will add an invisible watermark to text produced by its Claude…
China’s clean-energy gamble is paying off – The Irish Times
If you stand near any busy junction during rush hour in Beijing and shut your eyes, it will…
Triple-lock campaigners wish to stand by as Russia and others destroy peacekeeping – Martin – The Irish Times
The “only alternative” that opponents of the plan to end the so-called triple lock on Irish troop deployments…
Since 2018, Europe’s forests have lost 46% more biomass per hectare each year; drought and bark beetles are weakening a carbon sink that stored 72% less CO2 in 2020–2022
Europe’s forests are losing biomass at a rate scientists describe as unprecedented. A new satellite-based study has found…
Ireland should use presidency to advance online child protection, French official says – The Irish Times
Ireland should use its European presidency to advance reforms to protect children online, a high-ranking French government official…