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Europe’s AI Act: How does it work and what happens next?

2024-03-13 03:32 AM by Eugen Boglaru

LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament are poised to vote in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act five years after they were first proposed. …

European Authorities to Potentially Mandate Key Change for Apple, Samsung, and Other Smartphone Manufacturers

2023-07-13 11:29 PM by Alex Smith

The European Union (EU) recently passed a new law requiring all manufacturers, including smartphone makers, to create devices with “removable and replaceable” batteries by 2027. The Council of the EU has officially adopted this regulation. According to the council, the goal of this law is to regulate the entire life cycle of batteries, from production …