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EU opens investigation into X over Grok-generated sexualized images — Static01.nyt.com

EU opens investigation into X over Grok-generated sexualized images

European Union regulators announced an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after authorities said it had failed to prevent the spread of sexualized images generated by the AI chatbot Grok. The probe will examine whether X violated the Digital Services Act, with regulators alleging the company did

EU verifies 1.29 million signatures for Stop Killing Games petition — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

EU verifies 1.29 million signatures for Stop Killing Games petition

Pcgamer reports Stop Killing Games volunteer Moritz Katzner shared an update on the initiative’s official subreddit saying the EU has verified 1,294,188 of the petition’s 1,448,270 signatures, comfortably clearing the one million minimum required to move forward in the process. Katzner said the team

Copernicus says 2025 was the third-hottest year on record — Api.time.com

Copernicus says 2025 was the third-hottest year on record

Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service, reported that 2025 was the third hottest year on record, Time said. The report noted that "The past 11 years have been the 11th warmest on record" and that 2024 currently remains the hottest year on record, the first to see average

EU and China set guidance for voluntary limits on Chinese electric-car imports — Static01.nyt.com

EU and China set guidance for voluntary limits on Chinese electric-car imports

The European Commission and China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday issued guidance that could let some electric vehicles imported from China avoid Europe’s anti-subsidy tariffs if automakers volunteer limits on shipments and set minimum prices. The arrangement could notably affect Volkswagen’s Cupra Tavascan, the commission said. The

Europe’s SMEs turn to online lending as bank credit tightens — Assets.beincrypto.com

Europe’s SMEs turn to online lending as bank credit tightens

Beincrypto reports that Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises are increasingly turning to online lending platforms and crowdlending as access to traditional bank finance tightens. SMEs are central to the EU economy: according to the European Parliament, in 2025 the bloc had approximately 26.1 million SMEs employing more than

New global crypto tax rules spark privacy concerns as CARF and DAC8 take effect — Assets.beincrypto.com

New global crypto tax rules spark privacy concerns as CARF and DAC8 take effect

Beincrypto reports the crypto community is raising concerns about privacy as two new tax reporting frameworks — the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and the EU’s DAC8 directive — take effect in 2026. The OECD-developed CARF was implemented on January 1 by 48 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France,

Meta proposes ad-light option for EU users amid DMA scrutiny — Cdn.arstechnica.net

Meta proposes ad-light option for EU users amid DMA scrutiny

Meta has proposed an ad‑light choice for users in the European Union as it responds to scrutiny from the bloc’s regulators, the company said. “We acknowledge the European Commission’s statement,” Meta added. Meta argued that “Personalized ads are vital for Europe’s economy,” framing the move in

European Commission proposes easing 2035 combustion‑engine production ban — Static01.nyt.com

European Commission proposes easing 2035 combustion‑engine production ban

European Union officials on Tuesday introduced a proposal to revise the bloc’s law requiring carmakers to stop producing gasoline- and diesel-powered cars by 2035, replacing a zero-emissions requirement with a 90 percent cut that would allow hybrids and internal-combustion vehicles to be made after the deadline. The move follows