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The EU's Battery Law Just Claimed Its First Console
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The EU's Battery Law Just Claimed Its First Console

Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch family in Europe by mid-February 2027 instead of rebuilding it around the EU's new replaceable-battery rules. The…
Driver monitoring is now mandatory in every new vehicle registered in the EU
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Driver monitoring is now mandatory in every new vehicle registered in the EU

From July 7, 2026, all newly registered cars, vans, trucks and buses in the European Union must carry an Advanced Driver Distraction Warning system that tracks where the…
Dutch Spy Agencies Accused of Training AI on Bulk Data From Millions of Citizens
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Dutch Spy Agencies Accused of Training AI on Bulk Data From Millions of Citizens

The Dutch intelligence oversight committee CTIVD has concluded that the country's two intelligence services, the general service AIVD and the military service MIVD, failed to meet…
EU Expected to Announce Social Media Ban for Children
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EU Expected to Announce Social Media Ban for Children

Multiple EU officials and diplomats told the Commission president will use her September 16 State of the Union address to commit to bloc-wide age restrictions. The minimum age, the enforcement model, and the legal basis are all still open.…
EU Parliament Faces Third Vote on Reviving "Chat Control 1.0"
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EU Parliament Faces Third Vote on Reviving "Chat Control 1.0"

The European Parliament is set to vote next week, for the third time, on reviving "chat control 1.0". The measure is the EU's…