Members of the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors say governments worldwide are restricting academic freedom, interfering with research funding decisions and, in some cases, targeting scientists politically. They argue science and democracy are deeply linked, outlining three ways research supports democratic systems: establishing shared factual baselines, building trust in institutions, and providing tools to adapt policy to changing circumstances. The advisers note EU Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva asked them in May for guidance on how science can bolster the bloc's democratic resilience.
nature.com
· 2026-11-03
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects negotiations with the European Union to conclude in June on a new partnership that would make Canada the bloc's first associate member. The term was notably absent from the joint declaration announcing the broader economic and security alliance between Canada and the EU.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-30
Canada has agreed to join the European Union's EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, a consortium that pools supercomputing resources across member states. The arrangement would give Canadian researchers access to shared high-performance computing infrastructure alongside European partners.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-29
The European Commission's October 20, 2026 Arctic strategy document names a Pan-Arctic Cable as a flagship project, proposing a direct submarine cable link between Greenland and the EU. The plan also floats extending the cable to Canada as a stepping stone toward eventual connections with Japan and South Korea, notably without routing through the United States.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-28
Mozilla says it met with Microsoft to discuss concerns from its 87-page report on how Windows pushes Edge, but found the company unresponsive. Mozilla counsel Kush Amlani points to post-update prompts that set Edge as default and Start menu links that open in Edge outside Europe, contrasting this with EU versions of Windows where such defaults respect user choice due to local law.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-19
Backup cameras activate only when a vehicle shifts into reverse, giving a wide-angle view behind the car to help with parking and avoiding obstacles. Since May 2018 the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has required these on new vehicles, with a similar EU rule starting in 2022. Rearview cameras, by contrast, run continuously and use a narrower lens closer to normal vision, and are not required by either mandate.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
Tesla has rebranded its advanced driver-assistance system as Tesla Assisted Driving (TAD) on its European sales website, replacing the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) label. The change followed talks with Germany's Transport Ministry, whose minister Steffen Bilger had called the original name misleading and now says he'll push the EU to approve the feature for public roads by year's end.
wired.com
· 2026-10-09
Tesla has changed the name of its advanced driver-assistance software from 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised)' to 'Tesla Assisted Driving' on its websites and apps in European countries including Germany, Spain and the UK. The change follows talks with Germany's transport ministry, and comes as German transport minister Steffen Bilger said he would back EU-wide approval of the system under its new name.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-09
OpenAI announced it will embed an invisible digital watermark into text and code produced within the European Union, complying with recent EU AI transparency regulations. The watermarking system, called textGrain, adds statistical signals to the output, which can be detected by specialized software, though with varying success rates. Initially, the feature will be available as an opt-in for select models and limited to approved researchers and organizations in the EU.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-05
Google has filed appeals with the EU's General Court challenging binding instructions issued under the bloc's rules, which required it to open up Android to rivals and share search data with competing search engines. The company confirmed the appeals target obligations tied to interoperability and data-access requirements imposed by EU regulators.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-29
The US Department of Justice, working with the State Department, has filed to intervene in X's legal challenge against a €120 million EU fine at the General Court in Luxembourg. The penalty was issued in December after a two-year EU investigation concluded X misled users by labeling paid blue-checkmark accounts as 'verified.' The court will decide whether the US government may join the case.
wired.com
· 2026-09-25
Polymarket has reportedly held talks with the European Commission, ESMA and the UK's FCA to be regulated under MiFID financial rules rather than gambling law. The prediction-market platform hopes this reclassification would let it reverse bans imposed by Spain and France, which currently require it to hold a gambling license to operate.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-22
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