This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs call on the EU to reject the upcoming presidential election in Belarus on 26 January as a sham. Denouncing the ongoing and long-standing grave violations of human rights and democratic principles in Belarus, which have further intensified […]Parliament denounces the upcoming sham presidential election in Belarus
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs call on the EU to reject the upcoming presidential election in Belarus on 26 January as a sham. Denouncing the ongoing and long-standing grave violations of human rights and democratic principles in Belarus, which have further intensified […]Emerging Markets Show Resilience Despite Global Monetary Tightening
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This article is published in association with IMF. Unlike past episodes, emerging market capital flows have remained largely resilient in the face of global monetary tightening, even as global capital flows have fallen Cian Allen, Rudolfs Bems July 12, 2024 Interest rates in the United States are at 20-year highs and the dollar has appreciated sharply against […]Key strategies for building cyber resilience in 2024
April 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Deryck Mitchelson, EMEA Field Chief Information Security Officer, Check Point Software Technologies Cyber resilience is more than just a buzzword in the security industry; it is an essential approach to safeguarding digital assets in an era where cyber threats […]Commission approves €900 million French State aid scheme to support the production of energy and fuel from biomass and renewable hydrogen to foster the transition to a net-zero economy
March 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was […]Commission publishes guidelines under the DSA for the mitigation of systemic risks online for elections
March 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has published guidelines on recommended measures to Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to mitigate systemic risks online that may impact the integrity of elections, with specific guidance for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. Under the Digital Services Act […]Commission opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act
March 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Alphabet’s rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple’s rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta’s “pay or consent model”. The Commission suspects that the measures put in […]Blending art and technology: Digital creativity and environmental innovation
February 23, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joseph Fowler, Head, Arts and Culture, World Economic Forum Technology has profoundly impacted the art world, transforming how art is created and experienced. With the rise of digital tools, artists now have an array of new techniques and mediums […]How the role of telecoms is evolving in the Middle East
February 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bart Valkhof, Head, Information and Communication Technology Industry, World Economic Forum, Omar Adi, Partner Lead, Middle East & Africa, World Economic Forum The global telecommunications industry is undergoing major transformations. Although discussions about digital transformation seem to be […]First time ever revision of the EU long-term budget will help address the EU’s main challenges
February 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the historic agreement of the European Council to for the first ever revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework’s ceilings. The Council’s agreement confirms all priorities of the Commission’s proposal and covers 80% of the requested financing. This reinforcement will allow […]How advanced manufacturing can improve supply chain resilience and cybersecurity
February 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maya Ben Dror, Industry Manager, Automotive and New Mobility & Advanced Manufacturing, World Economic Forum In 2022, manufacturing had the highest share of cyber-attacks among leading industries worldwide and the third quarter of 2023 marked a 15% increase […]Commission welcomes provisional agreement for more thorough and more cost-effective urban wastewater management
January 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal revising the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. This revised directive will substantially strengthen the protection of human health and the environment from harmful discharges of urban wastewater. It […]Large language models and moonshots: Are you thinking too big?
January 23, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lukas Biewald, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Weights & Biases Large language models (LLMs) are transforming how we do business today. Trained on vast, diverse datasets, these artificial intelligence (AI) models respond to human inputs (or prompts) with remarkable […]
