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EU unveils technological sovereignty package to accelerate AI, chips and cloud independence

EU unveils technological sovereignty package to accelerate AI, chips and cloud independence

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The European Commission has launched a sweeping new policy framework to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty. The EU is introducing legislation and strategic initiatives designed to reduce dependence on foreign technology providers and expand the continent’s capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, and open-source software. This package combines two major legislative proposals with broader digital and energy strategies. Central to the initiative are the proposed Chips Act 2.0 and Cloud and AI Development Act, alongside a new Open Source Strategy and a roadmap for digitalisation and AI in the energy sector. If adopted, the measures could significantly reshape Europe’s digital landscape by boosting domestic technology production, tripling data centre capacity, expanding AI deployment and creating new funding mechanisms to support strategic technology projects. The move marks one of the EU’s most ambitious efforts yet to achieve technological sovereignty and strengthen economic resilience. Ursula von der Leyen, Commission President, echoed the importance of the EU securing technological sovereignty and advancing domestic capabilities: “We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals …

A SpaceX/Tesla merger could trigger Musk’s T pay package automatically

A SpaceX/Tesla merger could trigger Musk’s $1T pay package automatically

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SpaceX has a big IPO coming up, but the next step might be a merger of SpaceX and Tesla. And if so, it could be a backdoor to triggering Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package automatically, without having to meet any of the operational milestones, thus diluting everyone’s shares without delivering on the promises that were made. Late last year, Tesla shareholders voted on the largest CEO pay package ever, orders of magnitude higher than the second-largest ever (which was also for Musk, and also an order of magnitude larger than the third-largest). The package was utterly ridiculous in its design, but the marketing effort put on by Tesla to convince shareholders to vote for it succeeded, and the measure passed. Despite that it will dilute shareholders and retain a bad CEO who has overseen – er, uh, been distracted by being racist on twitter during – the company’s falling sales, enough reasonable people seem to have already sold their shares that the ones who remain were gullible enough to make this bad decision. But the …

EU’s big six reach deal on key markets package – POLITICO

EU’s big six reach deal on key markets package – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

One of the thorniest issues involves giving more supervisory powers to the EU’s markets body, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). France and Spain pushed to give ESMA sweeping new powers immediately, while Italy and the Netherlands pushed for a transition period of up to eight years. The discussions ended with the E6 agreeing to expand ESMA’s powers “as soon as possible” but without including a specific timeline, said two of the officials. In the final stages of the negotiations, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil left the room to consult with his aides in the gardens of the countryside mansion in Berlin where the meeting was being held. Earlier in the day, Klingbeil told reporters that he was “ready to make concessions” to secure a deal. The signatories of the agreement now face an uphill battle to advance a broader political agreement among the EU’s 27 countries, including arch skeptics Ireland and Luxembourg. In order for the EU to finalize a deal, it must be approved by 15 countries representing at least 65 percent …

Politics Home Article | Rachel Reeves Announces Cost Of Living Package For Households

Politics Home Article | Rachel Reeves Announces Cost Of Living Package For Households

Published by Sam Flores

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a package of measures to tackle the cost of living in the House of Commons on Thursday. (Alamy) 4 min read21 May Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a package of measures to alleviate the cost of living for households as the war in Iran threatens to place more pressure on household budgets. Addressing MPs in the House of Commons, Reeves referenced the US-Israeli war with Iran, stating she believed it had “been a mistake”, and said that she was “clear-eyed” about her duty to “support families and businesses to be responsive to a changing world”.  In her statement, the Chancellor announced an extension of the 5p fuel duty increase freeze, stating she recognised “the pressure the war has put on fuel prices” for households and businesses.  According to the RAC on Tuesday, petrol prices hit their highest average price since the beginning of the Iran war at 158.52p a litre – with diesel prices also extremely elevated at around 186p a litre.  Reeves also said she was aware that the weekly food …

Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond

Video Shows Amazon Drone Dropping Package Into Pond

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Setting aside the graver concerns about aerial surveillance and safety for a moment, there’s also the mundane reality that Amazon’s delivery drones are still ironing out some serious kinks. While they no longer seem to be crashing into easily avoidable obstacles as frequently as they once did, Amazon’s MK30 drones are racking up some numbers in the claims department. One video, shared on TikTok by the user sk1mplyz, shows the moment Amazon’s drone plopped a customer’s package on the bank of a pond, which immediately tumbled into the water before floating off like a cardboard boat. “Uhh — it just threw it in the f***ing water!” the dumbfounded cameraman exclaims. While Amazon customers can set a landing zone for drone-based deliveries, the craft frequently miss the mark. One video from summer of 2025 shows an Amazon drone dropping a box dangerously close to a customers’ backyard pool. Within moments, the air kicked up by the MK30’s six intense …

David Zaslav 2025 Pay Package Revealed Ahead of Paramount Deal

David Zaslav 2025 Pay Package Revealed Ahead of Paramount Deal

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav saw his compensation package soar to $165 million in 2025, tripling the pay package he received in 2024. The package was driven by option awards that were part of a revised employment contract the executive inked last year, which incentivized him to pursue a strategic review for the company, and ultimately which resulted in WBD’s sale to Netflix, and then to Paramount. His base salary remained the same at $3 million, his stock awards were consistent at $22.6 million, his non-equity incentive comp rose slightly to $25.7 million, and his other compensation (driven by security and private jet use) rose to $4 million, but it was the $109.6 million in option awards that really drove the growth. Zaslav had a compensation package valued at $51.9 million in 2024, driven by higher non-equity incentive plan pay of $23.9 million and stock awards of $23.1 million. 2025 could very well end up being Zaslav’s last full year atop the entertainment giant, which has inked a deal to sell itself to David …

EU approves a 6 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto : NPR

EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto : NPR

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes statements as he arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. Petros Karadjias/AP hide caption toggle caption Petros Karadjias/AP BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock. The EU also approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The measures were prepared early this year and had been set to be announced in February to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, but Hungary and Slovakia opposed the move. Hungary and Slovakia have been locked in a feud with Ukraine since Russian oil deliveries to the two EU countries were halted in January after a pipeline was damaged. Ukrainian officials blamed the damage on Russian drone attacks. Both countries confirmed Thursday that deliveries have resumed. Ukraine desperately needs the loan package to prop up its war-ravaged …

Video Shows Amazon Delivery Drone Dropping Package Directly Onto Concrete, Smashing Its Delicate Contents

Video Shows Amazon Delivery Drone Dropping Package Directly Onto Concrete, Smashing Its Delicate Contents

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Over the past few months, Amazon has been rapidly deploying its Prime delivery drones to cities across the US, from Arizona to Florida. The drones promise to enable the delivery of small parcels to suburbanites in under two hours, for a modest fee of $4.99. But as more and more videos are starting to show, they might also be delivering a lot of broken glass. In one clip, teacher-turned-influencer Tamara Hancock explores what happens if you order something fragile. In the comments under a previous video about Amazon drone delivery that shows the drones dropping cargo from a surprising height, the “number one question is, what if [I order] something fragile?” Hancock says in her latest. To test it, she bought a container of blue raspberry syrup, to be delivered by drone. She notes that the bottle could be plastic or glass, but since “it does drop from 10 feet in the air,” it could go bust either …

Watch this Harbinger electric van chase down package thief [video]

Watch this Harbinger electric van chase down package thief [video]

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With some 440 hp and nearly 1,200 lb-ft of instant electric torque on-hand, the Harbinger electric delivery van is more than capable of keeping up with modern day traffic. To show off just how capable it is, Harbinger’s marketing team has put together this fun, fictional, high octane voltage chase scene. Electric vehicles have been redefining the high-performance driving scene since the first Tesla Model S drag raced a Corvette on YouTube. Now, as that model drives off to the big garage in the sky, a whole new wave of next-generation of EVs is coming to stake their claim to the outgoing Model S’ high-powered heritage – and that wave seems to include Harbinger’s all-electric commercial delivery vans. That seems to be the message in this recent, Harbinger-produced video, anyway, which highlights the trucks’ rapid acceleration, powerful electric motors, and tight turning radius in a fun, frantic commercial (yes, it’s a commercial). Harbinger | Built to deliver more Promotional video by Harbinger. While it’s fun to pretend that any big box delivery driver cares enough about …

Resident doctors lose jobs package and will strike next week | UK News

Resident doctors lose jobs package and will strike next week | UK News

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Resident doctors in England are primed to go on strike next week after a deadline set by the prime minister arrived without a deal agreed. Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Tuesday, saying the government would withdraw its offer of thousands of NHS jobs, extra training places, and pay reforms if the walkout wasn’t called off within 48 hours. With no agreement reached, the medics – formerly known as junior doctors – will strike for six days from 7 April. The British Medical Association’s (BMA) resident doctors’ committee has maintained the government’s pay rise offer does not go far enough to deal with the cost of living. Sir Keir has pointed out the 3.5% proposal is above inflation and would take their total raise over three years to 35%. Writing in The Times earlier this week, he said strikes would be “reckless” and damage the NHS. But the committee’s chair, Dr Jack Fletcher, said the government’s approach was “extremely disappointing”. Using the offer of more training places as a “pawn” in negotiations was “simply …