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EU Commission to Unveil Quantum Computing and Supercomputing Strategy in June

27-05-2025 - The European Commission plans to unveil its quantum strategy sooner than anticipated, in June of this year. This accelerated timeline aims to boost the adoption of a technology believed to hold the...

Age Verification App for Social Media to Be Tested in Italy and Other EU Countries

14-07-2025 - A new test phase for age verification on social media platforms is set to begin. This initiative comes from the European Union, and Italy, along with France, Spain, Greece, and Denmark, will be the...

8-Year-Old Gaza Bomb Victim Recovers Sight in Turin

24-06-2025 - Turin, Italy – Asaad, an eight-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip, has regained sight in his right eye following a complex surgical procedure at the Città della Salute e della Scienza hospital in...

Nanotech Breakthrough by Teja Potočnik Boosts Microchip Energy Efficiency

16-06-2025 - Teja Potočnik, a Slovenian researcher, has pioneered a platform that integrates nanomaterials into microchip production, aiming to slash energy consumption and tackle the rising environmental...

Agriculture: Pests and Counter-Technologies — Olives, Xylella: Drones and Satellites in Action in Puglia

18-06-2025 - Tomorrow in Brindisi, the official presentation of the Fyxill research project results will take place. This project, funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and developed by the Aerospace...

Artificial Intelligence: The EU Code of Conduct for the AI Act is Here – What Does it Entail?

22-07-2025 - The Code of Conduct, a voluntary instrument developed by independent experts with input from over a thousand stakeholders, aims to help the industry comply with the rules on general-purpose AI...

Health: Is "Brain Rot" Real? How Too Much Screen Time Can Harm Your Brain

28-05-2025 - Doomscrolling, Instagram obsessions, mindless YouTube video binges: these behaviors are certainly distracting, but can they truly "rot" a person's brain?Last year, Oxford University Press named...

EU Considers Investigation into Elon Musk's Grok AI After Poland's Request

10-07-2025 - The European Commission has received an official request from Poland to launch an investigation into the Grok AI chatbot, developed by Elon Musk and integrated into the X platform (formerly Twitter)....

EU Fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for Digital Markets Act Violations

23-04-2025 - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • The European Commission has levied significant fines against tech giants Apple (€500 million) and Meta (€200 million) for breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple was...

Austrian Designer Franziska Kerber Revolutionizes E-Waste with Paper-Based Devices

13-06-2025 - Franziska Kerber, an Austrian industrial designer, has developed PAPE, a groundbreaking paper-based alternative to plastic casings for electronic devices. This innovation significantly improves...

Turin: Mother Saves Six-Month-Old Daughter with Liver Transplant – "She Has My Liver and is Playing Again"

29-06-2025 - Turin, Italy – "Both my baby and I are doing well. I'm struggling a bit with the post-operative recovery, perhaps due to the release of accumulated tension. The baby is actually in even better...

Italy's Data Centers: The Engine of the Country's Digital Future

23-04-2025 - MILAN, ITALY • Italy is poised to become a significant European tech hub, driven by the rapid expansion of its data center market. With favorable conditions for investment and a projected tripling...

TikTok Introduces Mandatory Guided Meditation for Teens to Boost Mental Wellbeing

16-05-2025 - TECHNOLOGY • TikTok is rolling out a new "Meditation in sleep hours" feature, set to be enabled by default for all users under 18. This guided meditation exercise aims to improve adolescents' sleep...

Will Europe's Retreat from AI Liability Rules Leave Victims Uncompensated?

04-03-2025 - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • The EU was hailed for its groundbreaking AI Act, the world's first comprehensive legislation to regulate artificial intelligence. However, concerns are mounting that the...

EU AI Code of Conduct Possibly Delayed Until May Amid Caution from Tech Giants

20-02-2025 - The European Commission has postponed the release of the EU's new rules for developers and users of artificial intelligence (AI) models—such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and the Midjourney photo...

Amazon to Face European Parliament Hearing in Late June to Regain Access

14-05-2025 - Amazon representatives are expected to be questioned by the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) in late June. This hearing is a precondition for the tech giant to...

Spain and Portugal Blackout: How Technicians Restored Power

14-05-2025 - The state of emergency was lifted across Spain and Portugal on Tuesday, with the exception of Valencia, as the Iberian Peninsula began recovering power after Monday's unprecedented outage.According...