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BUSINESS
NEOM Shrinks Yet Saudi Ambition Rebrands
After years of promising a mirror-line city in the desert, Saudi Arabia is quietly rewriting the script for its most ambitious project.
BUSINESS
‘Microslop’ Resistance: Europe’s Window for Digital Freedom
As a viral joke mocks Big Tech’s "slop," an unexpected lesson from Beijing gives Europe a roadmap to finally break free from its digital servitude.
EUROPE
Foreign Groups Launch Multi-Front AI Attack Against France
Fake clips now trick world leaders as AI turns a local protest into a tool for groups that want to cause chaos and damage how a whole nation's economy runs.
EUROPE
McDonald’s AI Christmas Ad Backlash: Audiences Reject Synthetic Sentiment
An AI Christmas advert that told viewers to hide in McDonald's because the holidays are "terrible" has done something many feared: it made people miss imperfect, human-made ads.
BUSINESS
EU AI Act Allows Melodies to Choose Collaboration, Not Censorship
Europe leads in AI music ethics as UMG partners with Udio, redefining creativity, copyright, and regulation in the digital age.
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Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making
Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.
Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line
Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit
A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?
EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop
EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.
