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Here's more details on the data used for training explained: https://aleph-alpha.com/downloads/Kolibri_1_-_Sufficiently_Detailed_Summary.pdf Now, to be clear, none of this means I trust "AI". But I do acknowledge that this level of transparency, that is at least partly caused by EU regulations like the Code of Practice at https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai that Aleph Alpha followed here, is needed and very much welcomed. #ThanksEU
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Update to MacOS/iOS 27 to completely disable all Apple Intelligence features* !1!! #ThanksEU :)
* Limited offer for Apple users in the EU. #SarcasmButOnlyHalf
And here you can read all about the "Zero Debris Approach" and the rules for that, that are binding for all missions and satellite constructions : https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation
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For loads and loads of information on space debris, you should take a look at the dedicated page at https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris from the European Space Agency.
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While Elon Musk dumps a used car in space, an upper stage on the moon and burns hundreds of throw-away satellites in our atmosphere, Europe has strict rules on minimal impact of space debris and is researching how to do a Space Cowboys like cleanup system.
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TIL (Today I learned): As part of the EU AI Act transparency rules, the EU has created a Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content [1] that comes with icons [2] to use to mark AI-generated or modified content. As they say:
"The use of these EU icons is optional, but the labelling requirements under Article 50 AI Act are not."
[1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-ai-generated-content
[2] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-icons-labelling-ai-generated-content
Who wants to go cashless if you could pay with Design D, F or J in the near future? :) Take the survey and tell the European Central Bank about your favourite! #ThanksEU
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/future_banknotes/html/design-proposals.en.html
In der Bahn über den DB Navigator online einchecken, sodass der Kontrolleur vorbeigeht, für den Flug sowieso vorher einchecken. Beim SkyTrain in Düsseldorf per Handy ein- und auschecken. Am Flughafen dann Self-Drop-Off für sein Gepäck machen. Digitalisierung in Deutschland ist besser als ihr Ruf.
Hätte ich meinen Perso vergessen, es wäre mir vielleicht erst beim Check-in hier im Hotel auf Madeira aufgefallen. Danke EU!
„Ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application
Under the new rules, businesses must prioritise keeping products in use by selling them or preparing them for reuse.“
I also like how the court agrees with the EUIPO that they are free to make their decisions as EU institution. openAI‘s argument that they were able to register this trademark in other jurisdictions and thus the EUIPO should more or less just rubberstamp their application falls completely flat. Oh. And OpenAI has to pay all costs that this case incurred. Again, #ThanksEU, thanks @Curia :)
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#Oops. #OpenAI has lost its fight to register their trademark „OPENAI“ in the EU:
„The EUIPO found that the word "open" would be understood by the relevant public as meaning freely accessible, while the combination with "AI" (artificial intelligence) would be interpreted as referring to products based on openly accessible artificial intelligence.“
https://dpa-international.com/economics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:260715-930-389143/
Court ruling at https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/document/T/2025/T-0555-25-00000000PI-01-P-01/ARRET_NP/323775-EN-1-html
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#ThanksEU :) "General Court dismisses Apple’s actions regarding its designation as a gatekeeper in relation to the App Store and iOS"
Press release: https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260096en.pdf
Full text: https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/jurisprudence?sort=DOC_DATE-DESC&searchTerm=%22T-1079%2F23%22&publishedId=T-1079%2F23
I have almost finished reading Michel Barnier's "My secret Brexit Diary". Today is the 10th anniversary of #Brexit. 10 years ago I said that this would make the #EU stronger. And while we are moving backwards wrt immigration, we also made huge leaps forward, especially in the past two years with trade deals like Mercosur EU, India, Australia etc. In sum I think Brexit was good for us. #ThanksEU
#ThanksEU Parliament. This now goes to the council for formal approval.
AI Act: EP approves simplification measures and “nudifier” app ban
• Postponement of some obligations for AI systems, to prevent legal uncertainty
• EU ban on nudifying tools and on AI-assisted creation of child sexual abuse material
• No overlapping rules for machinery product safety
- Next Monday, Moldova and Ukraine formally begin negotiations to become EU member. [1]
- The EU parliament was successful in defending passenger rights against the lobbying of airlines. [2]
- EU Court of Justice judgment: Banking services — inclusion on a United States sanctions list is not sufficient, on its own, for a refusal to open an account. [3]
UPDATE: Added links.
[1] https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-and-president-costa-agreement-open-first-accession-negotiation-2026-06-12_en
[2] https://www.euractiv.com/news/capitals-back-down-in-eleventh-hour-talks-on-air-passenger-rights/
[3] https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-06/cp260084en.pdf
Ah, yes. #ThanksEU :)
"Apple was simply unable to develop interoperability solutions that meet essential EU privacy and security standards," EU Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said.
"Instead of trying to find a suitable compliance solution, Apple simply made a request to the European Commission to be exempted from their interoperability obligations under the DMA - and this for at least 18 months. That's not an option."
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116692382540340524
When one president shuts down sea monitoring programs, the EU steps up its efforts and investments. #ThanksEU!
@jwildeboer Einmal in technischer Schnellübersetzung: „#Wero ist KEINE neue Zahlungsplattform, sondern eine dünne Schicht auf Basis von SEPA-Überweisungen. Es ist das Ergebnis vieler Jahre, in denen die Geldtransfersysteme in der EU schrittweise vereinheitlicht wurden: Internationale Banküberweisungen wurden günstiger, kleine Transaktionen praktikabel – und jetzt vereinfacht Wero die Nutzung all dessen. Das ist ein sehr europäischer Ansatz, und ich mag ihn! #ThanksEU
(Ja, für manche Teile wird AWS genutzt. Genau wie bei vielen anderen Banking-Apps auch. Das soll künftig geändert werden – also gebt dem etwas Zeit :) (1/2)
#Wero is NOT a new payment platform, it's a thin layer on top of SEPA transfers. It's the culmination of many years of slowly unifying the money transfer systems in the EU, driving down costs of international bank transfers, making small transactions feasible and now Wero simplifies the use of all of this. It's a very European approach and I like it! #ThanksEU
(Yes, it uses AWS for some parts. Just like many other banking apps do. They are planning to change that, so give it some time :)
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Gar keine schlechte Idee. Werbung für die EU in der Kneipe mit Bierdeckel. Der Link geht zu https://europa.eu/de/demokratie
(Ich bereite mich dann schon mal auf die "Ja, aber" Antworten vor die sagen werden das man sehr wohl auch hier für Volksverhetzung etc bestraft werden kann.)
How one small voice can start a whole symphony.
To celebrate the European birthday, here's an (old) flashmob playing 'Ode to Joy', which is the european anthem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo
Play it out loud. :)
In varietate concordia [1]
12 stars that mean the world to me. An ongoing experiment to create and maintain a transnational union of different countries, cultures and expectations. Always on the move, full of lessons learned from mistakes made. Far from perfect, but also far from being a failure. A continouous demand on all of us to make things better and to overcome the nay-sayers that focus on problems, not solutions. #ThanksEU
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[1] https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/eu-motto_en
Good news :)
The European Commission @EUCommission now lists #Mastodon as first social media channel in their page footer [1] (The Twitter/X logo is now gone ;). And on the EU website you can now filter for Mastodon social media accounts [2].
[1] https://commission.europa.eu/index_en
[2] https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en
In 2019, on March 26th, the EU Parliament confirmed the TRAN ( European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee) decision to support the EU commission proposal to get rid of the summer/winter clock change. So tonight we will enter year 8 of waiting for the Council of the European Union to do their part in the process so we can finally rid ourselves of this useless theater. #ThanksEU
If you are annoyed by websites that tell you that they and their many hundreds of partners totally respect your privacy, just remember that the reason they have to give you that exact number is the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. So another #ThanksEU ;)
Seems my spam reports are upsetting a spammer who tries to subscribe me to weird mailing lists and swinger groups. LOL. Good thing is that EU regulations require a double opt-in so I just ignore the "please confirm" mails.
@jwildeboer Please don't, you're on the right side.
Small anecdote: my 20-year old daughter is currently traveling in Asia. Some days back out of nowhere she said: "Europe is actually pretty cool: potable tap water and rule of law." (She had an accident and had to deal with local police.)
#thanksEU
Repost from https://todon.eu/@marcohackney/115992340469511552 with ALT text added. Unified chargers, free roaming, travel, study and work everywhere in the EU, simple bank transfers with SEPA and Wero. EU makes life better. It' definitely not GoodEnough™ in all parts.Work remains to be done. And that's worth doing!
Originally from a Facebook post by the EU Commission, ALT text added by me.
After the trade agreement with MERCOSUR, which took 25 years, now a trade agreement with India after 20 years of negotiations. The EU stoically pushes onward. When chaos surrounds you, build bridges and stability. #ThanksEU
@jwildeboer 😅 Thanks for the laugh, and here's hoping for a workaround in the future! 🤞 #ThanksEU #TechHumor"
"“Where LinkedIn trains generative AI models, we seek to minimize personal data in the data sets used to train the models, including by using privacy enhancing technologies to redact or remove personal data from the training dataset.” The platform added it is not training “content-generating AI models” on data from the EU, EEA or Switzerland. The EEA is the European Economic Area, which includes all 27 EU members and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway."
> Meta has caved to European regulators, and agreed to pause its plans to train AI models on EU users' Facebook and Instagram users' posts — a move that the social media giant said will delay its plans to launch Meta AI in the economic zone.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/14/meta_eu_privacy/
And nothing of value was lost for the people in the EU.
National politicians like to tell voters when it is the EU's fault. But this time, something awesome is happening thanks to the EU:
A newly adopted EU law requires all member states to restore 20 percent of land and sea nature to good conditions by 2030.
In Denmark for instance, this means we will FINALLY get rid of some of our — and I hope you are sitting down for this one — 61 percent farm land.
Not 6.1. Sixtyone!
And our minister for the environment @Heunicke is all fort it. 💚
Jennifer Coolidge at an awards ceremony, describing my life as a scientist and later second chances:
"Truly, I just want you all to know that I had such big dreams and expectations as a younger person, but what happened was they, you know, they get sort of fizzled by life or whatever," she said. "And you know, I thought I was going to be Queen of Monaco, even though someone else did it, but I had these giant ideas, you know, and then you get older..."
#DevBiol #MelCAYA #ThanksEU