The European Commission is looking into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, after the model's "spicy" mode began generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors in bikinis and transparent clothing.

To understand Donald Trump’s foreign policy in Venezuela and Greenland, it must be seen as part of an emerging 'neo-royalist' world order driven by the interest of hyper-elites, not national interest, argues political scientist Abraham Newman.

Chatbot Grok recently generated sexual content on Elon Musk's X that appears to be illegal, raising fresh questions about how EU law applies. With the Digital Services Act and the AI Act in force, here’s what the rules and potential penalties mean for platforms and AI services operating in the EU.

Across Europe, mayors and local councillors are facing a disturbing rise in harassment, threats, disinformation, and even physical violence. These aren’t isolated incidents — they are a growing pattern. And they’re not 'just politics'. They are deliberate attempts to silence, intimidate, and push people out of public life, warns the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for "private" reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

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