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Bruegel: The European Union’s remarkable growth performance relative to the United States

The European Union suffers from numerous weaknesses compared to the United States, including the lack of European tech giants, weaker university rankings and limited private capital availability. But one frequently cited claim is wrong: in terms of output growth, the EU has not fallen significantly behind the US. In fact it has converged to the US in terms of per-capita output, per-worker output and, especially, output per hours worked.

ORF: Beschwerde von Datenschützern zu ChatGPT

Die europäische Datenschutzorganisation noyb hat heute bei der heimischen Datenschutzbehörde zusammen mit einem betroffenen europäischen Bürger eine Datenschutzbeschwerde gegen den ChatGPT-Anbieter OpenAI wegen des Verstoßes gegen die Europäische Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) eingereicht.

Die vom heimischen Datenschutzaktivisten Max Schrems mitbegründete Organisation wirft OpenAI unter anderem vor, im Fall einer namentlich nicht genannten „Person des öffentlichen Lebens“ falsche Angabe zu persönlichen Daten zu machen, ohne die gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Möglichkeit einer Berichtigung oder Löschung einzuräumen.

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Noyb und der Betroffene forderten nun die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) zu einer Untersuchung der Datenverarbeitungspraktiken von OpenAI und der Verhängung eines Bußgeldes auf. Der Fall wird mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit beim EuGH landen.

Physics World: Europe plans to build 100-qubit quantum computer by 2026

Researchers at the Dutch quantum institute QuTech in Delft have announced plans to build Europe’s first 100-quantum bit (qubit) quantum computer. When complete in 2026, the device will be made publicly available, providing scientists with a tool for quantum calculations and simulations.

Netzpolitik.org: Verhandlungen der EU-Staaten sind festgefahren

Die EU-Kommission will Internetdienste verpflichten, sämtliche Nutzer anlasslos zu durchsuchen. Der Juristische Dienst des Rats hält diese allgemeine und unterschiedslose Chatkontrolle für illegal. Das EU-Parlament will einen Anfangsverdacht voraussetzen.

EFF: European Court of Human Rights Confirms: Weakening Encryption Violates Fundamental Rights

In a milestone judgment—Podchasov v. Russia—the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that weakening of encryption can lead to general and indiscriminate surveillance of the communications of all users and violates the human right to privacy.

Ars Technica: A big boost to Europe’s climate-change goals

Euronews: Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades yet deceived the public, report reveals

Voices of Open Source: The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!

The Register: Apple redecorates its iPhone prison to appease Europe

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the computer as a bicycle for the mind. But he failed to let that metaphor shape his greatest achievement, the iPhone, which has become a shackle for the soul.

The iPhone is a computer; you just can't use it as one most of the time because it's a closed system. You're not free to install software that Apple has not approved, unless you "jailbreak" the device – the very term suggesting unlawful transgression rather than a right that follows from ownership.

NYT: Airbus Is Pulling Ahead as Boeing’s Troubles Mount

CNN (via YouTube): The world sees what America does not. Fareed Zakaria explains

CNN's Fareed Zakaria details why America is in a better place than most Americans believe.

NYT: In Europe, Trains Are Full, and More Are on the Way

The Guardian: Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration, according to a poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK leaving the EU single market and customs union.

Donald Norwood: Statement about the EU Cyber Resilience Act

Loeber on Substack: Why Europe Fails to Create Wealth

Unite.AI: Paris-based Startup and OpenAI Competitor Mistral AI Valued at $2 Billion

Mistral AI stands at the forefront of innovation with its flagship product, Mistral 7B, a large language model (LLM) renowned for its efficiency and advanced capabilities. Released under the open-source Apache 2.0 license, Mistral 7B represents a significant leap in AI technology, characterized by its customized training, tuning, and data processing methods.