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If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?

Ars Technica

Lately, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has taken an aggressive posture toward Europe. Musk has also championed right-wing populism that seeks to topple existing governments on the continent.

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Council of Europe's international AI treaty is the first of its kind

TechSpot

While Geoffrey Hinton, the man credited with creating modern neural network algorithms, is urging governments to prepare for AI advancements with universal basic income measures, the Council of Europe is taking a different approach to address AI threats and opportunities. The European organization has adopted a new treaty, marking the.

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Adobe and Figma end $20B acquisition plans after regulatory headwinds in Europe

TechCrunch

Adobe’s $20 billion mega-bid to buy rival Figma is now officially dead, after the companies said today that regulatory pushback in Europe had caused them to put an end to the acquisition plans.

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Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

The Verge

Despite the evidence, the Polish government has steadfastly denied any use of spyware, either for intelligence gathering or domestic surveillance. The Pegasus system is not used by the Polish services,” the Deputy Defense minister said recently, as reported by Politico Europe. “It

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Ford says it will go all-electric in Europe by 2030

The Verge

Ford will only sell electric vehicles in Europe by 2030, it said Wednesday. And Ford has said it will use the platform to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe starting in 2023. Ford says it will transition to EV-production gradually over the next decade.

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Equity Monday: More venture money for Europe, and public companies blast off

TechCrunch

The UK government is putting together a venture fund of sorts ? And then on the funding round side of things, here’s Axonius’ very interesting round , and this fun pre-seed deal from Europe! Will its market prove large enough, quickly enough for the company to stay VC-ready? That’s mostly cool.

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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

9 out of 11 of the fastest-growing countries are in Africa while 9 of out 11 of the fastest-shrinking countries are in Europe. 67% of internet users live in countries where criticism of the government, military, or ruling family are subject to censorship. 51% of nonprofit CEOs are Gen Xers. The Rise of Messaging Apps.