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Belgium’s far-right spends big on Meta ahead of EU elections - expert

Vlaams Belang on the far right and Belgium’s Workers Party on the far left are the biggest political advertising spenders in that country’s social media campaign ahead of the European elections.

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OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training next AI model

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, will lead a new safety committee as training starts on their latest model.

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Young academics use TikTok to educate EU voters ahead of elections

Two young academics are turning their knowledge into consumable, entertaining videos ahead of the European elections in June.

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'I'm pinching myself': Meet Europe's newest astronauts going to ISS

A former French helicopter test pilot and a Belgian biomedical engineer are ESA's newest graduates selected to fly to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Looking for a web page from 2013? It may have disappeared

New research from the US-based Pew Research Centre found that nearly 40 per cent of all web pages that were created in 2013 are no longer accessible due to a phenomenon they call “digital decay”.

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World leaders agree to launch network of AI safety institutes

The agreement came during a virtual session of the AI Safety Summit hosted jointly by South Korea and the UK.

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London court says Assange can appeal extradition to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has grounds to appeal his extradition to the United States, London's High Court ruled.

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How to know if a Bluetooth device is tracking your every move

Apple and Google are working together to alert users if there's a Bluetooth device tracking them. Here's how to detect if they are and what to do about it.

Mobility

UK-made quantum navigation system successfully tested in flight

The UK completed a successful test flight of a quantum-powered navigation system that can't be jammed by foreign actors.

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How an 'anxious' Europe can stop foreign interference in elections

Weeks from the European elections, there have been many public instances of foreign interference. This is what is being done to limit its impact.

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Russian disinformation network Pravda 'expanded' to 19 EU countries

Pravda, a disinformation network and the former official newspaper of Russia’s Soviet-era Communist Party, is expanding its hold in the EU.

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TikTok and YouTube show toxic content in just 23 minutes to teen boys

A new study looked at how long it took for TikTok and YouTube Shorts to recommend misogynistic content to the accounts of young men.

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Ukraine will need to find €4bn post-war to fix destroyed telecoms

It will take 10 years and billions of euros to repair vital infrastructure telecommunications network in Ukraine, officials say.

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How are Iran’s Shahed drones used on Ukraine’s frontlines?

Here’s a look at how Shahed drones, recently used by Iran amid mounting tensions with Israel, are being used by Russia on Ukraine’s frontlines.

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Chatbots providing 'unintentional' misinformation ahead of EU election

Google has introduced more restrictions after a new study showed Europe's most used AI chatbots were providing inaccurate election-related answers.

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Deepfake porn to become a crime in UK in 'first-of-its-kind' law

The amendment to the country’s Criminal Justice Bill will make adults who create deepfake porn “face the consequences of their actions”.

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EU migrant pact ushering in 'deadly new era of digital surveillance'

The warning from a coalition of European digital rights groups comes after years-long deadlock was broken with the polarising new legislation.

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Luxury sanctuaries: Behind the growing demand for doomsday bunkers

'Existential angst' about the threat of a global conflict has led to a growing number of people investing in doomsday bunkers.

Space

Europe may soon launch a new space law. What should we expect?

The European Commission told Euronews Next that they expect to propose a European space law sometime in April.

Money

Swiss fintech offers accounts for people from struggling economies

The Swiss fintech company nsave is developing an offshore bank account to help those from "distressed economies" secure their money from currency depreciation.

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