"Computers were not intended to make judgement decisions"

 

BBC, 1970 [same year as the Hesse legislation] here. 

We were on a very promising path, what happened since?  

 

Europe’s clean, just and competitive transition: a conversation with Teresa Ribera

 Bruegel, here. 

Search engines in times of Artificial Intelligence

 EPRS, here. 

The DMA at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Ordinary meeting

 Video here.

Commission opens antitrust investigation into Meta's new policy regarding AI providers' access to WhatsApp

 EC, here.

Meta to face competition probe over AI use in WhatsApp, Ribera confirms

 Euractiv, here.

How are they going to coordinate with the Italian proceeding? Looking forward to interim measures!

Of course, also the DMA should already be updated - at least by delegated act (pity they didn't open any proceeding yet - as we discussed at our A19 Conference). 

From a 2024 (time flies) article "it appears quite probable that some form of platform integration, potentially through the blending of AI or virtual worlds technologies in WhatsApp, may occur." No crystal ball required!

Artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and human rights: mapping the legal landscape in European health systems

 R. van Kessel, here.

IPFS at Eurosky Live Berlin: Highlights From A Bright Future

 R. Berjon, here.

And tomorrow (virtually) at Trento University. 

Review of the EU Merger Guidelines – Stakeholder Workshop of 4th December 2025 and "Trento Choice" of relevant questions

Today in our Trento classroom the discussion turns to merger control. The timing is well suited, as Brussels today is holding a workshop on how the system might be reshaped. This creates a practical dilemma for anyone teaching the subject: it is not obvious what to present with confidence when the current framework is not performing especially well. 

Still, the workshop offers a coherent set of questions that helps to structure the debate and clarifies what is worth addressing. Here is the Trento selection of questions we consider most relevant/intriguing:

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US lobbying playbook, delivered to you by Teneo

 SOMO, here.