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Europe’s next generation of startup founders won recognition in Lisbon at the EIT Jumpstarter 2026 awards. The winners come from 12 countries, and their innovations include a test predicting chemotherapy resistance (Spain) and an AI assistant helping operators learn robotic welding faster (Ukraine).
Artists are invited to take five minutes to complete a new EU Artists’ Survey, published by the European Commission. Topics include pressures on your freedom to create; the conditions you work in and the impact of generative AI on your practice. Results will feed into the EU’s future culture policy.
The European Commission has proposed the Digital Fairness Act that will help ensure that whether you shop online or in a physical store, you will be guaranteed the same high level of consumer protection. Measures include ensuring transparent pricing and a ban on manipulative marketing tactics.
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