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Euractiv's Tech Team gives a breakdown of the week’s biggest European tech news in the world of politics and policy.

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Pierre Larouche
Professor in Law and Innovation at University of Montreal and research fellow at the Centre on Regulation in Europe.
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Episode: Brussels boots on the ground in San Francisco
Gerard de Graaf
Senior EU Envoy to the US for Digital and Head of the EU Office in San Francisco.
EU Office in San Francisco
Episode: Brussels boots on the ground in San Francisco
Simonetta Vezzoso
Academic from Trenton University, lawyer and economist, consultant to Article 19
Article 19
Episode: Dissecting Apple's compliance with EU digital competition rules from a civil society perspective
Chad Blewitt
managing director of the Jadar Project
Rio Tinto
Episode: Europe’s quest for critical raw materials
Max Schrems
Founder of Noyb, activist and lawyer known for filing influential privacy complaints in the EU.
Noyb
Episode: The preamble to Meta’s decision to halt AI launch in EU
Caterina Rodelli
Analyzes technology and migration policy for NGO AccessNow
AccessNow
Episode: Between privacy and border control: Tech in the Migration Pact
Jorge Buxadé Villalba
Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur for the Eurodac regulation
Episode: Between privacy and border control: Tech in the Migration Pact
Max von Thun
Europe Director of the Open Markets Institute
Open Markets Institute
Episode: Does the EU need to go further in competition policy for tech?
Xiaomeng Fu
Expert from Eurasia Group
Eurasia Group
Episode: The view from Beijing on DMA, AI Act

Hosts

Elisa Gritti
Technology editor with significant insights on digital policy and tech developments, focusing on regulatory compliance and implications for major tech companies like Apple.
Jacob Wulff Wold
Tech reporter with a focus on the intersection of technology and public policy, frequently addressing important regulatory issues.
Julia Tarr
Technology reporter involved in dissecting current tech developments and policies, particularly EU-centric advancements.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 24 ratings
  • More critical thinking please.

    Good topics, but conversations would be better if interviewer would question things from time to time. That would obviously increase the value of this podcast and enable a deeper understanding.

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    Belgium2 years ago
  • E96 was outrageously bad! An important issue presented one side uncritically!

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    Mog666
    3 years ago
  • Audio quality

    I think you really need to work on the audio quality of your recordings

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    _iguel
    Germany3 years ago
  • Quick info!

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    5 years ago

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Listeners appreciate the detailed breakdown of complex tech topics, finding the insights from guests particularly valuable.
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The UN Cybercrime Convention in review
Q: Do you think that there will be an agreement or a vote given the complex negotiations?
Most states have significant resistance to voting because it sets a harmful precedent for treaty adoption.
The UN Cybercrime Convention in review
Q: What is the hope and the purpose of resuming at another later date for another 10 days?
It allows everyone to reconsider the current provisions and work towards narrowing differences with stakeholders like ourselves.
The UN Cybercrime Convention in review
Q: Why were the UN member states not able to reach a consensus?
The member states faced a lack of agreement about the content of several provisions, which made it difficult to find a common ground.
The UN Cybercrime Convention in review
Q: Could you also dive a little bit deeper into the position of the EU and liberal democracy?
The liberal democracies made a fundamental error at the outset of the negotiations, believing that simply reproposing terms from the Budapest Convention would suffice.
How social media is shaping the 2024 EU elections
Q: What do you think about TikTok and Meta's recently announced preparations for the EU elections?
While TikTok and Meta are under pressure to ensure compliance and transparency, their efforts may not be sufficient given the complexities of political content management.

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