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A big step for AI in Europe.
From 2 August, enforcement of the AI Act begins and new transparency rules start to apply in the EU.
AI becomes more transparent and obligations for providers become clearer 🧵↓
Digital EU 🇪🇺
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@EU_Commission account for #DigitalEU run by DG Connect and working with @HennaVirkkunen.
- Three EU countries rank among the world's top five for cybersecurity. Czechia ranked joint first in a global index, followed by Estonia in joint third and Finland in fifth. The index assessed 155 countries on cybersecurity preparedness. #WeekendRead: tr.ee/5Q6Zda
- More than a quarter of people in the EU buy event tickets online. According to @EU_Eurostat, 26.8% of people bought them in the past three months of 2025, up 3.8pp from 2024. Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark had the highest shares. #WeekendRead: link.europa.eu/fYDfYB
- AI could help researchers understand how we read. Researchers trained an AI model to read efficiently and found that it developed behaviours similar to humans, including skipping predictable words and rereading difficult passages. #FrAIday: tr.ee/Gok3uO
- Over the past 15 years, children in the EU have more than doubled the time they spend on screens. Features like infinite scroll and autoplay are built to keep you watching. The DSA requires platforms to protect young people's wellbeing. Learn more: 🔗 link.europa.eu/G6dyMh
