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AI-GENERATEDEU Commission proposes a single minimum age of 15 for social media accounts across the bloc.

EU Commission presents draft KIDS Act with an EU-wide minimum age for social media accounts.

The draft EU KIDS Act, unveiled on September 17, 2026, would bar children under 15 from independently creating accounts on certain social networks and video platforms. The goal is a uniform level of protection across member states and a consistent framework for digital services and AI systems.

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RegulationSeptember 17, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDBrussels extends platform oversight to a widely used AI chatbot.

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms.

The European Commission has classified ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms, since each reaches at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU. The three services now have until January 2027 to meet added obligations.

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RegulationAugust 31, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDThe annual State of the Union speech traditionally signals upcoming shifts in EU AI policy.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the Union address on September 16, 2026, in Strasbourg.

The European Commission has announced the annual State of the Union address for September 16, 2026. Ursula von der Leyen will present the EU political priorities for the coming months, with the announcement framed around the AI Act regulatory context.

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RegulationAugust 31, 2026Europäische Kommission

AI-GENERATEDThe ECB is testing machine learning models for default risk with consequences for future bank stress tests.

A new ECB paper shows how random forest models can improve default probability estimates for European companies.

A working paper from the European Central Bank examines random forest models for estimating the probability of default of European non-financial companies. It draws on balance sheet data from Orbis and the Anacredit bank credit register and assesses the implications for banking sector stress tests.

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Safety & SecurityAugust 24, 2026EZB Working Paper

AI-GENERATEDBuilding applications becomes a business-unit task

Sweden's Lovable raises 400 million dollars at a 13.3 billion valuation

The Series C is led by Menlo Ventures and co-led by the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund. In December the valuation still stood at 6.6 billion dollars.

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SwedenMarkets & CapitalAugust 12, 2026TechCrunch

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