Governance, Regulation, Legislation, Geostrategies
(DigWatch) The European Commission has presented a European Technological Sovereignty Package aimed at strengthening Europe’s capacity in semiconductors, AI, cloud infrastructure, and open source technologies. The package includes two legislative proposals, the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act, alongside an Open Source Strategy and a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy. The Commission said the measures are designed to support Europe’s ambition to become an AI continent, strengthen digital autonomy, build a more sustainable digital future, and widen choice in core technologies for businesses, citizens, and public administrations. – Commission proposes tech sovereignty package to strengthen Europe’s digital autonomy and resilience | Shaping Europe’s digital future
(DigWatch) The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act to strengthen the EU’s cloud and AI ecosystem, investment, and infrastructure. The proposal is intended to support broader deployment and adoption of AI by expanding cloud and data centre capacity across Europe. The Commission said the ongoing deployment of AI factories and AI gigafactories is designed to provide European businesses and researchers with access to high-capacity, next-generation computing resources. – Proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) | Shaping Europe’s digital future
(DigWatch) Online publishers in the UK will be able to prevent their content from appearing in Google’s AI-generated search features without losing visibility in traditional search results, following new requirements introduced by the Competition and Markets Authority. The measures are part of the CMA’s conduct requirements for Google’s search services under the UK’s digital markets competition regime. They are intended to give news organisations and other publishers greater control over how their content is used in AI-powered search products such as AI Overviews and AI Mode. – UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search | Competition and Markets Authority | The Guardian
(DigWatch) UNESCO has announced a new issue brief examining how Media and Information Literacy (MIL) can help address the spread of hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content across digital platforms. The publication will be officially presented on 18 June, the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. UNESCO argues that addressing online hate speech requires measures that extend beyond content moderation and regulation. According to UNESCO, strengthening critical thinking, ethical awareness and digital skills can help individuals better navigate information environments, assess online content and engage responsibly in digital spaces while respecting human rights and freedom of expression. – UNESCO promotes media literacy as response to online hate speech | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) OpenAI has called for stronger international action on youth AI safety, including the creation of a dedicated institute to support common evidence, guidance, and safeguards for young users. Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian, France, the company said governments, researchers, civil society, and industry should work together to raise standards for safe and age-appropriate AI use by children and teenagers. – Advancing youth safety and opportunity through global leadership | OpenAI
(DigWatch) The civil liberties organisation Liberties has launched the AI in the Healthcare Project to examine how personal data is used in the development and deployment of clinical AI systems. The project, developed with Liberties member and partner organisations and independent expert Júlia Keserű, aims to improve transparency, accountability, and data protection practices in healthcare AI. – Safe AI For Patients: Building Accountability in Digital Healthcare | liberties.eu
(DigWatch) India and South Africa have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in emerging technologies, with AI, digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing identified as key areas for future collaboration. The agreement was reached during a meeting between India’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Both sides emphasised the need to expand traditional scientific cooperation into innovation-driven partnerships aimed at delivering economic and societal benefits. – Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau
(DigWatch) Hong Kong’s government has said existing laws cover deceptive online advertisements, including scam-related content, misleading trade practices, and false claims in regulated sectors. The written reply was issued in the Legislative Council on 3 June in response to a question about pop-up advertisements, programmatic advertising, and AI deepfake scams. – Hong Kong details rules on online advertisements | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said government initiatives have helped position Armenia as an emerging centre for technology and AI, according to remarks reported by state news agency Armenpress. Speaking during the election campaign, Pashinyan highlighted several projects that he said demonstrate the government’s efforts to strengthen Armenia’s technology sector. – Armenia expands AI ecosystem through research, infrastructure and investment | Digital Watch Observatory
Security and Surveillance
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Sekoia’s Threat Detection & Research team dropped a YARA rule in late December 2025 to hunt for new initial access vectors, and by January 2026 it had already generated a dozen hits. Sekoia researchers found a Gamaredon infection chain that’s more modular, more evasive, and more persistent than anything the group had publicly deployed before. This is part one of a three-part series; parts two and three cover GammaLoad and GammaSteel, respectively. Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) has been active since 2014 and its activity focuses on Ukraine – Gamaredon Uses WinRAR Vulnerability to Launch Modular Spy Campaign on Ukrainian Targets
(DigWatch) Anthropic has invited the European Commission to facilitate access for ENISA, the EU agency for cybersecurity, to its cybersecurity-focused AI model Mythos, according to Bloomberg. The invitation followed a meeting between Anthropic and the Commission in San Francisco on 29 May. The EU must now establish a mechanism with appropriate security safeguards before access can be implemented; an ENISA official confirmed the agency does not currently have active access. – Anthropic offers ENISA access to advanced AI security model | Digital Watch Observatory
Frontiers and Markets
(DigWatch) MIT researchers have developed a new dataset, ChartNet, to improve how vision-language models interpret charts and other graphical data. The dataset is designed to help AI systems better combine visual, numerical, and linguistic information, a task that remains difficult even for advanced models. MIT said chart understanding is important for applications such as business trend analysis, financial reporting, and scientific figure interpretation. – MIT researchers teach AI models to interpret charts | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
