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Boosting EU competitiveness: Commission launches call for evidence for new Vocational Education and Training (VET) strategy

January 26, 2026admin

Europe’s global competitiveness depends on its ability to innovate and grow, but persistent skills shortages in key sectors are creating a bottleneck. To tackle this challenge, the European Commission is preparing a new European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET), aiming to turn vocational training into a strategic lever for economic resilience. While over […]

EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

January 26, 2026admin

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualised images of real people. It follows a similar announcement in January from the UK watchdog Ofcom. If the site is found to have breached the rules of EU’s under the Digital Services Act, […]

EU opens investigation into X over whether Grok chatbot breached rules

January 26, 2026admin

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot faces an investigation by the European Commission into whether it disseminates illegal content such as manipulated sexualised images in the EU. The Commission, which acts as the European Union’s executive, said on Monday that its investigation will examine whether X properly assessed and mitigated risks related to Grok’s functionalities in […]

France debates under-15s social media ban endorsed by Macron

January 26, 2026admin

France is on course to follow Australia in banning social media to younger teenagers, as debate on a new law opens in the National Assembly. The law would block access for under 15-year-olds to networks such as Snapchat, Instagram and Tiktok. President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the ban in place by the start […]

Musk’s X probed by EU over Grok’s spread of sexual deepfakes

January 26, 2026admin

Elon Musk’s X has been hit by a European Union probe over concerns it failed to prevent its Grok AI chatbot from spewing out deepfake images “that may amount to child sexual abuse material.” The European Commission said the investigation, which risks another wave of criticism from White House, will check whether the social-media platform […]

EU investigates Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over explicit images

January 26, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The European Commission has launched an investigation into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, over the production of explicit imagery. Regina Doherty, a member of the European parliament representing Ireland, […]

EU investigates Musks X over sexualized AI images

January 26, 2026admin

Jan 26, 2026, 12:57 p.mJan 26, 2026, 12:57 p.m After the scandal surrounding sexualized AI images from Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, the EU Commission is initiating proceedings against the US company X. According to the statement, the Brussels authority suspects the tech billionaire’s company of not properly assessing and reducing the risks associated with the […]

Gunmen storm football pitch in Mexico and kill at least 11 people

January 26, 2026admin

At least 11 people were killed and another dozen injured when gunmen opened fire on locals who had gathered at a football pitch in the city of Salamanca in central Mexico on Sunday. Witnesses said armed men arrived at the grounds in several vehicles and shot at those gathered there seemingly indiscriminately. Many families had […]

EU opens new probe into Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images – POLITICO

January 26, 2026admin

The new investigation will look into whether the company properly assessed and mitigated the risks of integrating Grok, particularly those of “manipulated sexually explicit images” including some that “may amount to child sexual abuse material,” the Commission said. But the investigation “is much broader” than these images, a senior Commission official said during a briefing. […]

European Parliament to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day | News

January 26, 2026admin

Eighty-one years after the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp on 27 January 1945, MEPs will mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will open the ceremony at noon with a video. She will then deliver a speech, to be followed by […]