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Looking forward to the reading, especially because of what’s to come this fall - stay tuned!

This is really getting out of hands ... It's like raiding Fiat because they put a Fiat motor into their car!

"I have a plan": Comparing AI action plans in the EU, the UK and the U.S. Will economic competition overshadow AI safety?

The AI plans of the UK, the EU and the U.S. signal a shift in the AI debate. But who will get an edge in AI-induced growth and what does this mean for AI safety? danielflorian.substack.com/p/i-have-a-p...

Smart move by Uber drivers!

Google battling fox incursion on roof of £1bn London office Foxes have ‘begun to dig burrows’ in soil of rooftop garden at the as yet unopened King’s Cross headquarters

I knew about the partnership between Google and _Firefox_ but didn't know it apparently expands to real 🦊: A couple of foxes find Google's rooftop garden in London so comfortable that they decided to live there (I guess there's also great food): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

a crowd of people with their hands on their heads ALT: a crowd of people with their hands on their heads

Dobrindt. Macht schon am ersten Arbeitstag als Minister wieder Probleme ...

... get smarter over time and I provide constant feedback on the actual outcome of our foresight sessions, I wonder how much smarter they will become over time!

One and a half hours of sparring with my new consultant ChatGPT on the potential delay of the entry into force of the EU AI Act. The question itself does not even matter that much but it's interesting to see the chatbot learning about politics with me. If they recall our conversation ....

European Sleeper - Loan Dear shareholder/bondholder, First of all, thank you for your trust in European Sleeper and your commitment to our goals thus far. Because you are among our largest shareholders or bondholders, Europ...

You want to go from Prague to Brussels by train? Or Brussels to Madrid? @europeansleeper.eu has issued a bond loan offer to support their expansion. Starts with loans of 1,000 EUR and includes a 20% discount because who does not like a discount? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Yes, European scale-ups need more money. But I doubt that an EU startup fund is going to do the trick. What would help is a harmonisation of EU financial markets and tapping into the savings of European citizens pro.politico.eu/news/199173

Quick question: Everybody seems to say that the OpenAI / Jony Ive collab is an attack to Apple. Why? Apple is not relevant in the AI space. I’d say it’s an attack on Google who run both an OS and corresponding hardware and amazing software. What’s your take?

LinkedIn reality:

LinkedIn promise:

We should really stop calling the EU a "colony" of US tech firms. Under the umbrella of colonialism, European powers have committed genocide and exploited whole continents and out of this historical responsibility, we should not self-victimize ourselves just because it "catchy". #POLITICOAITech

Panel Discussion with Golden Balloons

Wunderbarer Jahresempfang von @d-64.org mit @lenastork.bsky.social, Yasmin Fahimi, Prof. Judith Simon und @sveawindwehr.bsky.social 👉 Mitglied werden!

What a graph!

Is Friedrich Merz really the new strong man in Europe? The Conservatives won yesterday's election in Germany, but their leader Friedrich Merz still faces some challenges before he can enter the chancellory.

Here is my post-election take: danielflorian.substack.com/p/is-friedri...

Merz averted disaster, but the knives are out Deep divisions among German conservatives could spell trouble for the new chancellor

Good piece by @constelz.bsky.social on the state of the Conservatives in Germany; but I'd argue there's three camps: the populist Conservatives (driven by AfD), the Merkel Conservatives (did really well in elections) and Merz's traditionalists (underperformed in elections): on.ft.com/452n6hv

The group chats that changed America A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.

Very interesting @semafor.com post on the increasing influence of group chats - required reading for everyone interested in public opinion and public life: www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

Why AI's economic impact is still invisible – for now A look at history shows that new inventions need time to develop economic impact. And sometimes, we don't even recognise it fully.

A while ago, I also wrote a blog post on the slow diffusion of new technologies so maybe you want to check this out as well and subscribe to my Substack: danielflorian.substack.com/p/why-ais-ec...

Last week, an essay from @randomwalker.bsky.social and @sayash.bsky.social made the rounds called "AI as a normal technology". Read the whole essay if you can, but policy makers have little time, so I pulled out the main takeaways for legislators. Full text: knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...

Ein lesenswertes Gespräch mit Kevin Kühnert über Spitzenpolitik, Macht und das Gefühl von Machtlosigkeit. www.zeit.de/2025/17/kevi...

@johnthornhill.bsky.social Do you think there is a case to be made that insurance increase might accelerate uptake of AI agents (think of Klarna, the Shopify memo) because agents don‘t pay insurance? That would probably be unintended by the government but still a possible outcome?

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." That's why I tried to incorporate an easy to update stakeholder management database to my personal productivity system in Notion. Here's how I do it: danielflorian.substack.com/p/a-better-w...

I wanted to say: reservations against a blanket tech tax are compatible with targeted levies e. g. on digital advertising.

Aren‘t these two different things? UvdL spoke about a levy on digital advertising which is sth. you can also hear from members of Germany‘s new coalition. That is compatible with a blanket tax on all digital services and would shield European tech firms from new taxes …

Merz's wing of the party (traditional Conservatives) performed below the national average in all states during the federal election.

Germany’s Merz is already in political trouble The incoming chancellor vowed to be a strong leader for Europe, but coalition talks may leave him focused on damage control at home.

This was predictable: If you look at the Conservative's election results state by state, it's clear that there will be pressure to lean towards the right from East German PMs and to the left from West German PMs where the party did better than national average: www.politico.eu/article/frie...

Was? Merkel hat immer noch kein Porträt im Kanzleramt? Ich hab' da mal was vorbereitet:

391. Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War The Rest Is Politics · Episode

What do Trump tariffs mean for the global economy and the balance of power? Excellent analysis by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: open.spotify.com/episode/4mBH...