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California Breaks New Ground with First-Ever AI Companion Chatbot Safety Law

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California Breaks New Ground with First-Ever AI Companion Chatbot Safety Law

California has taken an unprecedented step in technology governance, becoming the first U.S. state to enact a law setting safety standards for AI companion chatbots. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate…

14 October 2025 · 4 min read

FORB

ODIHR Expands Hate Crime Training to Strengthen Justice Systems Across the OSCE Region

In Warsaw on October 13 2025, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its updated hate crime training manuals for police and prosecutors, building on twenty…

13 October 2025 · 3 min read

Europe

EU common charger: revised rules to improve convenience and cut energy footprint

Electronic devices will become more energy efficient, less harmful for the environment and more consumer-friendly thanks to updated ecodesign requirements for chargers. Chargers for laptops, smartphones, and computers will have…

13 October 2025 · 1 min read

Europe

New digital border system for non-EU nationals comes into force

The EU's new Entry/Exit System for border control is operational since12 October 2025. It applies to non-EU travellers entering or leaving the EU and will replace passport stamping with digital…

13 October 2025 · 1 min read

News

Tanker Fight Against Baltic Undersea Cables Reached Its Anticlimactic Ending

Here’s a simple story – a ship destroyed a cable, people were arrested, it’s no one’s fault, and now Finnish tax payers will pay €195,000 for the law that didn’t…

13 October 2025 · 3 min read

Europe

EU welcomes agreement on plan to end Gaza conflict

The EU issued a statement welcoming the agreement on the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza conflict, which secures an immediate ceasefire and the release of…

13 October 2025 · 1 min read

News

Researchers identify single antibody behind life-threatening reaction to common blood thinner

[ad_1] Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that a rare but dangerous reaction to a widely used blood thinner [ad_2] Source link

12 October 2025 · 1 min read

Books

Korruption – When Self-Interest Comes Before the Common Good (Review)

Korruption – Wenn Eigennutz vor Gemeinwohl steht by Thomas and David Schirrmacher is a concise yet profoundly informative examination of corruption as a global, systemic problem. In clear and accessible…

11 October 2025 · 10 min read

Events

Nostra Aetate at 60: Vatican Conference Looks to the Future of Interfaith Dialogue

As the world prepares to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate—the groundbreaking Vatican II declaration that transformed the Catholic Church’s relationship with other religions—the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome…

11 October 2025 · 15 min read

Environment

EU Ecolabel Hits Record Numbers as Green Choices Flourish

Brussels, October 11, 2025 – The EU’s official ecolabel has reached a historic milestone, with more than 109,000 products now certified under the scheme across Europe[1]. Over 3,384 licences have…

11 October 2025 · 10 min read