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We finally have a definition—and it's still half the problem
The EU–OECD AI Literacy Framework, released 18 June 2026, is the most coherent curriculum structure of its kind — four domains, 19 competences, offline adaptations for under-resourced schools. It does not credential, fund teacher upskilling, or close the 9.7-million ICT specialist gap the EU's Digital Decade requires by 2030. Article 4 of the AI Act has obligated staff training since February 2025; the framework is guidance, not law, and the enforcement clock is already running.
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The Methane Stack Is Being Built From Orbit Down—and the EU Isn't Waiting
One satellite, under two years in orbit, and already 5,000 distinct emission sources flagged. The regulation is already here; the hardware is catching up.
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Four levels of sovereign, and the clause that decides everything
Europe finally has a legal text for digital sovereignty — and a four-tier scale that decides who wins a tender. The clause that matters isn't Level 4 defence. It's the trapdoor buried in third-country recognition.
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Brussels finally wrote sovereignty into a statute. The graveyard it's walking into is well-marked.
Brussels has finally written sovereignty into binding law, and the top rungs of CADA's ladder are built so a US-domiciled parent cannot reach them. On the law, I'd take the over. On the timeline, I'd take the under — heavily.
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