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  • EU’s Most Powerful AI Crackdown Begins August 2 With Billion-Dollar Fines and Only 125 People to Enforce It
On 2 August 2026, Europe's grace period on its landmark AI law ends and the Commission gains the power to fine the makers of the most powerful models — for how they trained them and for what those systems do in the world
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EU’s Most Powerful AI Crackdown Begins August 2 With Billion-Dollar Fines and Only 125 People to Enforce It
Founder News Team Jul 15, 2026 0

On August 2, 2026, the European Union's AI Act grace period expires, granting the European Commission authority to fine builders…

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Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
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European Parliament Forces Through Controversial Mass Surveillance Law by Counting Absent Members as Yes Votes
Founder News Team Jul 15, 2026 0

The European Parliament voted Thursday to reinstate a 2021 law permitting large tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Meta, to…

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Reclaiming international law and overcoming our democratic recession a half-century after Helsinki
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Democratic Recession Threatens Helsinki Values as Russia’s War Displaces Millions and OSCE Faces Institutional Paralysis
Founder News Team Jun 29, 2026 0

As the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly convenes its 33rd Annual Session in The Hague, Swedish MP and OSCE rapporteur Carina Ödebrink…

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The Fourth Law and RSI Europe Agree to Jointly Manufacture Drones in Lithuania
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Ukraine and Lithuania Just Partnered to Build War Drones Inside NATO Territory
Founder News Team Jun 20, 2026 0

Ukraine's drone manufacturer The Fourth Law and Lithuania's RSI Europe have signed an agreement to jointly produce drones in Lithuania…

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Zelenskyy Signs Law Removing Russian From European Language Protections — UNITED24 Media
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Ukraine Strips Russian of Minority Language Protections in Historic Legal Rebuke of Invader Nation
Founder News Team Jun 13, 2026 0

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed law No. 4699-IX, removing Russian from the list of languages protected under the Council…

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Startup Raises $70M to Replace Law Firms With AI
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Corporate Legal AI Startup Wordsmith Raises $70 Million as It Bets Big on Replacing In-House Legal Teams
Founder News Team Jun 7, 2026 0

Legal AI startup Wordsmith has raised $70 million from Index Ventures and Highland Europe, bringing its total funding to $100…

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By delivering sharp, actionable news and stories that matter, from fundraising to regulation, and from talent to tech, we help entrepreneurs stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

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