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Maria Karystianou, a paediatrician and mother of one of the victims of the Tempi train crash, has announced in a TV interview that she is founding a new political party which will channel the discontent many citizens feel towards the political system. According to a recent poll, Karystianou's popularity stands at 33 percent - ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (26 percent) and all other top politicians in Greece.

Danish toy manufacturer Lego has unveiled its Smart Bricks as part of the new Lego Smart Play system. With built-in computer chips, Smart Bricks can interact with their surroundings and produce sounds and lights. Is this a breakthrough or an end to creative play?

WhatsApp would become the first messaging app service to fall under the EU's online governance rules for large platforms, thanks to the popularity of its public channels

Mercosur could still be stopped by the European Court of Justice or by the European Parliament

The upcoming digital infrastructure law, CAIDA, is being framed as a core component of a wider tech sovereignty push

Deepfake porn scandal drives developers of the AI chatbot to paywall access to the controversial feature via social media platform X

Ukraine's military put the entire country on missile alert early Friday after confirming Russian bombers were airborne

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Plus Spain doubles down on FCAS, and a history lesson for Donald Trump on NATO's Article 5

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