David Matthews

US AI guidelines are everything the EU’s AI Act is not: voluntary, non-prescriptive and focused on changing the culture of tech companies. They could have an impact long before the EU legislation – but only if AI developers sign up

Washington and Brussels also agreed to make it easier to research social media platforms and promised more R&D coordination on rare earth magnets and 6G wireless

Joint research calls, supply chain monopolies and standards setting. All these topics and more were on the agenda at a meeting in Washington DC. China was shut out, opening a geopolitical fault line in a critical technology of the future

The Research Excellence Framework involved 900 academics scrutinising more than 185,000 pieces of research. 41% of UK research is world leading, while 43% is internationally excellent, the review finds

The country has announced further alternatives for its researchers, and wants to bolster its quantum and space sectors

A White House body wants more research into lab safety measures, while the Commission has asked member states to review their rules. But action has so far been limited

Commission appears keen on allowing crops created with newer, more precise editing techniques. But it will face stiff opposition from environmental groups and Green MEPs

“Invention is not enough”, government says, as it proposes a body based on Israeli and Finnish models.

While stressing research across borders remains crucial, European universities now acknowledge that cooperation is not always an unalloyed good that transcends geopolitics

During a visit to Delhi, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen made moves to help both India and the EU reduce reliance on Chinese-made solar panels. A new Trade and Technology Council will deepen EU/India ties