Sincere thank you 🙏 to the speakers for accepting; Lucia from @EU_Competition & @Andreas_Schwab , grazie to the moderator👩‍⚖️ @BMoens , did great keeping it serious, funny at times and entertaining 👍 chapeau 🎩 Thx all guests for coming over at #ForwardGlobal #Brussels offices!

nice to be back home #Sappada #Plodn #Dolomites 👌 ❤️

Europe cannot rely on trade barriers to counter China ft.trib.al/A1VT5bv

🇪🇺 Members of the @EP_Economics led by MEP Fernando Navarrete Rojas are participating in the #IMFWorldBank meetings from Oct 14-16 in Bangkok. With rising global trade protectionism, focus is on stabilising international markets and ensuring competitive economic governance.

DG CONNECT’s @ThibKLNR sees the AI Act as part of the answer to fears of a “kill switch.” “People suddenly remember that Europe has an AI Act, which is actually a very good tool to manage risks in the field of AI,” he said at the #POLITICOEuropeanResilience summit.

"One of the biggest issues with AI... is that these platforms and models are collecting exponentially more data than social media was able to. Therefore, they can more cheaply, more quickly and more easily target people." Tech whistle-blowers Brittany Kaiser and Frances Haugen tell me why we should be very worried about AI and our data: "It is very easy for our foreign adversaries to spread disinformation at an exponential rate more than ever before."

While the US has made progress on advanced chips, AI data centers rely on an enormous amount of Chinese imports, including transformers and batteries. This contributed to another blockbuster Chinese trade surplus. apnews.com/article/china-tra…

The cuts, equivalent to about 6% of its global staff, will primarily impact employees in Netflix’s product, technology, legal and human resources divisions. ft.trib.al/89PzbfN

Entertainment giant Netflix has told employees it will cut roughly 1,000 jobs—or 6% of its global workforce—as growth and viewer engagement slow for the world’s largest streaming service. Read more: forbes.com/sites/maryroeloff… 📸: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. It comes as the streaming pioneer ‌faces tough competition for viewers from legacy rivals and YouTube reut.rs/4jXsBFH

Il governo portoghese ha scelto l’offerta di #Lufthansa da 1,2 miliardi di euro per il 44,9% di Tap Air Portugal. Battuta la proposta di #AirFranceKlm. I tedeschi saliranno al 90% di #ItaAirways a inizio 2027 - via @Corriere corriere.it/economia/traspor…

The EU is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic after their AI agents hacked into other organisations. These early enforcement steps might lead to the first legal battle between Brussels and the AI labs over whether the AI Act applies during the testing phase euronews.com/2026/10/14/eus-…

How I used AI to become a chess grandmaster at 16 ft.trib.al/dJkz7vX

🔴 Netflix adquiere los derechos exclusivos para España y Andorra del Mundial de fútbol 2030 elpais.com/television/2026-1…

Netflix adquiere los derechos audiovisuales exclusivos para España y Andorra de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2030™.

New détails about the EU agreed safeguard with China. In 2027 alone, the deal would reduce imports by between 500,000 and 700,000 vehicles, cutting the EU’s expected trade deficit by between €10bn and €14bn ft.com/content/7e48dd50-957c…

2/2 #trust & #human relations is the fundamental word for a successful Brussels #lobbyist The city &the bubble is too small, if you lose or break the trust then your credibility is gone You don't build that long lasting relationship & that trust in one day lnkd.in/p/eQSPsmGF

1/2 For the young (but not only) Brussels #consultants out there, a few reflections from my personal experience (15 years in the EP & 5 years as a lobbyist) so far in Brussels: Read: lnkd.in/p/eQSPsmGF @mepassistants @jameskanter @POLITICOEurope @euscreams @davcarretta

Rima Hassan prend une fessée de la part de la présidente du Parlement européen, et tout le monde applaudit.. via @Guib0r3

Tre morti, diversi feriti, un Airbus distrutto: all'aeroporto di Riad ieri gli Houthi hanno messo in discussione i piani sauditi di diventare un hub mondiale dei cieli - via @Corriere corriere.it/economia/traspor…