I prosecuted sex predators. Trump is one. I shut down for-profit scam colleges. He ran one. I held big banks accountable. He's owned by them. I'm not just prepared to take on Trump, I'm prepared to beat him.

Un poco de costumbrismo veraniego mientras Benelux sigue bajo la lluvia.

🔴 El Gobierno eliminará a partir del 1 de julio el IVA de las botellas de aceite de oliva, que pasa a considerarse producto de primera necesidad cadenaser.com/andalucia/2024…

🇳🇱| Meet me in Rotterdam today to discuss how to accelerate #quantum computing and how to integrate quantum innovation into our current infrastructures.

🔴🇪🇺🔜 Fumata blanca para los altos cargos de la UE: Ursula von der Leyen seguirá al frente de la Comisión Europea, António Costa presidirá el Consejo Europeo y Kaja Kallas será la nueva Alta Representante. Veremos qué tiene que decir Meloni. Lo contamos ⤵️ 20minutos.es/noticia/552145…

BREAKING: Spain becomes the first nation to have won the European Championship four times

Backstage work is starting to show up! We are now live on the internet. Check our landing page and subscribe to get news about how we are working to accelerate the European quantum market!

#Qblox is a member of the ImpaQT UA consortium, headed by@agarcod. ImpaQT UA's mission is to demonstrate the use case of an “interoperable-by-design” through collaborative value chains. Read more: hubs.ly/Q02HB6pB0

🇪🇺 La UE es una máquina de retos, un camino inacabado. Leonard tiene claro que hay que ver Europa no como una maraña de burocracia y reglamentación, sino como un modelo revolucionario, pero… ¿qué tiene que hacer la Unión para ser una potencia mundial? ⤵️ 20minutos.es/noticia/553424…

Con el análisis de Sergio Príncipe (Complutense), Andrea G. Rodríguez (CEPS ThinkTank) y Mauro G. Ferrándiz (Talento para el Futuro). Claves de cómo se tiene que comportar la UE desde dentro, con la migración como uno de los temas clave, y hacia fuera, sobre todo respecto a Rusia y China.

“The problem is not that Europe lacks ideas or ambition. But innovation is blocked at the next stage: it is not translated into commercialisation, and innovative firms that want to scale up are hindered by inconsistent and restrictive regulation”. economist.com/by-invitation/…

Techies, we went through the mission letters so you don't have to.🧵 — 🇫🇮 Henna Virkkunen: Apply AI Strategy, European AI Research Council, EU Cloud and AI Development Act, EU Quantum Chips Plan, Digital Networks Act, European Data Union Strategy...

— 🇷🇴 Roxana Mînzatu: algorithmic management, right to disconnect — 🇮🇪 Michael McGrath: disinfo, EMFA implementation, Digital Fairness Act — 🇭🇺 Olivér Várhelyi: social media/mental health — 🇧🇬 Ekaterina Zaharieva: European Innovation Act, EU start-up and scale-up strategy

Thanks to QuantERA R&D Funders for Quantum Technologies (QT) and Quantum Delta NL for the invitation to participate in year’s conference in Amsterdam. I contributed to the panel on how to speed up the commercialisation of quantum technologies and how to make of Europe a “Quantum Valley”.

The most read story Financial Times this morning .... Spain is set to surpass the US to become the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy this year, expanding at more than three times the pace of the Eurozone as a whole ft.com/content/eac9c1…

Talent and academics will leave the US. The EU (Member States) should initiate (tech) talent visas that can be expedited swiftly

🔴 We are looking for two interns to join our team remotely. If you are passionate about advocacy and want to get to know how the Brussels bubble works this is for you! 📆 Deadline: 16 January 2025 More info below: thepolicypulse.eu/vacancies/

This year’s #QuantumEU25 sessions will be moderated by: ‣ Freeke Heijman (European Quantum Industry Consortium - QuIC 🇺🇦) ‣ Andrea G. Rodríguez (Adigital) ‣ Sapphire Lally (Consultant) ‣ Enrico Merckaert (EY) ‣ Philippe Defraigne (Cullen International) ‣ Axel Ferrazzini (GovStrat) 📅 Oct 1 | 📍 Brussels 🔗 Register ⬇️