To the public, Microsoft uses its reputation as an AI & sustainability leader to tell a compelling story: AI will do wonders to help solve the climate crisis. To fossil-fuel firms, Microsoft has a different message: AI will help them drill, baby, drill. 1/ theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

AAG Jonathan Kanter sent shockwaves thru the antitrust community yesterday by calling out corporate-funded advocacy dressed up as scholarship. I've seen a thing or two, but a recent experience w/ this left me shook. Check it out: 🧵 (1/x)

FTC Taking On Corporate Power Livestream - 9/13/24 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Devo ringraziare molte persone: la Rai tutta, i colleghi fuori e dentro il Tg1 -dal direttore ai miei compagni di banco fino al cdr-, sindacati e FNSI, il governo per come ha agito e quella politica che ha manifestato sostegno. E tutti voi qui 🤍 rai.it/ufficiostampa/…

Draghi’s analysis of Europe’s competitiveness problems is spot on. Here is why Germany should take a leading role in developing Europe’s future economic strategy in times of geoeconomic and geopolitical conflict👇 ft.com/content/ac71e2…

From AI to social media. Why is it so urgent to create democratic digital infrastructures in Europe? Come listen to the talk with Francesca Bria at IE University in Segovia, at 7:45 PM this Saturday." Hay Festival Esp hayfestival.com/p-22462-france…

Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on #AI Karen Hao The Atlantic theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

📢 LIVE NOW 📢 Professor UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and AI specialist Francesca Bria talks to miquel molina about digital sovereignty and the road ahead. Join us! hayfestival.com/segovia/home

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old)

A reminder.

Data centers are draining energy and water, while Big Tech hides the damage with ‘creative accounting’. With power grids strained and energy security at risk, governments must act now, demanding full transparency on emissions and AI’s environmental impact. theguardian.com/technology/202…

En España, la democracia está siendo asediada por campañas de desinformación, presiones a periodistas y corruptelas. Por eso, mañana el Consejo de Ministros aprobará el Plan de Acción por la Democracia que anuncié antes de verano. Un plan que emana de nuestra Constitución y de

The #PlatformWork Directive is on the verge of final adoption! In this new ETUI - European Trade Union Institute policy brief, written with Antonio Aloisi, we discuss how the Directive breaks crucial taboos 👉bit.ly/3B4YUy9. Now is the time to ensure that its implementation lives up to expectations.

What kinds of investments in Europe’s digital infrastructure would best serve the public interest? Register below to join this event European Parliament to kickstart this urgent conversation, co-curated by Meredith Whittaker, Cristina Caffarra Francesca Bria & others: digitalindependenceeu.wordpress.com

Spain's Teresa Ribera to hold the EU's powerful competition portfolio and be the bloc's anti-trust chief for the next five years, Ursula von der Leyen says. As the Financial Times reported two weeks ago ft.com/content/34e74c… Teresa Ribera 🌹

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio including climate and competition policy. trib.al/opw560I

I'm thrilled to share that my new book, CHOKEPOINTS, is coming Feb. 25. It's the story of America’s decades-long quest to build a new arsenal of economic weapons—and how the 1990s heyday of globalization gave way to an age of economic warfare. More here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726149/c…

Appointing a Tech Sovereignty & Democracy VP means Europe must lead in creating independent, democratic digital infrastructures. It’s time to break free from Big Tech's control, end surveillance capitalism, and champion a model that truly serves people, democracy, and the planet.