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- 1US Supreme Court tackles online privacy under decades-old law▼Justices confront internet privacy with Blockbuster-era law
The US Supreme Court is hearing a case that tests how a decades-old privacy law written before the modern internet applies to today's online data practices. Justices are weighing how far the statute reaches in the digital era, with the outcome likely to shape how tech companies handle user information and how consumers can sue over privacy violations.
- 2Siemens to digitalize major European renewable hydrogen project▼Siemens to digitalize one of Europe's largest renewable hydrogen projects
Siemens announced it will digitalize one of Europe's largest renewable hydrogen projects, applying its automation and digital technologies to green hydrogen production infrastructure. The move ties the German industrial group to Europe's expanding renewable hydrogen sector, a key part of the continent's decarbonization and energy independence plans.
- 3Can predictability save EU data protection policy?●A view from Brussels: Short of convergence, can predictability and coherence save the day?
From Brussels, EU watchers are asking whether European policymaking can still deliver results when member states and institutions fail to converge on key positions. The argument being made is that even without full convergence, predictability and coherence in how rules are applied and enforced may be enough to keep the EU's regulatory agenda credible, particularly in areas like data protection and digital governance.
- 4UNDP builds AI skills for pharmaceutical supply management in Kazakhstan●Building AI skills for smarter pharmaceutical supply management in Kazakhstan
The United Nations Development Programme is working to build artificial intelligence skills aimed at improving pharmaceutical supply management in Kazakhstan. The initiative focuses on using AI to make medicine supply chains smarter and more efficient. It highlights growing efforts to apply digital technology to public health systems in Central Asia, with Kazakhstan positioned as an early mover in AI-driven health logistics.