AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEU Court Signals Tougher Digital Antitrust: Luxembourg-based CJEU rulings back the EU’s Digital Markets Act approach, rejecting Google’s and Apple’s attempts to escape liability and reinforcing pre-emptive rules for “gatekeepers.” Heatwave Toll Across Europe: AFP reports at least 12,000 excess deaths during late-June heat in nine countries, with figures likely to rise as more data lands—Luxembourg included. Luxembourg Digital Public Sector: CTIE director Patrick Houtsch says state digitalisation is accelerating, with guichet.lu and identity services now handling thousands of procedures. AI Pioneer Remembered: Luxembourg telecom engineer Marco Barnig, an early AI innovator, has died at 75. MiCA Push via Luxembourg: Coinbase and Ripple secure EU-wide access through Luxembourg as Binance retreats after MiCA’s July 1 deadline. Cybersecurity & AI Music: Hacked Suno source code claims it scraped YouTube Music, Deezer and others, feeding an ongoing copyright fight. Extreme Weather in Europe: A France supercell tornado flipped lorries and left tens of thousands without power. Start-up Ecosystem Tax Move: Luxembourg proposes a new tax regime for employee stock options in young innovative companies.
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