AI-powered transcription tools are increasingly used in the workplace. Aida Ponce Del Castillo argues in an analysis from data protection law and the AI Act that their deployment raises risks both for employees and employers

AI offers substantial benefits to society. Stephen Cecchetti, Robin Lumsdaine, Tuomas Peltonen and Antonio Sánchez Serrano discuss significant concerns regarding risks to the financial system and propose a mix of competition and consumer protection policies address these vulnerabilities

Maximising the European Union’s innovation capacity is an overriding EU policy priority. Fiona Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers propose an optional EU regime to lower barriers for high-growth startups via swift incorporation, simple governance and crossborder access

2025 has been the year of cybercrime. Jonathan Sharp says it is essential that businesses set objectives and measure outcomes to determine if they are achieving their goals and to protect their organisations against cybercrime

Governments globally have been ramping up initiatives to modernize their digital payment and financial systems. S Yash Kalash writes that nations must guard, strengthen digital rails to secure financial sovereignty

AI is transforming finance faster than the authorities can adapt. Jon Danielsson argues that while AI enhances the financial system’s efficiency, it also poses new, poorly understood risks, and ineffective supervision will mean a higher risk of financial crisis