The Digital Omnibus proposes Article 9(2)(k), letting AI systems process special category data on grounds of technical necessity. This piece tests that claim, finding its gateway

too broad and its accidental/intentional distinction unverifiable and self-policed by controllers. [...]

For the first time since the U.S.–Israel war with Iran began on Feb. 28, someone tried to get the seafarers out. Over several days in late June, the United Nations’ International

Maritime Organization (IMO) launched an effort to evacuate the commercial vessels carrying thousands of seafarers who had been trapped in the Persian Gulf for almost [...]

On July 13, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a “sweeping campaign” to dismantle what the State Department characterized as the “intolerable threat” posed by

the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty. The announcement — delivered through a press release, a video statement, and an accompanying op-ed — promised [...]

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The Pentagon said

yesterday that a third member of the U.S. military had died over the weekend during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in northern Iraq on Saturday. [...]