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July 1, 2025

Startups rally against AI Act ahead of crunch EU meeting

Industry leaders predict ‘chaos’ unless changes made to sweeping new laws

Pressure is mounting on the EU to pause the rollout of its controversial AI Act, ahead of the bloc’s crunch meeting with tech giants like Google and Meta on Wednesday. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Martin Coulter

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