Jan Blockx
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Law professor @ UAntwerp 🇪🇺 EU law | competition law | state aid | technology regulation | Digital Markets Act | Foreign Subsidies Regulation But also: politics | […]
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@ueeu The press release is indeed not convincing. #qwant may be developing its own search technology (#esp, with #ecosia), but until they develop it, they are dependent on #Bing. The fact that #microsoft imposes restrictions on the development of #ESP demonstrates and strengthens that dependence.
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
@ueeu The press release is indeed not convincing. #qwant may be developing its own search technology (#esp, with #ecosia), but until they develop it, they are dependent on #Bing. The fact that #microsoft imposes restrictions on the development of #ESP demonstrates and strengthens that dependence.
@VeroniqueB99 I have given my students such assignments, but some of them simply asked ChatGPT why its initial answer was wrong - a question which ChatGPT easily provided an answer to as well.
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
@VeroniqueB99 I have given my students such assignments, but some of them simply asked ChatGPT why its initial answer was wrong - a question which ChatGPT easily provided an answer to as well.
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Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad).
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
UN Ditches Google for Taking Form Submissions, Opts for an Open Source Solution Instead
The United Nations opts for an open source alternative to Google Forms.
itsfoss.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad).
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
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In torching the basic Western Hemisphere stability that is a core pillar of America's global power status, every step Trump takes contributes to further American decline
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In torching the basic Western Hemisphere stability that is a core pillar of America's global power status, every step Trump takes contributes to further American decline