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On December 8, 2023, after an intense 36-hour negotiation session in Brussels, European Union policymakers reached a landmark agreement on the EU AI Act—the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for Artificial Intelligence. [Read More]

Summer 2023 marked a watershed moment for Generative AI adoption in Europe. As companies rushed to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into customer portals and internal enterprise workflows, European data protection authorities (led by the EDPB ChatGPT Taskforce and national DPAs like Belgium’s APD/GBA) issued stern reminders: GDPR compliance is non-negotiable. [Read More]

As the European Union finalised the NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive), organisations across Belgium—from Antwerp’s bustling port logistics to energy grids and healthcare networks—faced a pivotal shift in cybersecurity obligations. [Read More]

Open carefully. I’m mostly harmless [Read More]

Under what circumstances should we step off a path? When is it essential that we finish what we start? If I bought a bag of peanuts and had an allergic reaction, no one would fault me if I threw it out. If I ended a relationship with a woman who hit me, no one would say that I... [Read More]

Also have a look at Jeff Dean’s programming timeline [Read More]

Voici que la saison décline, L’ombre grandit, l’azur décroît, Le vent fraîchit sur la colline, L’oiseau frissonne, l’herbe a froid. Août contre septembre lutte ; L’océan n’a plus d’alcyon ; Chaque jour perd une minute, Chaque aurore pleure un rayon. La mouche, comme prise au piège, Est immobile à mon plafond ; Et comme un blanc flocon de... [Read More]

Welcome to this technical markdown essay! Beyond design patterns and enterprise public-sector cloud architectures, great engineering requires two foundational inputs: high-octane Belgian Coffee and authentic Belgian Culinary Delicacies. Forget generic pancakes—here is how true Belgian technologists build system invariants. [Read More]