https://futurehubs.eu/news/ News on cities, conferences and AI en https://futurehubs.eu/news/eu-life-programme-390-million-135-projects/https://futurehubs.eu/news/eu-life-programme-390-million-135-projects/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe European Commission has granted more than €390 million under the LIFE programme to 135 new projects, including a €15.8 million facility helping local authorities invest in sustainable energy. https://futurehubs.eu/news/first-harmonised-standard-ai-act-published/https://futurehubs.eu/news/first-harmonised-standard-ai-act-published/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Commission has published the reference to EN 18286:2026, a quality management system standard developed by CEN and CENELEC that gives providers of high-risk AI systems a presumption of conformity with Article 17 of the AI Act.