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Counting the days Europe waits for tech launched elsewhere, and how long EU rules have run. Every number sourced. Mistakes corrected in public.

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Google's Personal Intelligence went out to most of the world on 14 April. Still not in Europe. I count every wait like this. Every number sourced.
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Google's AI Mode reached most of the EU 141 days after the US. France waited 428.
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sources: US launch 20 May 2025 (Google). most of the EU, 8 Oct 2025 (Google's blog; Thurrott noted France wasn't in it). France: Google France's blog, 22 Jul 2026. link in bio
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Macs got iPhone Mirroring 787 days ago. Everywhere except the EU. Apple blamed the DMA. A French journalist hears it might be close. Apple's said nothing.
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sources: Apple's statement, 21 Jun 2024 (via Daring Fireball). macOS Sequoia, 16 Sep 2024. Apple's support page still says "currently unavailable in the European Union" (read 12 Nov). the "might be close" is Numerama's Nicolas Lellouche, 30 Oct. link in bio
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On 28 October, OpenAI's Romain Huet said more of Europe should get Dots "in a few weeks". Two weeks on, Pro users in the UK and EU still haven't got it. 43 days since launch.
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sources: OpenAI's help page still says Pro gets Dots "in markets excluding the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK" (read 11 Nov). the "few weeks" quote is via The Decoder, 28 Oct. link in bio
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The EU's rules for high-risk AI, like AI used in hiring, were meant to start 100 days ago. The EU pushed them back to December 2027. Its own reason: the standards and regulators weren't ready.
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source: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Official Journal, 24 Jul 2026. It moves the hiring-type rules from 2 Aug 2026 to 2 Dec 2027, and AI in products like toys and lifts from Aug 2027 to Aug 2028. the reason is in the law itself. link in bio
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209 days since Google's Personal Intelligence went global. Except the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. Now it's rolling out to Android Auto. Same places left out.
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sources: Google, 14 Apr (via 9to5Google). Google's own FAQ still says everywhere except the EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria (checked this morning). Android Auto: Google's blog, 20 Oct, same places left out. Google hasn't said why. link in bio
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Pay for ChatGPT Pro in the UK or EU? Still no Dots. Most other countries have had it 40 days.
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Sources: OpenAI launched Dots for Pro on 29 Sep. Its help page, checked tonight, still says Pro gets it in markets excluding the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. EU Business and Enterprise plans got it on 28 Oct. Link in bio.
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Apple kept AirPods Live Translation out of the EU for 88 days last year. Said it was the DMA. Now it's the new Siri on iPhone. Same reason. 55 days so far.
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Sources: Apple Newsroom, 15 Sep 2025 (Live Translation not in the EU) and 4 Nov 2025 (held back for DMA "engineering work"). EU got it with iOS 26.2 on 12 Dec 2025. Siri: Apple blamed the DMA on 8 Jun, launched 14 Sep, and its help page still says not in the EU. Link in bio.
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Claude Duet now runs your Claude Code from your phone. US only. Rest of us, day 17.
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Claude Duet: now with Claude Code sessions Check what's running, approve changes and send updates - all from your phone. Works with sessions on your computer or in the cloud. /cc @navbryce and @joshleibsly
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2,783 days ago the European Parliament voted to scrap clock changes. 16 changes later, EU governments still haven't agreed. Next one's 28 March.
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Sources: Parliament vote 26 Mar 2019, 410 to 192 (Legislative Observatory, 2018/0332(COD)). Its procedure file still says awaiting the Council's position, checked this morning. The 16 is my own count, 31 Mar 2019 to 25 Oct 2026. Link in bio.
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The EU's AI waiting list, Friday 6 Nov. Days since each one went wide elsewhere: Gemini Personal Intelligence: 206 Gemini Spark: 99 Siri AI on iPhone: 53 ChatGPT Dots (Pro): 38 New AI tools keep shipping. These four still haven't reached the EU.
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checked all four on Google's, Apple's and OpenAI's own pages this morning, none in the EU yet. Spark's counted from 30 July, when Google opened it to 160 more countries. Muse and Claude Duet aren't on here because they're missing from most places, not just Europe. sources: link in bio
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