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Spotify announced Backstage Plus, its own commercial offering built on top of the open Backstage project. The result is a de facto fork that raises uncomfortable questions about governance of company-donated CNCF projects. A look at the practical implications and what teams already running Backstage in production can do.
Since 2 August 2025 the EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose models, national authorities, and the penalty regime are enforceable. A practical look at what changes for those of us deploying AI in Europe.
AI governance in a company means a standing committee, written policies, a model and use-case inventory, risk assessment, and audits. The first provisions of the EU AI Act took effect on 2 February 2025, banning practices such as social scoring and requiring minimum AI literacy for staff. Fines reach 35 million euros or 7 percent of global turnover.
