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UK ditches deadline for Brexit bonfire of EU laws after business backlash
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Big Tech deals: Regulators are coming to get you
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Microsoft returns to its brawling global lobbying tactics
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UK locks horns with WhatsApp over threat to break encryption
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First casualty of economic warfare: The free market
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US to EU: We want to check your surveillance practices
Activision and Microsoft to appeal after CMA blocks takeover
Activision has said it will “work aggressively” with Microsoft to overturn the U.K. competition regulator’s decision to block Microsoft’s proposed takeover of the game developer. Microsoft and …
UK’s Rishi Sunak lines up £1 billion chips strategy
The prime minister is hoping to unveil long-awaited semiconductor strategy at the G7 next month.
Facebook, Twitter to face new EU content rules by August 25
The world’s largest social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others will have to crack down on illegal and harmful content or else face hefty fines under …
Britain says no to Big Tech as competition bill lobbying falls flat
Legislation unveiled Tuesday aims to rein in the tech giants with fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover.
Britain wants special Brexit discount to rejoin EU science projects
EU diplomat slams ‘Margaret Thatcher-style thinking’ as UK demands Horizon Europe rebate.
UK security minister warns of AI coding weapons
‘The genie will not go back in the bottle,’ says Tom Tugendhat.
Elon Musk is wrong and West must ‘win AI race,’ says UK chancellor
Jeremy Hunt tells POLITICO the West needs to be ‘super smart’ about artificial intelligence rules, but pushes back at doom-laden warnings.
Europe’s chips strategy staggers past the starting line
While the EU celebrates its deal on microchips, its competitors are already putting plans into action.
UK warns Russian-aligned cyber groups targeting infrastructure across the West
The warning marks the latest escalation between the Kremlin and Western capitals.
UK delays chips plan again as key minister seeks maternity cover
Strategy has been held until No. 10 and tech department decide who will cover maternity leave for Secretary of State Michelle Donelan.
Biden and US Congress want to ban TikTok. At this point it may be impossible
Biden and the GOP both want to ban the ultra-popular Chinese app — but they’re quickly crashing into the hard limits of Washington’s power.
Elon Musk: ‘I should not tweet after 3am’
‘Have I shot myself in the foot with tweets multiple times? Yes,’ Twitter owner says.
News outlets fear ChatGPT could steal their scoops
Publishers are trying to determine how current copyright rules may apply to disruptive AI-powered chatbots.
EU to Elon Musk: We’re snubbing your paid Twitter verification plan
It’s a reverse of previous policy to vouch for accounts’ authenticity.
UK data regulator fines TikTok £13M for letting children under 13 on platform
The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020.
Big Tech lobbyists get stuck in to UK’s landmark competition bill
Ministers are preparing new competition rules — and US tech giants are already pushing back.
Lost in translation: Washington and Brussels face pushback on effort to patch trade rift
The US and European Union are negotiating a deal to shore up much-needed critical minerals for electric vehicles, but calling it a “free trade agreement” is creating complications on both sides of the Atlantic.
EU puts trade weapon on the table. Will it shoot?
Conceived to resist US pressure, the EU’s anti-coercion instrument is now more likely to be used against China.
How TikTok built a ‘team of Avengers’ to fight for its life
The viral-video goliath has erected a political influence machine in the US and Europe as it battles efforts to regulate or ban the platform because of ties to China.
UK goes light-touch on AI as Elon Musk sounds the alarm
Experts fear UK policymakers have not grasped the scale of the challenge the technology poses.
Russian body armor on the battlefield in Ukraine has links to China
Photos on eBay and other sites show the Russian body armor, which Ukrainians say they’ve recovered from the front lines.
US wants allies to line up against China. Europe is starting to listen.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is finally forcing the EU to get real about reliance on authoritarian states.
UK parliament bans TikTok from its network
The move comes after the social media app was banned on all UK government devices last week.
Britain’s Labour Party used to hate Big Tech. Not any more
Shadow ministers, officials and think tankers are working on a paper setting out the party’s approach to the digital economy.