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Zuckerberg’s new Washington game

Zuckerberg’s new Washington game

Meta has largely won its legal battles over social media bias — and now its CEO is hedging his bets against a potential Trump presidency.

August 28, 2024 6:30 am CET
Uber fined €290 million for sending drivers’ data outside Europe
Elon Musk is ‘accountable to no one,’ says UK tech minister as riots rage
TikTok to ditch ‘addictive’ tool in Europe at EU’s request
After a whirlwind 5 years, Breton’s back for more
The 11 MEPs who actually matter

The 11 MEPs who actually matter

July 29, 2024 4:00 am CET
Washington’s most powerful interests don’t know whether to cheer Harris — or dread her
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15 experts predict what Biden’s dropout means for the 2024 election

Political analysts and historians weigh in on an unprecedented moment in American politics.

July 22, 2024 10:13 am CET

The UK has a new government — let the lobbying commence

British lobbyists have launched a schmooze offensive as they try to capture the attention of Labour’s greenhorn contingent.

July 22, 2024 4:01 am CET

Microsoft signs antitrust truce with OVHcloud

With a second cloud pact in weeks, Microsoft has definitely mitigated the threat of an EU probe — for now.

July 18, 2024 6:06 pm CET

Microsoft clinches deal to avert EU cloud probe

Software giant’s truce with cloud providers ends a two-year dispute and the threat of an antitrust probe.

July 10, 2024 3:54 pm CET

Polish media outlets protest ‘threat of domination’ by Big Tech

Tweaks in copyright law means publishers can’t bargain better deals with Google, Facebook, local media warn.

July 4, 2024 3:55 pm CET

Microsoft and Google AI deals get EU antitrust scrutiny, Vestager says

“We cannot just sit back and see how things pan out,” the competition commissioner said.

June 28, 2024 4:38 pm CET

Microsoft faces fresh warning in Teams competition probe

Tech giant may be giving its video call service ‘undue advantage’ over competitors, EU’s Vestager said.

June 25, 2024 11:46 am CET

Vestager slices into Apple again

The outgoing EU competition chief is amping up legal action against the iPhone maker.

June 24, 2024 5:29 pm CET

EU accuses Apple of breaching landmark digital law

The iPhone maker is the first company to be told it may not be complying with the EU’s Digital Markets Act.

June 24, 2024 9:48 am CET

Belgian far-right MEP wins case against Meta over shadowban

“A first victory against Big Tech,” the MEP wrote following the ruling.

June 3, 2024 9:47 pm CET
Cartoon Carousel

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

June 1, 2024 4:01 am CET

Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint

Possible deal involves a multimillion-dollar payout to cloud association backed by Amazon.

June 1, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Big Tech donations boost liberals ahead of EU election

Companies including Microsoft, Apple and Google splash cash to support parties like ALDE.

May 31, 2024 6:00 am CET

Germany and France push for mega-deals in competition overhaul

Still smarting from the veto of the Alstom-Siemens deal, Paris and Berlin want Brussels to focus on forging champions.

May 28, 2024 9:49 pm CET

Brando Benifei takes his AI act on the campaign trail

The Italian center-left lawmaker is making AI regulation his campaign pitch. It’s working.

May 27, 2024 6:00 am CET
Bots and Ballots

From safety-first to sales pitches, AI companies speak for themselves

Big Tech firms’ lobbying and promotional language shows they approach a crowded marketplace.

May 21, 2024 6:00 am CET

How Dominic Cummings’ favorite AI firm captured the British government

Faculty has emerged as the UK’s homegrown champion in AI safety — though some question its deep political links.

May 16, 2024 7:09 pm CET
The road to the eu election 2024

Ireland has a new group of voters: The homeless

In EU election, Dublin addresses a Continent-wide problem.

May 14, 2024 4:00 am CET

French digital industry braces for crackdown on kids’ screentime

Social platforms and smartphone manufacturers are lobbying hard to stem the next wave of regulation.

May 10, 2024 6:00 am CET

As the media’s resources dwindle, it’ll only get harder to tell fact from fake

Fewer checks and balances across most mainstream media groups mean an increasing threat of reputational damage.

May 1, 2024 4:00 am CET

Rishi Sunak promised to make AI safe. Big Tech’s not playing ball.

A ‘landmark’ AI testing deal hailed by the UK leader is being shunned by the emerging tech’s biggest players including OpenAI and Meta.

April 26, 2024 4:00 am CET
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The impact of AI on disinformation and democracy

Why high-quality tech journalism matters to the 2024 global election cycle.

April 16, 2024 5:00 am CET

Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections

A new 14,500-km subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points.

April 2, 2024 4:00 am CET

Meet the British lords taking on Big Tech

A motley crew of nobles has emerged as the UK’s sternest check on government tech policymaking.

March 28, 2024 6:21 pm CET
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