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UK minister admits ‘regret’ over AI and copyright row

UK minister admits ‘regret’ over AI and copyright row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said the government favoring an “opt-out” option so early had not been a good move.

May 22, 2025 5:35 pm CET
GDPR is cracking: Brussels rewrites its prized privacy law
UN tech envoy to US: Don’t see us as charity
Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations
TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users’ data to China
Privacy officials’ travel to home countries sets off EU alarm bells
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EU bans the bots: Commission bars ‘AI agents’ from joining online meetings

AI-powered assistants are becoming a popular business and consumer tool. The EU says “no thanks” for now.

April 17, 2025 4:38 am CET

Ireland probes Musk’s X for feeding Europeans’ data to its AI model Grok

The investigation threatens to stoke further tensions between the EU and U.S. over tech rules.

April 11, 2025 3:30 pm CET

France could pull the plug on Pornhub this summer

A new law requires porn sites to check the age of users in France.

April 11, 2025 2:19 pm CET

Europe prepares AI charm offensive as industry trembles from tariff shocks

Draft strategy shows EU wants to woo tech leaders with computing, data, skills — and simpler rules — to run AI.

April 8, 2025 4:25 am CET

Europe’s GDPR privacy law is headed for red tape bonfire within ‘weeks’

Long seen as untouchable in Brussels, the GDPR is next on the list of the EU’s crusade against overregulation.

April 3, 2025 4:18 am CET

ChatGPT hit with complaint for calling user a child murderer

ChatGPT’s tendency to “hallucinate” and spit out made-up information about people has triggered a second complaint from Austrian privacy group Noyb.

March 20, 2025 3:21 pm CET

Musk blames Ukrainians for cyberattack on X. Experts aren’t convinced.

Evidence of Ukrainian involvement in X disruptions is very thin, cyber experts say.

March 11, 2025 4:33 pm CET

UK watchdog probes TikTok over children’s data

LONDON — Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children’s personal information to recommend content to them. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said …

March 3, 2025 10:12 am CET

What France hopes to get from its AI summit

From “inclusive” artificial intelligence to union power over tech firms, the French government is looking to tackle a series of hot-button issues.

February 5, 2025 10:45 am CET

Italy blocks China’s DeepSeek over privacy concerns

The Chinese AI firm recently emerged as a fierce competitor to industry leaders like OpenAI.

January 31, 2025 10:30 am CET

Italy’s privacy regulator goes after DeepSeek

Chinese AI firm has emerged as a fierce competitor to industry leaders like OpenAI.

January 29, 2025 12:56 pm CET

Europe’s AI hopes rebound after DeepSeek success

New Chinese model suggests winning the AI race could be done on the cheap.

January 29, 2025 4:30 am CET
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Trump dismantles surveillance watchdog, triggering Europe’s privacy PTSD

The move is the “first big political puncture” in a EU-U.S. pact to allow data to flow freely.

January 23, 2025 6:28 pm CET

Albania’s TikTok ban raises rule of law questions

Planned nationwide embargo on TikTok is an “abuse of power” and will suppress free speech, opposition warns.

January 8, 2025 4:29 am CET

TikTok removed 3 influence campaigns during Romania’s elections

Social media firm faces questioning by European Parliament lawmakers over networks that aided Romanian far-right win.

December 3, 2024 12:29 pm CET
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Cut, simplify and incentivize: Three steps to win the tech race

Europe is not realizing its potential, and its companies are falling behind or leaving the region. We need the right support and bold action, now.

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Big Tech’s AI dream turns into Ireland’s energy nightmare

Energy-hungry artificial intelligence is stressing Ireland’s power grids, jeopardizing the country’s position as Europe’s tech hub.

November 18, 2024 4:47 am CET

5 things to know about EU tech security chief Henna Virkkunen’s hearing

Elon Musk and Europe’s tech gaps show the Finnish nominee has a major task at hand.

November 13, 2024 1:13 am CET

Microsoft and Google’s Brussels lobbying war heats up

Two giants enter a shouting match over perceived dirty lobbying tactics in Europe.

October 29, 2024 12:42 pm CET

Europe’s tech gap is a major security problem, Ischinger says

Godfather of Munich Security Conference warns that EU lacks investment landscape to close gap with U.S., China.

October 21, 2024 4:34 am CET

Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference

We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservatives’ tech policy in opposition.

September 26, 2024 7:30 am CET

Uber fined €290 million for sending drivers’ data outside Europe

Ride-hailing tech giant protests against what it called a “flawed decision.”

August 26, 2024 11:22 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
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