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French spy service drops Palantir

Europe is seeking to wean off U.S. tech for sensitive services.

June 16, 2026 10:50 am CET
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Silicon Valley wants to put a chip in your brain

A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.

May 15, 2026 9:00 am CET

EU social media ban could come this summer, von der Leyen says

Commission chief says EU can learn from “pioneer” Australia in imposing minimum age for social media.

May 12, 2026 9:52 am CET

EU clinches deal to roll back AI restrictions

Deal marks first significant delay of digital rules amid pressure from the U.S.

May 7, 2026 6:26 am CET

US firms could face exclusion under new EU cyber bill, lead lawmaker says

“I can see the Cybersecurity Act having an impact on U.S. companies if they don’t oblige by the rules,” says Czech Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová.

May 6, 2026 1:35 pm CET

Why Elon Musk’s friend thinks he’s wrong about AI

From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.

May 2, 2026 4:35 pm CET

Starmer’s stack of unfinished business

After 22 months and more than his share of strife, the U.K. prime minister ends his first session of parliament with plenty still to be done.

April 29, 2026 3:33 pm CET

Brussels tells EU countries to use its age-check app

Security experts found holes in the EU’s tech earlier, and capitals are reluctant to adopt Brussels’ tools.

April 29, 2026 10:48 am CET

EU countries cool on Brussels age-check app 

The EU’s app to check the age of internet users faces resistance from national governments, according to a survey by POLITICO.

April 27, 2026 6:49 pm CET

Head of UK data watchdog voluntarily steps aside amid HR probe

Information Commissioner John Edwards stepped back from his duties on Feb. 26 in order “to enable an independent workplace investigation which relates to him,” the agency said.

April 25, 2026 12:02 pm CET

Intimate talks: Brussels ponders the naked body in AI bill

Officials debate how to define “intimate parts” in a draft ban on AI nudification tech.

April 23, 2026 4:47 pm CET
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British lawmakers warn of ‘glaring risks’ in relying on US tech

The call comes amid heightened fears the Trump administration could use foreign countries’ dependence on American tech providers for geopolitical leverage.

April 22, 2026 1:24 pm CET

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels’ age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is “technically ready.”

April 17, 2026 1:18 pm CET
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US Director of National Intelligence raised issues with spy law Trump is pushing to renew

The director of national intelligence told Trump she had concerns about reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without adding safeguards to protect Americans’ privacy.

April 17, 2026 10:51 am CET

Anthropic’s hacking tech exposes EU AI Office weaknesses

The unit in charge over overseeing the most advanced models needs more staff, critics say.

April 16, 2026 7:34 pm CET

Online age checks are coming in Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the world’s biggest tech platforms have “no more excuses” for not checking users’ ages before letting them access restricted content.

April 15, 2026 8:36 pm CET

‘No more excuses’: Von der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready

Age verification app is central to EU effort to keep kids safe online.

April 15, 2026 11:53 am CET

8 in 10 Europeans don’t trust US, Chinese firms with data

Europe is rolling out measures to keep data local and reduce reliance on foreign tech.

April 10, 2026 11:09 am CET

Most Europeans want minors off social media

Respondents to POLITICO European Pulse survey overwhelmingly support measures to keep kids under 16 away from social media.

April 9, 2026 5:57 pm CET
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EU welcomes Anthropic’s move to slow the release of powerful new AI tool

The tech company made the announcement after finding that its new Claude Mythos model outperformed most humans at “finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.”

April 9, 2026 2:36 pm CET

Tech firms enter legal limbo over child abuse scanning

Scanning private online spaces for child abuse material becomes illegal in Europe on Saturday.

April 3, 2026 4:16 pm CET

Privacy roadblock stunts von der Leyen’s anti-red tape crusade

Lawmakers and capitals are revolting over the EU executive’s plan to reform the General Data Protection Regulation.

April 2, 2026 12:30 pm CET

Countries sidestep WTO deadlock to implement e-commerce deal

WTO members spanning 70 percent of global trade — including Australia, China, Britain and the EU — will implement the agreement among themselves in their domestic legislation.

March 28, 2026 4:20 pm CET

MEPs told to leave phone at home for China trip

Concerns over cyberespionage have peaked in recent years as authorities uncovered more attacks by Chinese state-backed hacking groups on European governments.

March 27, 2026 6:06 pm CET

Austria to ban social media for under-14s

Government plans national proposal by June, saying an EU-wide effort will take longer.

March 27, 2026 2:42 pm CET
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