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The connectivity choices Europe must now make

A true Single Market for connectivity is essential to unlock investment, support security, and enable scale

March 31, 2026 5:00 am CET

US pressures Brussels to join AI chips club

Top American official warns EU it should jump on board a U.S.-led initiative to compete on artificial intelligence.

March 30, 2026 5:17 pm CET

As the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way

After another failure to reform the stricken global trade body, coalitions form to bypass its consensus-based rulebook.

March 30, 2026 4:38 pm CET

WTO meeting ends with no deal

“We have run out of time,” says Director-General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.

March 30, 2026 6:07 am CET

Digital tariff deal deadlock throws WTO reform into doubt

Talks run into overtime after four-day ministerial in Cameroon was supposed to wrap up earlier on Sunday.

March 29, 2026 9:03 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

European Commission investigates cyberattack on its websites

The Commission said the attack was “contained.”

March 27, 2026 6:40 pm CET

European and Indo-Pacific alliance eyes digital trade deal

“This is historic,” Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told POLITICO. “We’re also having conversations on trade and investment facilitation [and] supply chain resiliency.”

March 27, 2026 6:37 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

Judge pauses Pentagon’s punishment for Anthropic

By granting Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin gave the company something tangible to show customers as it tries to recover its business and reputation.

March 27, 2026 9:36 am CET

Social media trials usher in Big Tech’s latest moment of reckoning

Tech giants boast massive wealth and a track record of weathering attacks in Congress and the courts, but two jury verdicts could shift their fortunes.

March 26, 2026 7:18 pm CET

Dutch court bans Grok from generating fake nudes, threatens €100K daily penalties

A judge says it’s not clear whether the changes made by Elon Musk’s X were effective.

March 26, 2026 7:13 pm CET
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Pro-Kremlin bots cry ‘murder’ ahead of Hungary vote

Disinformation watchers warn of an unusually inflammatory campaign ahead of the April 12 election.

March 26, 2026 5:07 pm CET
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Text messages by trade czar Šefčovič reveal early concerns over EU-US deal

Six months after the commissioner wrote his U.S. counterparts, they have yet to address European complaints over high steel tariffs.

March 26, 2026 4:07 pm CET

MEPs block tech firms from scanning for child sexual abuse material

The vote followed weeks of clashes, as national governments pushed the European Parliament to drop its privacy objections to the rules.

March 26, 2026 1:38 pm CET

EU probes Snapchat for failing to protect kids from grooming and illegal goods

Investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of the impact and liability of technology platforms towards kids.

March 26, 2026 12:05 pm CET

EU accuses 4 platforms of failing to stop kids accessing porn

Asking people to self-declare their age to access porn sites isn’t sufficient, the Commission said.

March 26, 2026 12:01 pm CET

EU Parliament backs US trade deal — with strings attached

Lawmakers support amendments to ensure that the Trump administration sticks to last year’s agreement.

March 26, 2026 11:47 am CET

Meta, YouTube found liable for social media addiction in landmark US trial

The verdict is a breakthrough for kids’ online safety advocates after years of fighting tech.

March 25, 2026 7:47 pm CET

Commissioners pile pressure on Parliament to pass child sexual abuse bill

Scanning tech platforms for child abuse material will become illegal in Europe early next month unless lawmakers pass Hail Mary fix on Thursday.

March 25, 2026 3:05 pm CET

TikTok, X say they’re ‘neutral’ on a social media ban for teens

Laissez-faire response from tech giants comes as UK trials different kinds of curbs on social media.

March 25, 2026 2:42 pm CET

Lille beats Rome in race to host EU customs cops

French city prevails in third-round run-off vote, after a nailbiting nine-way contest.

March 25, 2026 2:08 pm CET

Carney’s anti-Trump alliance starts quest to save world trade

Nearly 40 nations are hatching a plan to save the World Trade Organization or, if it can’t be salvaged, to build a new order.

March 25, 2026 6:00 am CET

Meta hit with $375M verdict in New Mexico child safety case

The verdict marks a win for state regulators targeting tech platforms over harms to young users, as Meta vows to appeal.

March 25, 2026 3:06 am CET
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