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Prosecutors say Israeli firm had access to Polish Pegasus data
There have been allegations in several countries that it has been used in surveillance against political opponents of sitting governments.
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Polish minister caught citing fake story about Russian bots’ demise after Ukrainian attack
After the attack on Yandex, graphics with charts appeared on the internet suggesting a decline in the activity of Russian bots.
French AI flagship Mistral announces new model
Firms and states, it said, should not have to rely on a closed-model vendor that could "arbitrarily turn off their cyber defence capabilities".
Dutch intelligence service warns not to hold secret talks in a modern car
Microphones fitted for voice control and emergency calls can, in technical terms, be switched on from outside the vehicle.
Dutch police arrest alleged ShinyHunters leader suspected of plotting murders abroad
The 24-year-old was seized in Amsterdam six days before the hacking group claimed to have broken into an FBI recruitment site.
US seeks to join Musk’s court challenge to EU digital fine
Washington's request lands in a case where X is already backed by Alliance Defending Freedom International, which accuses the European Commission of trying to pierce…
Pope Leo XIV tells UNESCO artificial intelligence cannot answer the search for meaning
The first papal address to the UN body in 46 years came as the European Commission moved to loosen parts of its own AI rulebook.
India and Europe turn space into a new arena for competition and cooperation
Their capabilities are different, but complementary enough to compete industrially while cooperating on Earth observation, disaster management and security.
Google fined €403 million for EU location-data breaches
Ireland is Google’s lead EU supervisor because the company’s European headquarters are in Dublin.
Anthropic finds its chatbot in Iranian ministries and Yemen rockets
Anthropic reveals that its chatbot, Claude, was misused by Iranian ministries and Yemen groups for cyber operations and weapons development, prompting account bans…
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Brussels forces Google to lower quality of searches in the EU
The European Commission’s own decision records that Google’s previous display was better for users in several of the disputed boxes.
Brussels designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under Digital Services Act
The European Commission gains investigative powers over how the services work. Fines for serious breaches can reach 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover.
Google eases EU spam rules on publisher sites after Brussels probe
The company said the change would take effect on August 30, covering the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
US exposes Italy-based tech collective used by violent far-left groups and terrorists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said far-left terrorism was “a profound threat to the United States and the broader West”.
Meta settles US child-safety claims for up to €15.5 billion
The deal resolves litigation originally filed by 29 states in 2023 and later joined by additional states and territories.
Draghi’s new group on European sovereignty opens with Swiss HQ, US tech and failed AI hedge fund
Day-to-day direction falls to Luis Garicano, a Spanish economist at the London School of Economics and a former MEP, who is listed as executive director.
French PM admits few ministries meet cyber standards after large hacks
A detailed proposal for the unit's organisation, rules of engagement, resources and leadership is required by August 21.
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They leak twice: Tusk government unaware for two years of data breach affecting 19 million Poles
He said that "we are dealing with an extraordinary and very large incident in terms of the security of Poland's information sphere".
Lagarde says Europe cannot afford to miss AI as its growth model erodes
The European Central Bank chief told business leaders in Geneva that fragmented markets and fragmented finance are stopping European firms from reaching global size.
Phone numbers of UK ministers surface online after Burnham impersonation scam
The details of three cabinet ministers were found listed on the internet days after the Prime Minister exchanged texts with someone posing as a senior White House…
Virgin Trains wins UK approval to challenge Eurostar’s cross-Channel monopoly
The British rail regulator has cleared up to 20 daily return services between London and Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam from 2030.
Elon Musk says X will make government censorship requests clearly visible
Users will be informed when a government authority seeks the removal of a specific post or the restriction of an account.
Attal calls for referendum after French court strikes down under-15 social media ban
The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the law, adopted by parliament on July 21, constituted "an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary,…
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Bluesky’s active user base halves as the post-election exodus fades
The decline is sharper still when measured against the platform's late-2024 peak.
Storm of critique after Anthropic watermarks Claude text worldwide to meet EU AI Act rules
Breaches can attract fines of up to €15 million or 3 per cent of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
French newspapers file complaint against Google over AI summaries blamed for 38% traffic loss
Nearly 300 daily titles have asked France's competition authority to force the US company to honour commitments it gave regulators in 2022.
Meta says its AI model went rogue and hacked another company during testing
The model then “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies”.
French Greens leader calls for ban on X during elections
She argued that the platform, owned by Elon Musk, should be treated as a content editor rather than a neutral intermediary.
Men connected to death of French streamer get suspended prison sentence and digital ban
Both were also ordered to refrain from streaming platforms for six months, an unusual judicial “bannissement numérique.”
European Commission opens bidding to build seven AI gigafactories
Brussels is betting €10 billion of public money will draw in twice as much private capital for European computing power.