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Trump anxiety spurs investment in European defence startups

Donald Trump's potential White House return has helped spur a flurry of investment in defence-technology startups across Europe, according to eight prominent

Trump anxiety spurs investment in European defence startups
Business|Europe|Technology

UK watchdog shuts down probes into Apple and Google app stores

Britain's competition watchdog has closed its existing investigations into Apple and Google's respective app stores, awaiting new laws governing digital markets.

UK watchdog shuts down probes into Apple and Google app stores
Crime|Europe|News|Technology

UK revisits social media regulation after far-right riots

The British government is considering changes to the Online Safety Act designed to regulate social media companies, following a week of racist rioting driven by

Europe|News|Technology

X's handling of UK riots could influence EU probe

An ongoing European Commission investigation into social media platform X could take its handling of harmful content related to the recent UK riots into account, a

X's handling of UK riots could influence EU probe
Europe|News|Political

Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws

Elon Musk has been accused of exacerbating tensions after a week of far-right rioting in Britain, sparking calls for the government to speed up the rollout of laws

Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws
Business|Technology

Google parent's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny

Britain's antitrust watchdog is scrutinising Google-parent Alphabet's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and its impact on competition, the

Google parent's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny
Business|Europe|Technology

UK union files legal challenge against Amazon over warehouse vote

A British union has filed a legal challenge against Amazon, accusing the U.S. ecommerce giant of inappropriately influencing warehouse workers to vote against

UK union files legal challenge against Amazon over warehouse vote
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Spotify reports record quarterly earnings, shares jump 14% in premarket trade

Spotify posted a record quarterly profit slightly ahead of analyst expectations on Tuesday, pushing its shares up more than 14% in premarket trading.  

Spotify reports record quarterly earnings, shares jump 14% in premarket trade
Business|Technology

CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers

American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday, after a botched software update caused havoc around the

CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers
Political|Technology

Britain's new government aims to regulate most powerful AI models

Britain's new Labour government has said it will explore how to effectively regulate artificial intelligence models, but stopped short of proposing any specific

Britain's new government aims to regulate most powerful AI models
Business|Technology

Japan's SoftBank acquires British AI chipmaker Graphcore

Japan's SoftBank Group has bought artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore for an undisclosed sum, ending long-running speculation over the company's future.

Japan's SoftBank acquires British AI chipmaker Graphcore
Science|Technology

Britain’s AI safety institute to open US office

Britain’s artificial intelligence (AI) safety institute will open an office in the United States, hoping to foster greater international collaboration on the

Business|Economy|Technology

NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund

A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding as part of the group’s one billion euro ($1.1 billion) innovation fund.

NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund
Business

Explainer-Why is the EU probing Big Tech under the Digital Markets Act?

The European Union on Monday launched investigations into Alphabet, Apple and Meta for potentially breaching a landmark new law designed to prevent Big Tech having

Explainer-Why is the EU probing Big Tech under the Digital Markets Act?
Business

Analysis-AI talent war heats up in Europe

An influx of artificial intelligence (AI) startups is heating up the battle for technical talent in Europe, leaving companies like Google DeepMind to choose

Analysis-AI talent war heats up in Europe
Business

Amazon's AWS removes data transfer fees for clients switching to rivals

Amazon's AWS said on Tuesday that customers who want to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will not have to pay any network fees globally.

Amazon's AWS removes data transfer fees for clients switching to rivals
Business

Exclusive-Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections

Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union (EU), the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc's

Exclusive-Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections
Business

Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe

Google has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI).

Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe
Business

Explainer-What are the EU's landmark AI rules?

Negotiations around the European Union's first-of-a-kind rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) looked set for a dramatic climax on Wednesday, as lawmakers

Explainer-What are the EU's landmark AI rules?
Business

Exclusive-Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market

Google has called on Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft, claiming its business practices had left rivals at a significant disadvantage,

Exclusive-Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market
Business

Apple files legal challenge to EU's Digital Markets Act

Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by

Apple files legal challenge to EU's Digital Markets Act
Business

Explainer-Britain's AI summit: what can it achieve?

Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit this week to examine the risks of the fast-growing technology and kickstart

Explainer-Britain's AI summit: what can it achieve?
Business

EU's Breton confirms investigations into three tech platforms, including X

EU industry chief Thierry Breton has launched investigations into three tech platforms over content moderation decisions, including Elon Musk's X.

EU's Breton confirms investigations into three tech platforms, including X
Business

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit

Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit next month, aiming to carve out a role following Brexit as an arbiter between

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit
Business|Technology

Elon Musk now says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese EVs

Tesla founder Elon Musk told tech investors in Paris on Thursday he opposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), an about-face from his January warning

Elon Musk now says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese EVs

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