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Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules
Trump's nominee for SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, has pledged a “rational, coherent, and principled approach” for digital assets
Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal
President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in US
Newspaper Lawsuit Against OpenAI Can Proceed Says Judge
Copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft from The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed, judge rules
Tesla Europe Sales Plummet, As Owners Return EVs At Record Levels
Chinese rival BYD overtakes global revenues of Elon Musk's Tesla, as record number of Tesla owners return their EVs
Signal App In Spotlight Amid Secret Chat Controversy Of US Officials
Messaging app Signal in the headlines after a journalist was invited to a top secret military chat among senior US officials
MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act
MEPs add to Commission pressure for second EU Chips Act amidst industry calls for renewed support for European semiconductor sector
Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman
Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in UK
Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act
Nine EU countries led by the Netherlands push European Commission for follow-up to 2023 EU Chips Act to boost manufacturing
Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation
Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal
ByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over...
ByteDance's largest US investors reportedly in talks for majority stake in US TikTok spin-off, with parent company retaining holdings
Norwegian Man Files Complaint After ChatGPT Claims He Murdered...
Norwegian man files data-protection complaint after ChatGPT falsely states he murdered two of his sons, was imprisoned for 21 years
Tesla Recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks Over ‘Crash Risk’ Faulty...
All Cybertrucks manufactured between November 2023 and February 2025 recalled over trim that can fall off and increase risk of a crash
Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake
As Musk guts US federal agencies, SEC issues summons over Elon's failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform
Amazon Loses Appeal To Record EU Privacy Fine
Amazon loses appeal in Luxembourg's administrative court over 746m euro GDPR fine related to use of data for personalised advertising
Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case
Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff
EU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements
EU gives Apple demands for third-party developer access to iOS features and greater responsiveness in communications
EU Charges Google Over DMA Violations
Preliminary findings from European Commission argue Google unfairly restricts app developers, self-preferences in search
Suspects Charged In Huawei EU Parliament Corruption Probe
Belgian authorities charge five people in probe into suspected corruption involving Huawei, following raids and arrests last week
Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules
Apple loses bid in Germany's top civil court to remove designation under special antitrust rules for biggest tech companies
South Korea Sees China Chip Exports Slump
South Korean chip exports to China fall by nearly one-third after US government restricts sales of AI-friendly HBM memory
Telegram’s Durov Allowed To Leave France As Probe Continues
Telegram founder Durov permitted to temporarily leave France as authorities continue probe into criminal activity on service
Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety Act
Ofcom now has power to issue fines and other penalties for failure to remove illegal online content under Online Safety Act
OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules
OpenAI document proposes exemption from state regulations, access to copyrighted materials, promotion of US AI systems abroad
European Parliament Bans Huawei Lobbyists After Arrests
European Parliament bans Huawei lobbyists after police make arrests in corruption probe around company's links to to European Parliament
Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report
Binance BNB token rises after WSJ report the Trump family is in talks to secure a stake in Binance's US operation
Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm
Community Notes testing across Facebook, Instagram and Threads to begin next week in US, using algorithm from Elon Musk's X
FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn
Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts
Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday
MPs demand secret High Court hearing be held in public, after government had ordered a backdoor to Apple iCloud
FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls
Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource shortfalls”