Governement-IT

EU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon PlantEU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon Plant

EU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon Plant

European Commission approves German €920m state aid measure for Infineon to construct chip factory in Dresden

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Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian RegulatorMost Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Research from Australia's online safety regulator reveal most children aged 8 to 12 used social media or messaging services in…

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Google Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name ChangeGoogle Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change

Google Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change

Google threatened with a lawsuit from Mexico, after it changed the Gulf of Mexico name after Trump executive order

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UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip FirmUK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

High Court in the UK rules that Chinese owner must sell stake in Scottish chip design business without delay

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UK Government Partners Anthropic AI To Improve Public ServicesUK Government Partners Anthropic AI To Improve Public Services

UK Government Partners Anthropic AI To Improve Public Services

Anthropic confirms Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with UK government to explore use of AI to improve public services

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UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

Labour's business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to set out ‘strategic steer’ for UK competition regulator, after ousting chairman

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SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against BinanceSEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

Donald Trump's crypto friendly SEC seeks to pause high-profile lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance

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Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens OrderAnduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order

Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order

Anduril Industries, the defense-tech startup of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, is to take over Microsoft's $22 billion Pentagon headset order

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US, UK Refuse To Sign AI DeclarationUS, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration

US, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration

Both the US and UK refuse to sign an international AI declaration, that had been backed by France, China and…

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UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – ReportUK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data

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Former ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian IntelligenceFormer ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian Intelligence

Former ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian Intelligence

IP theft? Former Russian employee at both ASML and NXP denies allegations of contact with Russia's FSB intelligence service

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Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity InitiativesGoogle Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google becomes latest tech firm to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets, and cites executive order from Donald Trump

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DeepSeek Sends Data To Blacklisted China Mobile – Report

Researchers at Feroot Security undercover DeepSeek code that transfers data to servers under control of the Chinese government

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Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For WeaponsAlphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

Google ban on use of AI for developing weapons, surveillance tools ended by Alphabet, amid “increasingly complex geopolitical landscape”

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Australia Bans China’s DeepSeek On Government Devices

Another country announces ban on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on government devices, while other countries also mull ban

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China Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs, Starts Google Probe

Beijing responds to Trump's new tariffs with its own tariffs, and begins other measures against US firms including Google

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DoJ Sues To Halt HPE $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks

US Justice Dept sues to block HPE proposed acquisition of Juniper, cites elimination of competition in wireless networking

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CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues

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Trump Signs AI ‘Free From Idealogical Bias’ Executive Order

After earlier revoking Biden's AI safety executive order, President Trump signs new executive order to develop an 'ideological bias free'…

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Pakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social Media

Bill passed to give Pakistani government sweeping controls on social media, but critics argue it will further suppress free speech

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Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

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UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

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Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements

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CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Government replaces chairman of the competition watchdog with former Amazon boss, amid Labour's “growth” drive in UK

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Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Not just insurrectionists. Founder of criminal marketplace Silk Road also receives pardon from Donald Trump

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Elon Musk Takes Control Of Doge, As Vivek Ramaswamy Steps Down

Musk now in sole charge of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, with remit to advise on cuts to “wasteful”…

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UK Second Most Attractive Country For Investment, PwC Survey Finds

Global survey from PwC places United Kingdom ahead of China, Germany and India as most attractive country for investment

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Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok Ban

TikTok receives executive order from Donald Trump to grant time for a sale to be reach, but will ByteDance agree?

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Tech CEOs Front And Centre At Trump’s Inauguration

The inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday was attended by the CEOs of big name tech firms, including the boss…

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Elon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok Ban

With Donald Trump moving to strike down US ban on TikTok, Elon Musk questions why X is still banned in…

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