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Tech Council frets over being left out in made-in-Europe drive

Europe’s push to cut its reliance on US big tech with EU-made technologies and chips could shut out other non-EU players from the European market, trade bodies representing tech...

Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks faces EU privacy hit

31 May 2026 | by Katie Paul

Meta Platforms’ plan to collect detailed records of US employees’ computer usage for training its AI models is more extensive than initially described and set to capture non-US data...

Europe’s push to break Big Tech’s grip tempered by internal debate

27 May 2026 | by Foo Yun Chee

European leaders are divided on how far to go in curbing Big Tech as they weigh momentous decisions over giving EU firms preferential access to mobile satellite spectrum and...

Google targeted by EU over online ad price practices unfair to advertisers

13 February 2026 | by Foo Yun Chee

Alphabet unit Google risks another EU antitrust headache as regulators said they are concerned that the U.S. tech giant may be unfairly driving online advertising prices higher, a letter...

Google hit by publishers’ complaint to EU over AI Overviews

11 February 2026 | by Foo Yun Chee

Alphabet unit Google has been hit with an EU antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council on Tuesday over its AI-generated summaries known as AI Overviews, a move that...

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI plan

5 December 2025 | by Foo Yun Chee

EU regulators launched an antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday and may even temporarily halt its rollout of artificial intelligence features in its WhatsApp messenger that would block...

‘Digital sovereignty’: EU’s new focus on homegrown tech

21 November 2025 | by Michael FitzGerald

Over the past decade, prominent European politicians seemed to think that legal regulation would be enough to control the internet. They focused primarily on drafting laws to regulate foreign...

Sovereignty drive: EU rolls out $1.1 billion plan to ramp up AI in key industries

9 October 2025 | by Foo Yun Chee and Inti Landauro

The European Commission on Wednesday announced a 1-billion-euro (A$1.77 billion) plan to ramp up the use of artificial intelligence in key industries amid a push to cut the European...

EU chief backs Australia’s ‘common sense’ social media age ban

25 September 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The head of the European Union says Australia’s attempt to keep children off social media is inspiring her and member states, as Europe ramps up tech trials and public...

France and Germany reject Trump’s threats on EU tech laws

31 August 2025 | by Andreas Rinke and Michel Rose

France and Germany have defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after US President Donald Trump criticised European rules on digital services, saying any US coercion...

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Tech Council frets over being left out in made-in-Europe drive

Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks faces EU privacy hit

Europe’s push to break Big Tech’s grip tempered by internal debate

Google targeted by EU over online ad price practices unfair to advertisers

Google hit by publishers’ complaint to EU over AI Overviews

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI plan

‘Digital sovereignty’: EU’s new focus on homegrown tech

Sovereignty drive: EU rolls out $1.1 billion plan to ramp up AI in key industries

France and Germany reject Trump’s threats on EU tech laws

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