US data centre protests go national as backlash growsProtesters are organising nationwide demonstrations against the rapid expansion of data centres. These demonstrations aim to voice concerns...
18 Jul, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
EU lawmakers back reinstating interim rules to allow Big Tech to tackle child pornographyLawmakers and countries on both sides of the divide failed to agree on permanent rules last month following a dispute on the scope of detec...
09 Jul, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
EU issues new steel, e-commerce regulations to reduce trade imbalance with ChinaThe European Union has introduced new measures to protect its steel industry and curb e-commerce imports from China, aiming to address a si...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting SpaceX's AI growth storySpaceX's AI chatbot Grok faces significant challenges gaining traction within the U.S. government. Federal agencies show a strong preferenc...
21 May, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators sayThe European Union is expanding its Digital Markets Act to cover cloud and artificial intelligence services. This move aims to ensure faire...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
EU to delay 'high risk' AI rules until 2027 after Big Tech pushbackThe European Commission proposed easing and delaying parts of major tech laws, including shifting high-risk AI rules to 2027. The “Digital ...
19 Nov, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
No plans to get Big Tech to pay digital law compliance costs, EU tech chief saysGermany and European Parliament lawmakers have lobbied for a supervisory fee to be levied on Big Tech to help EU antitrust regulators bette...
23 Jul, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
France had no prior knowledge of Microsoft's Mistral AI deal, official saysEarlier this week, Microsoft said it had made a 15-million euro ($16 million) investment in Mistral, and would soon make the Paris-based co...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.54 PM IST
Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces EU scrutinyThroughout negotiations of the AI Act, Mistral lobbied for looser rules for some models, with advocates warning that strict rules risked un...
27 Feb, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
BigTech lobbying to derail open source GenAI: DeepLearning AI's Andrew Ng“If the attempts to squash open-source software succeed, almost all nations will simply be losers…the United States as well,” Andrew Ng, fo...
22 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
EU regulators' group sides with Big Tech against telcos' network fee pushThe comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to the European Commission which is now looking int...
19 May, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
How desi tech lobby is giving Silicon Valley giants a run for their moneyHome-grown lobbyists. Indian technology companies’ fight against global internet firms is being led by
22 Feb, 2019, 08.24 AM IST
Google, Facebook set 2018 lobbying records as techlash widensAlphabet Inc's Google unit spent more than $21 million to influence Washington, according to federal disclosures, in a year when its chief ...
23 Jan, 2019, 11.41 PM IST
Threat to banks? Amazon can soon be your lenderNew US banking regulators seem more willing to entertain the idea of granting banking charters to nontraditional firms, opening them up for...
09 Oct, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
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India's outsourcing industry was recently hit by the Mexico Border Security Bill and a ban by Ohio state against outsourcing of govt IT wor...
26 Oct, 2010, 12.40 AM IST