On September 5th, Meta announced that it would be deleting the Facebook News tab in the UK, France, and Germany in early December. Meta’s move towards deprecation is driven by several factors. According to the company, “News makes up less than 3% of what people around the world see in their Facebook feed.” This implies […]
European Union
On Tuesday, September 6, the EU DMA dropped a bombshell on Big Tech, christening Big Tech as "gatekeepers" under its Digital Markets Act.
Seeking to ensure its monetary sovereignty, the EU appointed Stefan Berger to lead the development of legislation for its digital euro.
On August 25th, the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) will usher in its first phase, mandating content monitoring for tech giants.
A brain model endeavor, Human Brain Project is set to conclude on September 13th, leaving behind a legacy of achievements and controversies.
Alphabet launches Bard, Google's AI chatbot, in Europe and Brazil amidst regulatory scrutiny. Stock jumps 4%.
The UK is making a strategic move to woo the tech giants, and it has sent Joe White as a UK ambassador to Silicon Valley for this mission.
The Sino-European relations are on shaky grounds as the EU is mulling over sanctioning China over Russia-Ukraine war "transgressions."
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up artillery bombardments and air strikes on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Diplomacy * The Group of Seven industrial powers on Tuesday criticised Russia’s threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, […]
The Group of Seven industrial powers drew together on Tuesday to criticise China’s coercion of Taiwan and Russia’s threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, promising to intensify sanctions on Moscow for its war on neighbouring Ukraine. “The strength of the solidarity between the G7 foreign ministers is at a level not seen before,” Japan’s […]