Sources: the US has paused its Tech Prosperity Deal with the UK, signed in September, over frustrations about UK online safety rules and digital services taxes
The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain's digital regulations and food safety rules.
French President Emmanuel Macron criticizes the EU for being too slow to act on probes into Big Tech companies, attributing the delay to US pressure against DSA
www.politico.eu/article/brus... Forums: r/eutech : Macron says Brussels is ‘afraid’ of tackling US Big Tech r/europe : Macron said Brussels is too slow in its handling of probes in...
Sources: the Trump administration is considering imposing sanctions on EU or member state officials that implement the DSA, after US tech company complaints
President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible …
Sources: the EU and the US have delayed formalizing their trade deal partly over “non-tariff barriers”, like relaxing the DSA, which the EU sees as a red line
Document formalising last month's deal delayed by squabbles over language on ‘non-tariff barriers’, bloc's officials say
Sources: Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the US government 15% of H20 and MI308 chip revenue from China sales, as a condition of export licenses granted last week
Chipmakers agree to unusual arrangement to secure export licences from Trump administration — Nvidia and AMD have agreed …
Trump signs an EO ending the de minimis exemption for packages worth $800 or less from all countries, after shuttering the loophole for goods from China in May
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order ending the de minimis trade loophole for low-value packages shipped from all countries.
Sources: the UK weighs reducing or abolishing its 2% digital services tax on UK revenue of Big Tech companies by April 2 in an effort to avoid some US tariffs
To be continued... David Henig / @davidheniguk : If the UK deal with the US involves a government struggling for revenue giving up tax in return for the *possible* reduction of tar...
Sources: the UK weighs reducing or abolishing its 2% digital services tax on UK revenue of Big Tech companies by April 2 in an effort to avoid some US tariffs
To be continued... David Henig / @davidheniguk : If the UK deal with the US involves a government struggling for revenue giving up tax in return for the *possible* reduction of tar...
Intel's decision to delay new Germany and Poland plants by two years is a blow to the EU's goal of making 20% of the world's chips by 2030, up from ~9% in 2022
BRUSSELS — The European Commission's landmark 2022 chips strategy has collapsed just as it laid out a new team to fix the bloc's competitiveness.
Ofcom publishes an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence, following days of rioting in the UK
The U.K.'s internet regulator, Ofcom, has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence.
Ofcom publishes an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence, following days of rioting in the UK
The U.K.'s internet regulator, Ofcom, has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence.
In a now-deleted X post, Elon Musk reposted a fake Telegraph story shared by a far-right party about the UK opening “Detainment Camps”; the post had 1.8M views
Elon Musk has deleted a post on X, the social media platform he owns, in which he spread fake news about …
In a now-deleted X post, Elon Musk reposted a fake Telegraph story shared by a far-right party about the UK opening “Detainment Camps”; the post had 1.8M views
Elon Musk has deleted a post on X, the social media platform he owns, in which he spread fake news about …
Several London hospitals face major disruptions after a June 3 ransomware attack on Synnovis, which provides blood transfusion and other services to the NHS
According to Metro, the incident has impacted transplant surgeries and blood transfusion centers. — https://metro.co.uk/... Kevin Beaumont / @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social : You'...
UK tech industry insiders say hopes of a quick UK-US digital trade deal have dimmed due to soft-pedaling by the US, with no progress made since April 2022
Financial Times : Tweets: @davidheniguk and @pmdfoster Tweets: @davidheniguk : Not much happening on a US-UK digital trade agreement apparently. Useful reminder in here that a suc...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US chip export controls has put the US tech industry at risk of “enormous damage”, as Chinese firms start building their own chips
Jensen Huang tells lawmakers to be ‘thoughtful’ about imposing more export controls on Beijing
Sources: after postponing construction at the end of 2022, Intel seeks an extra €4B-€5B from Germany to build its chip plant, taking the expected cost to ~€30B
Intel Corp. is seeking an additional 4 billion to 5 billion euros in subsidies from the German government …
Ampere Analysis: a decade-long original TV show spending boom is expected to slow to a crawl in 2023; streaming services will cut growth from 25% in 2022 to 8%
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Sources: the UK Treasury finalizes expanded crypto regulation plans, including letting the FCA restrict how companies run and advertise, after FTX's implosion
Implosion of FTX injects fresh urgency into government's pledge to impose order — The Treasury is finalising plans for a package …
Source: Elon Musk plans to lay off 25% of Twitter's workforce in the coming days, focusing on sales, product, engineering, legal, and trust and safety
The first round of layoffs, led by his lawyer Alex Spiro, will target 25 percent of the workforce — SAN FRANCISCO …