EU-US data transfers face new pressure after US Supreme Court ruling
July 01, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo
A US Supreme Court ruling allowing the president to fire executive officers at will has injected fresh uncertainty into the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
WhatsApp faces wave of litigation in US over alleged security flaws
July 01, 2026
| Xu Yuan
WhatsApp, known for its heightened security for instant messaging, is facing multiple lawsuits in the US challenging that promise for privacy, which, if successful, could threaten the very foundation of one of... (more story)
Trump eyes quantum boost, but supply chain challenges remain
July 01, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration’s push to accelerate quantum computing applications and deployment faces significant constraints, including to shore up supply chains for the critical and emerging technology. Presiden... (more story)
Tech companies to face more Irish probes as minors' safety comes into focus
July 01, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Tech companies can expect more investigations from Ireland’s media regulator under the EU’s Digital Services Act in the next six months — even as existing probes are already facing procedural court challenges.... (more story)
Singapore's AI ambitions are reshaping role of its privacy regulator
July 01, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore's privacy regulator is broadening its role beyond traditional data protection as AI adoption accelerates, with responsible data use becoming a central theme of its engagement with businesses. In an i... (more story)
Slaughter ruling, Ferguson move narrow US FTC, DOJ merger differences
June 30, 2026
| Flavia Fortes
The US Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter is likely to be remembered for transforming the Federal Trade Commission's independence. But it also underscores a quieter shift in US merger enforcement: ... (more story)
US regulator of foreign investment eyes agentic AI, data centers
June 30, 2026
| Curtis Eichelberger
Agentic AI programs that can plan, reason, and act out a series of tasks to achieve more complex goals, and the data centers that provide the massive computing power required to train and run the complex model... (more story)
Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court
June 30, 2026
| Jean Comte
Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)