VRT faces new Belgian privacy decision after European data regulators’ ruling
June 25, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Belgian public broadcaster VRT will face a new decision on whether its use of cookie banners violates EU data protection rules, after an umbrella group of European privacy regulators ruled that a complaint is ... (more story)
Google Cloud not yet big enough for EU gatekeeper scrutiny
June 25, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Alphabet’s cloud-computing business doesn’t yet warrant scrutiny under the EU’s digital law, the European Commission said after seven months of investigating its two rivals in the sector. Amazon and Microsoft ... (more story)
Microsoft, AWS are cloud gatekeeper services that need regulating, EU says (update*)
June 25, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Cloud computing services owned by Microsoft and Amazon are important gateways for businesses deserving of stiffer regulation, the European Commission has found in a preliminary probe. It said Azure and AWS sho... (more story)
Australia's prudential regulator warns of frontier AI cyber risks
June 25, 2026
| Sean Maguire
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority warns that frontier AI models are creating a "paradigm shift" in cybersecurity risk, urging Australia's financial sector to share intelligence on vulnerabilities ... (more story)
EU tech head pitches digital sovereignty as allied interdependence, not US break
June 24, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
EU tech chief Roberto Viola cast Europe’s tech sovereignty push as a bid for trusted cooperation with the US, not a break from American technology. But he warned that US limits on access to frontier AI models ... (more story)
Watchdogs warn of risks of regulatory fragmentation on child protection online
June 24, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Watchdogs and policymakers from major economies warned that fragmented approaches to protecting children online risk undermining enforcement, increasing compliance costs and creating uneven levels of protectio... (more story)
EU eyes standards to help commercialize quantum technology
June 24, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Júlia Tar
A European Commission official has said technical standards could help commercialize quantum technologies as the EU prepares its Quantum Act. Officials, lawmakers and industry said Europe holds the lead in res... (more story)
German experts float 13 minimum for social media, stop short of ban call
June 24, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
German experts stopped short of recommending a blanket social-media ban, instead floating a minimum age of 13 or risk-based limits on features such as algorithmic feeds. The report, presented on Wednesday, urg... (more story)