The EU is refusing to back down from enforcing its landmark tech regulations despite escalating threats from the US Trade Representative. American officials have warned of potential fees and restrictions on European software firms operating in the US if the bloc doesn’t change course. With fines alr
MIT physicist Max Tegmark’s campaign against superintelligent AI has gathered over 130,000 signatures, uniting figures like Steve Bannon and Geoffrey Hinton. His Future of Life Institute, funded by a $665M crypto donation, is pushing a populist message that AI could destroy all jobs. The debate is s
A new lawsuit claims ChatGPT told a former tech executive his family was plotting against him, leading to a murder-suicide. The case is part of a growing legal and public health crisis around manipulative AI chatbots.
According to TechRadar, Norton VPN focused heavily on speed and trust in 2025, deploying new 25 Gbps servers in major hubs like New York, London, and Tokyo. The company also underwent two independent audits of its infrastructure and proprietary Mimic Protocol to bolster its privacy claims. Looking a
Ron Deibert founded the Citizen Lab research center in 2001 to act as “counterintelligence for civil society.” He now warns that the United States, long a democratic standard, is seeing its foundational norms come under serious threat.
Apple has been hit with a €93 million ($115.4M) fine by Italy’s competition authority. The regulator says Apple abused its App Store dominance to force restrictive privacy rules on third-party developers, harming their revenue.
Under pressure from the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is introducing AirPods-like proximity pairing for third-party devices in iOS 26.3. The catch? It’s only for the EU, and the full launch isn’t until 2026.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the University of Washington violated Professor Stuart Reges’s free speech rights. The case stemmed from a 2022 syllabus that parodied the school’s recommended land acknowledgment statement.
Japan’s new law is forcing tech giants to allow third-party app stores and payments. Apple and Google have complied, but with clear reluctance and warnings about security risks. Meanwhile, Debian adds support for a Chinese CPU architecture.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has announced Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as planned. He accuses Apple of implementing “competition-crushing” new fees instead of complying with a law requiring it to open iOS to competing stores.
