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A US spectrum auction just raised $3.5B to pay for ripping out Huawei

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The Federal Communications Commission has raised about $3.5 billion from an auction of mid-band wireless spectrum, with most of the proceeds earmarked to fund the removal of Chinese-made telecom equipment from US networks. The agency’s long-running “rip and replace” programme, which reimburses smaller carriers for swapping out gear from Huawei and ZTE, has spent years […]

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The US is pressing Meta to let it review its AI, and Meta is the last holdout

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The Trump administration has been pressing Meta to submit its most capable AI models for federal security review, leaving the company the only major US developer that has not agreed to do so, according to a New York Times report. The push, the paper says, has come through emails as Washington steps up oversight of frontier […]

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Europe’s biggest tech CEOs have formed a standing lobby group with a direct line to von der Leyen

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Seven of Europe’s largest technology companies have created a permanent dialogue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, pressing the bloc to deregulate faster and let European firms consolidate. The group, which calls itself the European Tech Creators, collectively generates €417 billion in annual revenue, represents nearly €1.1 trillion in market capitalisation, and employs close […]

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EU escalates its Meta probe over addictive design for kids

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The European Commission is preparing preliminary findings that accuse Facebook and Instagram of exploitative design that hooks children. The Meta addictive design probe could end in a fine worth up to 6% of global sales. Brussels is about to turn up the heat on Meta. The European Commission is preparing preliminary findings that accuse Facebook […]

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UN urges AI firms to come clean on their environmental costs

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The United Nations wants artificial-intelligence companies to stop treating the environmental bill as somebody else’s problem. In a call amplified this week by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the organisation is pressing the firms behind the AI boom to disclose the carbon, water, and land their systems consume, and to switch their data centres and supply chains […]

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UK weighs forcing social media platforms to surface trusted news

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Ministers are considering rules that would make BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 content easier to find on Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, as more Britons get their news from feeds. Britain’s culture department said on Monday that it is considering requiring social media platforms to make content from public service media and other trusted news providers […]

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Anthropic’s new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude users

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Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to allow the company to require some Claude users to upload government-issued identification and submit selfie photos or videos for identity verification. The updated policy, which takes effect on July 8, introduces a new category of personal data collection that includes facial geometry templates, a data type that may […]

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A Tesla on Autopilot plowed into a Texas home. The woman inside didn’t survive.

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A 76-year-old Texas woman died on Friday after a Tesla Model 3 driver told police he was using the car’s Autopilot feature when he lost control and crashed into her family’s home at high speed. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Michael Butler said an automated driving assistance system was engaged at the time […]

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Germany tells Trump: you cannot get to the moon without us

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Germany’s space minister has a message for Washington: the dependence runs both ways. In an interview with Politico at the VivaTech trade show in Paris this week, Dorothee Bär said Europe provides “critical key technologies” for American space missions, adding bluntly: “Without us, it cannot be done.” The claim is not bluster. NASA describes the European Service […]

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Ireland takes the EU presidency with Big Tech paying 40 per cent of its tax bill

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Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July, inheriting a legislative agenda that includes proposals to curb Europe’s reliance on American tech, simplify the bloc’s digital rulebook, decide whether to ban children from social media, and overhaul telecom regulations. The country holding the presidency is supposed to act as […]

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