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Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist

September 28, 2023 1:00 am CET

Matthew Sinclair, chief economist to Truss during her brief tenure as prime minister, has been named the inaugural director of a tech lobby group’s new UK arm.

Surprise fall in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

September 20, 2023 9:13 am CET

Easing food prices bring an end to interest rate hikes in sight — and offer a boost to Conservative government.

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt defends China’s invitation to AI summit

September 20, 2023 7:01 am CET

Hunt begins a multi-day visit to major US tech companies on Wednesday as the country aims to expand its own artificial intelligence and life sciences industries.

UK dials up fight with Meta over encryption

September 20, 2023 4:00 am CET

New campaign comes as the United Kingdom finalizes rules that would allow it to monitor encrypted chats.

UK foreign secretary confirms China invite to AI summit

September 19, 2023 3:51 pm CET

The invite to Beijing has ruffled feathers, especially among the UK’s allies in the G7.

Chip manufacturers scramble to staff their European factories

September 18, 2023 3:00 pm CET

The EU has won lucrative semiconductor factories — but they need skilled workers.

Keir Starmer: UK needs to ‘wean itself off’ China

September 17, 2023 8:37 am CET

‘We need to be absolutely clear about the security of the UK,’ Labour leader says in interview with POLITICO’s new Power Play podcast.

How Rishi Sunak convinced the world to worry about AI

September 15, 2023 6:15 pm CET

The British leader has positioned himself as the chief doomsayer around artificial intelligence’s risk to national security and ‘bio-terrorism.’

Apple to update iPhone 12 to assuage radiation concerns

September 15, 2023 11:29 am CET

A French regulator had required the smartphone to be pulled from the market.

How Silicon Valley doomers are shaping Rishi Sunak’s AI plans

September 14, 2023 7:04 pm CET

‘If it’s not utopia, it’s annihilation’: Britain’s AI policy reflects existential fears of the controversial ‘Effective Altruism’ movement.

Far-right EU lawmakers nominate Elon Musk for human rights award

September 14, 2023 6:00 pm CET

ID group cites tech billionaire’s release of Twitter Files as protection of freedom of expression.

We won’t cut China out of AI summit over spying scandal, UK says

September 11, 2023 3:05 pm CET

Hawks demand ban as Beijing espionage row grows.

Rishi Sunak wants AI to be his legacy

September 10, 2023 8:57 pm CET

Struggling at home, the British prime minister believes his drive for AI governance can leave a lasting impact on the world stage.

Thierry Breton: The Digital Prince Regent

September 8, 2023 5:21 pm CET

All my roles are ‘complementary,’ says the French commissioner.

French lawmaker challenges transatlantic data deal before EU court

September 7, 2023 7:00 pm CET

MP Philippe Latombe launches the latest round of legal fighting.

G7 countries commit to AI code of conduct

September 7, 2023 1:00 pm CET

Attempt at creating a unified, but nonbinding, international rulebook could be presented to G7 leaders as early as November.

Britain rejoins EU’s Horizon science scheme

September 7, 2023 8:32 am CET

London talks up rebate as UK rejoins research strand it’s been shut out of since Brexit.

Britain to unveil deal on rejoining EU’s Horizon scheme within days

September 6, 2023 6:24 pm CET

Britain has been shut out of the multibillion-pound research project since Brexit.

Macron to discuss AI with Scholz during Germany visit

September 6, 2023 2:40 pm CET

France wants to boost French and European firms in the race for AI domination against the US.

EU cracks down on 6 Big Tech giants

September 6, 2023 11:35 am CET

Dominant players in the bloc will have to comply with the new digital competition rulebook.

Meet the Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord fighting Britain’s encryption crackdown 

September 6, 2023 8:31 am CET

Richard Allan — and a host of tech execs — are working to thwart rules that could see encrypted messenger apps monitored.

Reynders to take over as EU competition chief

September 5, 2023 7:20 pm CET

Reynders will step in as Vestager goes on leave to chase EIB post.

Margrethe Vestager goes on leave from the European Commission

September 5, 2023 7:02 pm CET

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s longtime antitrust czar, announced today that she has gone on leave from the Commission, having been assessed as a fit candidate for …

5 things to know as the Digital Markets Act ramps up

September 5, 2023 5:14 pm CET

As the Commission prepares to designate digital ‘gatekeepers,’ here’s how the EU’s new Big Tech competition rulebook will shake out.

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