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Germany pledges €225bn to quadruple AI computing power by 2030
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces a push for digital sovereignty, aiming to quadruple AI computing power by 2030 with over €225bn in corporate pledges.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Germany’s BSI warns lawmakers and journalists of potential iPhone spyware compromise
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns lawmakers and journalists to update devices and enable Lockdown Mode after Apple’s alerts about…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Elon Musk donates record $474 million to 2026 political groups
Elon Musk’s $474 million in political donations during the 2026 midterms sets a record, primarily funding Republican groups and Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Democratic campaigns flooded voters with 725 fundraising texts in a year, data brokers blamed
A WIRED investigation reveals how Democratic campaigns and PACs sent hundreds of misdirected fundraising texts, tied to data broker errors and AI-driven…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Snap settles teen social media addiction case days before trial
Snap settles as the last defendant left, after Meta, TikTok and YouTube. Evan Spiegel and Mark Zuckerberg had been due to testify at the Los Angeles trial.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Supermarket Freezers Across Europe Hit With Another Cyberattack
The refrigerations systems were cranked up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in at least half a dozen countries.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Ford Promises Not to Sell Your Driving Data as GM Pays $220 Million to Settle Claims It Did Just That
Ford’s new privacy pledge arrives as automakers face growing scrutiny over how they collect and share drivers' data.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
New York Times and three other US papers sue Brave over AI scraping
Separate complaints in Manhattan say Brave sells scraped articles to AI firms and helps readers bypass paywalls.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
EU pauses national social media bans for children, halts Austria’s under-14 plan
The European Commission has paused national social media bans for children for 12 months to prioritize an EU-wide law.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Voters in Iowa and Ohio prioritize AI safety over global leadership, poll shows
A Republican poll finds 67% of voters in Iowa and Ohio support AI safety measures even if the US falls behind globally.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Delaware proposes AI-run businesses under 30-month regulatory sandbox
Delaware’s legislation would allow businesses to be operated entirely by AI agents under a regulatory sandbox, drawing federal scrutiny over liability risks.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Oil price surge from Iran conflict reshapes key US Senate races
Rising diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer costs—driven by geopolitical conflict—become a defining issue in Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Iowa Senate races.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Google in talks to join US Defense’s $185B Golden Dome programme
Google is discussing a role in the US Defense Department’s $185 billion Golden Dome initiative, focusing on data storage, networking, and cybersecurity.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Germany’s Gen Z-led cost of living protests turn violent in multiple cities
Protests organized by Gen Z regelt over cost of living and public spending cuts turned violent in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg, with looting…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Pope Leo XIV calls for global ban on lethal autonomous weapons, rejects AI personhood
Pope Leo XIV has called for an international ban on lethal autonomous weapons and emphasized human oversight in AI decisions ahead of the UN Convention…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
Trump declares robot imports a national security threat, kicking off trade talks
US President Donald Trump declares robot imports a national security threat, initiating trade talks under Section 232.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 2, 2026
OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’
Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else?
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
UK watchdog opens an investigation into Meta’s AI terms for publishers
The CMA investigation follows complaints from news publishers. Meta paused the terms on 28 October and says there are no grounds for the regulator to step in.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn
At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council member’s fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
TSA flags 5 types of electronics in carry-ons: lithium batteries, power banks and vapes
TSA restricts lithium batteries, power banks, smart luggage, and vapes in carry-on luggage. Learn the rules to avoid delays or confiscation at airport security.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
Judge denies xAI’s motion to dismiss NAACP lawsuit over data center pollution
A federal judge ruled xAI must face the NAACP’s lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines at its Mississippi data center, a test case for AI infrastructure…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
South Korea fines Google and Apple $47.6M, tech firms back AI training opt-out standard
South Korea fines Google and Apple a combined $47.6M for antitrust violations.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
Palantir warns AI race raises risk of China seizing Taiwan for TSMC
Palantir’s head of defence says the global AI competition increases the temptation for China to seize Taiwan, home to TSMC, the dominant maker of advanced AI…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026
Pope Leo XIV demands institutional framework for ethical AI
Pope Leo XIV urges global institutions to implement ethical AI standards, oversight, and accountability mechanisms in a Vatican address.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 1, 2026