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Big Tech to face fines for consumer protection failures, says EU official
Financial Times: Brussels is preparing to give itself new powers to fine Big Tech for failing to protect…
July 12, 2026
Voice of America’s exiled journalists find meaning in work outside newsroom
Washington Post: At Trader Joe’s, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international…
July 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and staunch Trump ally, dies at 71
New York Times: He died from “a brief and sudden illness,” his office said. Over more than two…
July 12, 2026
How gang of thieves pulled off multimillion-dollar data center heist
New York Times: The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings.…
July 12, 2026
How Putin turned Japan into den of spies
New York Times: Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that…
July 12, 2026
US unleashes biggest round of strikes on Iran in weeks as tensions boil over in Hormuz. Strait open or closed?—AND MORE
CNN: The US launched a significant new air assault on Iranian military targets, saying it struck about 140…
July 12, 2026
China again warns Russia not to use nuclear arms against Ukraine
Japan Times: Senior Chinese officials confirmed they’d relayed that message to Moscow in talks with a Western government…
July 11, 2026
AI’s soon-to-be billionaires want to know what to do with all that money
Washington Post: How they spend newfound billions could influence politics and civic life far outside the industry…
July 11, 2026
Apple sues OpenAI alleging theft of top-secret information
Financial Times: Apple claimed that the ChatGPT maker has used its former and current employees to steal hardware…
July 11, 2026
Trump ups pressure on US companies in drive to lower prices
Financial Times: Donald Trump is piling pressure on US companies to cut prices as the war-driven surge in…
July 11, 2026
Merz casts himself as reformer to stem German far right’s rise
Politico Europe: A series of incremental reforms pushed through by the chancellor is unlikely to deliver the political…
July 11, 2026
Marco Rubio running Venezuela from afar
New York Times: The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and…
July 11, 2026
Supreme leader calls for revenge in new message as Trump threatens Iran in overnight post. Nuclear deal unlikely, senior U.S officials confide—AND MORE
CNN: In his first message since the funeral of his father and predecessor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said…
July 11, 2026
Trump admin subpoenas New York Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One
CNN: The Times said in its report that it will fight the court order, which is highly unusual…
July 11, 2026
Europe considering proposals to allow navigation fees in strait of Hormuz
The Guardian: Europe is studying proposals that could allow navigation fees to be charged in the strait of…
July 11, 2026
News outlets urge judge to sanction OpenAI in high-stakes AI copyright fight
Associated Press: The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark…
July 10, 2026
Why Chat Control 1.0 is EU’s most Orwellian law yet
Euronews: A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 —…
July 10, 2026
Nobel-winning U.S. chemist will move to China to lead A.I. institute
New York Times: Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial…
July 10, 2026
OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups
Financial Times: The US companies confirmed to the FT that they have been supplying AI services to Singapore-based…
July 10, 2026
EU threatens Instagram, Facebook with fines if it doesn’t change addictive design
Politico Europe: The EU executive issued its findings under the Digital Services Act on Friday, telling Meta to…
July 10, 2026