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Notes recovered from lobbyist’s phone describe $5 million payment structure linked to promotion of Libra token by Argentine President Milei and other top officials (Zack Abrams/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 15, 2026

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Italy fines Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites on its DNS 1.1.1.1 service; CEO Matthew Prince says he will discuss it with U.S. officials (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 10, 2026

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EU officials and policymakers say the EC will step up enforcement of the DMA and DSA in 2026, a move expected to reignite clashes with US tech giants and Trump (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

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Sources: PDD, owner of Pinduoduo and Temu, fires dozens following a fight between employees and Chinese officials investigating fraudulent deliveries on its platform (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 18, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: PDD, owner of Pinduoduo and Temu, fires dozens following a fight between employees and Chinese officials investigating fraudulent…

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Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros in 2023 and 97 million euros in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with European officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 29, 2025

European Business Observatory: Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros…

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EU officials are scrambling to resolve a growing trade dispute with China over rare earths and chips, as the bloc is caught between Beijing and Washington (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 28, 2025

Financial Times: EU officials are scrambling to resolve a growing trade dispute with China over rare earths and chips, as…

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Sources: Bank of England officials block Revolut’s full UK license over concerns its risk controls can keep pace with its global growth (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 14, 2025

Financial Times: Sources: Bank of England officials are blocking Revolut’s full UK license over concerns its risk controls could keep…

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Amkor breaks ground on advanced chip packaging campus in Arizona, with production expected by early 2028; state officials say Amkor’s investment could reach $7 billion (Luke James/Tom’s Hardware)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 11, 2025

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German officials say they will vote against "Discussion control" Proposals, reporting the block will not have enough support before a vote of October 14 (Suzanne Smalley / The Record)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 8, 2025

Suzanne Smalley / The record:: German officials say they will vote against the EU “cat control” proposals, reporting that the…

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Sources: The delays in the agreement to send the AI chips of Nvidia to the Water, announced in May, are frustrating Jensen Huang and administration officials like David Sacks (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 3, 2025

Wall Street Journal:: Sources: delays in the agreement to send the AI chips of Nvidia to the Water, announced in…

Heat maps show North Korea’s largest greenhouse at less than half capacity – Radio Free Asia

Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

FDA Speeds Up Research on Psychedelic Drugs Following Trump Order

Spirit Airlines’ money ‘won’t last very long’

Nike cuts 1,400 jobs in second round of layoffs this year

Trump administration decides to reclassify cannabis

Regeneron signs drug pricing deal with Trump, will offer hearing loss treatment for free

Trump falls asleep during Oval Office event as his decline deepens

Hakeem Jeffries calls Trump the stupidest president in history

Republicans attempt to overturn election after Virginia backfires Trump’s Gerrymander

RFK Jr. looked completely crazy during Senate hearing

Investigation opened into Kash Patel’s alleged drinking

Meta announces deal to use “tens of millions” of Amazon’s Graviton chips to help deliver its next generation of AI models, amid Nvidia chip shortage (Ina Fried/Axios)

Norway plans to ban children from using social media until age 16; government says it will present bill to parliament by end of 2026 (Terje Solsvik/Reuters)

EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

Trump threatens to “impose significant tariffs on the UK” if he does not scrap his digital services tax, which he sees as unfairly targeting US tech companies (Connor Stringer/Telegraph)

Sources: AI coding company Cognition in early talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of $25 billion, up from $10.2 billion announced in September 2025 (Bloomberg)

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Notes recovered from lobbyist’s phone describe $5 million payment structure linked to promotion of Libra token by Argentine President Milei and other top officials (Zack Abrams/The Block)

Italy fines Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites on its DNS 1.1.1.1 service; CEO Matthew Prince says he will discuss it with U.S. officials (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

EU officials and policymakers say the EC will step up enforcement of the DMA and DSA in 2026, a move expected to reignite clashes with US tech giants and Trump (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)

Sources: PDD, owner of Pinduoduo and Temu, fires dozens following a fight between employees and Chinese officials investigating fraudulent deliveries on its platform (Bloomberg)

Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros in 2023 and 97 million euros in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with European officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)

EU officials are scrambling to resolve a growing trade dispute with China over rare earths and chips, as the bloc is caught between Beijing and Washington (Financial Times)

Sources: Bank of England officials block Revolut’s full UK license over concerns its risk controls can keep pace with its global growth (Financial Times)

Amkor breaks ground on advanced chip packaging campus in Arizona, with production expected by early 2028; state officials say Amkor’s investment could reach $7 billion (Luke James/Tom’s Hardware)

German officials say they will vote against "Discussion control" Proposals, reporting the block will not have enough support before a vote of October 14 (Suzanne Smalley / The Record)

Sources: The delays in the agreement to send the AI chips of Nvidia to the Water, announced in May, are frustrating Jensen Huang and administration officials like David Sacks (Wall Street Journal)