Trump Wants Europe to Stop Regulating Big Tech. Will It Bend?
The White House suggested that countries with digital regulations restricting U.S. tech companies could face penalties. The question is whether Europe can stand firm.
Month: August 2025
Cook to sue Trump over order to fire her from Federal Reserve
The central bank governor says the US president “has no authority to do so” in defiance of Trump’s escalatory move against the Fed.
Video platform Kick investigated over streamer’s death
The French government also says it is suing the platform over the death of Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove.
US House committee requests Epstein ‘birthday book’ from his estate
A panel investigating the disgraced late financier’s crimes has subpoenaed an alleged file with notes from associates.
Does the US president have the power to sack a Federal Reserve governor?
Tweety McTreason takes aim at Lisa Cook, a central bank official – we unpack what it all means.
Authorities say woman’s ‘spiritual delusion’ played role in deaths of husband and child
A woman crashing a golf cart in an Ohio lake alongside three of her teenage children led authorities to uncover the bodies of her husband
Man with Babe Ruth’s name allegedly used IDs of dead players to steal class action money
A Tennessee man and namesake of MLB icon Babe Ruth used the IDs of former and late baseball player to wrongly cash in on class
Intel warns US govt equity stake could disrupt its global business and strategic deals
Intel has warned that granting the US government an equity stake could subject the company to “additional regulations, obligations or restrictions” in foreign markets and
US threat of sanctions on EU officials over tech law raises risks for enterprises
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing sanctions on EU officials responsible for enforcing the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a move that could escalate transatlantic
A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals
People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country’s disaster response ever
The thing Meghan most misses about UK – and other things we learnt from second series of her lifestyle show
The second season of the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, has been released.
Trump ‘has hit us hard’, says wrongly deported man as he’s detained again
A man who was wrongly deported from the US to El Salvador has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) again.
The Hot Crazy Matrix explains why investors get tech deals wrong
Private equity deals hit an all-time high in 2021, peaking at a total value of more than $1tn, with an average deal size exceeding $1bn
Legal expert calls for investigation into Gaza hospital attack
Experts are calling for Israel to be investigated over the ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.