American citizen arrested in Russia for weed gummies, state media says

He is the latest in a long string of U.S. citizens detained by Moscow on drug charges.

Security is the new safety

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย ย The U.K. AISI drops โ€œsafetyโ€ for โ€œsecurityโ€ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โ€”ย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โ€”ย Whatโ€™s happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโ€™ve hidden my wifeโ€™s Valentineโ€™s card. You can get in touch with your news, [โ€ฆ]

Reynolds hits โ€˜resetโ€™ on competition

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย  The government is giving the CMA a โ€˜resetโ€™. The CMA will try to show itโ€™s got the message. โ€”ย Peter Kyle explains the U.K.โ€™s AI summit statement snub. โ€”ย MPs pick up where peers left off on copyright. Good morning and happy Thursday, This is Tom, back home. You can get in touch with [โ€ฆ]

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Has Elon Muskโ€™s Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ€” The withdrawal of the EUโ€™s AI liability rules has fans and critics. โ€”ย Thereโ€™s a new report about the price tag of the Eurostack. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. Hi, this is Pieter, back in Brussels after frantic days [โ€ฆ]

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws

SNEAK PEEK โ€” The EU plans to raise the American pushback against tech law with the U.S., said tech boss Henna Virkkunen. She also promised a more โ€œinnovation-friendlyโ€ AI regulatory framework. โ€” Rolling out AI should mean talking to workers and helping them gain new skills, said EESC president Oliver Rรถpke. Failing to get it [โ€ฆ]

Franceโ€™s great AI hope sees opportunity in Chinaโ€™s chatbot success

Mistral AI co-founder says China’s artificial intelligence breakthrough offers inspiration for Europe in the global AI race.

The EUโ€™s new AI mantra: Weโ€™re open for business

The European Union has pivoted to cheering AI innovation, laying less emphasis on rules that curb potential threats.

Zelenskyy signals diplomatic push to win over Trump

Kyiv wants to secure the U.S. administration on its side before any peace talks with Russia.

Poland counters Trumpโ€™s EU trade โ€˜atrocityโ€™ quip: US runs โ€˜hugeโ€™ surplus in services

EU officials still hope to avert a trade war with the United States.

Donald Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Are they?

The U.S. president’s tariff attack on Americaโ€™s closest allies is unprecedented. Economists say they wonโ€™t fix the U.S. trade deficit, restore jobs or raise much money. And people will get hurt.

How Trump tariffs could upend car markets in Europe, the US and China

Levies threaten exporters to US market, while scrapping of subsidies will hit EV sales โ€“ and Tesla could gainThe internal combustion engine appears to hold a special place in Donald Trumpโ€™s psyche. During his inauguration speech last week, he made a โ€œs…

Trump vs. Xi: Who Will Win the Trade War?

Donald Trump launched a two-year trade war against China during his first term in the White House, and heโ€™s poised to do it again. Even before being sworn in, Trump threatened China with 60 percent tariffs to cut its trade surplus, 10 percent tariffs if it didnโ€™t halt fentanyl shipments and 100 percent tariffs if [โ€ฆ]

Why Trumpโ€™s AI plan made Elon Musk flip out

A feel-good photo op just triggered a billionaire slapfight. Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s really at stake.

Poland fumes over US block on AI chips

Poland styles itself as a key US ally, but the chip restriction threatens to impact its ambitious military expansion on Putin’s border.

Europe needs to adapt or it will get left behind

Boldly aiming for โ€œstrategic interdependence,โ€ the EU should embrace interconnectedness where prudent while building autonomy where it can.

Trump and Xi talk TikTok, fentanyl and trade in Friday call

The call occurred just hours before the Supreme Court upheld a law set to ban TikTok in the U.S.

EU warns US over new AI chips blocks

Export restrictions on cutting-edge microchips will affect some EU countries, including Poland.

British politics has a sandwich problem

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is just the latest big name to cause a stir with her culinary choices.

Europe jumps into โ€˜incredibly costlyโ€™ AI supercomputing race

The EU will fund AI-optimized supercomputers across the bloc to help startups compete with U.S. rivals.

Do Syriaโ€™s liberators still deserve the terrorist label?

Assadโ€™s downfall was met with unbridled joy and relief among Syrians and Syriaโ€™s expatriate community.

Swedenโ€™s Social Democrats struggle in traditional blue-collar heartlands

Like other socialist parties in Europe, Sweden’s center left has lost ground to the far right. Itโ€™s hoping to turn that around.

Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโ€™s first Commission

Whoโ€™s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.

UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artistโ€™s spoof corruption apology

Judge considering complaint by fishing firm Samherji rules artist Odee unlikely to be able to defend work as parodyThe property rights of Icelandโ€™s largest fishing company prevail over the right to artistic expression of an artist who spoofed the firmโ€™…

5 things to know about EU tech security chief Henna Virkkunenโ€™s hearing

Elon Musk and Europe’s tech gaps show the Finnish nominee has a major task at hand.

What lawmakers should ask the EUโ€™s new tech boss

Queries for Henna Virkkunen: What’s tech sovereignty? How can Europe win the AI race? And how will you enforce EU tech rules?

Euro and pound tumble as Trump storms to victory โ€” stocks donโ€™t know whether to laugh or cry

Big gains for defense and health stocks, but it’s a bleak day if you’re driving the green transition โ€” or lending to Mexicans.

โ€œTout le monde veut protรฉger les enfantsโ€

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur tech en France. Par KLARA DURAND Avec OCร‰ANE HERRERO, EMILE MARZOLF et TIPHAINE SALIOU Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Ocรฉane Herrero, Klara Durand, Emile Marzolf et Tiphaine Saliou | Voir dans votre navigateur AU MENU โ€”ย Harcรจlement : la ministre de lโ€™Education nationale se saisit du sujet. [โ€ฆ]

Far from the race he once envisioned, Joe Biden closes out contest in Scranton

As Kamala Harris makes her final dash, the president sticks close to home.

Harris is pounding Trump on fascism. Some Democrats think thatโ€™s a mistake.

Harris has ratcheted up her warnings about the dangers of a second Trump term in recent weeks.

Harris pilonne Trump sur le fascisme, des dรฉmocrates pensent que cโ€™est une erreur

Ces derniรจres semaines, Kamala Harris a multipliรฉ les mises en garde contre les dangers d’un second mandat de Donald Trump.

EU to spend โ‚ฌ900M on expanding critical technologies

Brussels has lined up cash to prevent European tech companies from falling into foreign hands.

Intel wins lengthy EU legal battle over ยฃ880m competition fine

Chipmaker disputed 2009 decision that it abused its market position in case dating back two decadesThe US chipmaker Intel has won a long-running battle to quash a fine of more than โ‚ฌ1bn imposed by the European Commission for allegedly abusing its marke…

Vidรฉosurveillance algorithmique : stop ou encore ?

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur tech en France. Par KLARA DURAND Avec OCร‰ANE HERRERO & TIPHAINE SALIOU Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Ocรฉane Herrero, Klara Durand et Tiphaine Saliou | Voir dans votre navigateur AU MENU โ€” Maintien de la vidรฉosurveillance algorithmique : le dรฉbat dรฉchire dรฉjร . โ€” Budget : les [โ€ฆ]

Votes with that? How the politics of McDonaldโ€™s went global

From Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to the U.K.โ€™s Kemi Badenoch, politicians are embracing the burger.

Who could be in Kamala Harrisโ€™ Cabinet? Here are the leading contenders.

If Kamala Harris wins the election, she will likely approach the task of filling out her Cabinet and West Wing much like she did when she took over Joe Bidenโ€™s campaign operation this summer. While sheโ€™ll ensure her closest advisers and key Cabinet members are people she personally trusts, there will be some continuity with [โ€ฆ]

If you think Trumpโ€™s migration policies are extreme, look at the EUโ€™s

As the anti-immigrant feeling surges in popularity in Europe, its leaders are embracing formerly taboo approaches to their borders.

CRINK: Itโ€™s the new โ€˜Axis of Evilโ€™

The alliance among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is forcing NATO to tighten links with Indo-Pacific countries.

Boost EU research spending to โ‚ฌ220B or lose against US, China, experts warn

A new report cites areas where the EU is lagging behind its rivals, and recommends a spending boost.

Why Harris isnโ€™t talking about Bidenโ€™s accomplishments

The Democratic nominee isnโ€™t campaigning much on the Biden administrationโ€™s bigger, slower-moving policies

EU betting on India and Vietnam for chips

Looking to be less dependent on China and Taiwan, the West is keen to have alternative suppliers and are pushing at an open door with New Delhi and Hanoi.

Draghi report: a wake-up call for the EU electronics manufacturing industry [Promoted content]

Despite the European Chips Act, the European electronics sector still faces a sharp decline, potentially undermining Europeโ€™s security, industrial resiliency, and global competitiveness.

Secret Service nach Trump-Mordversuch in der Kritik

US-Politik fรผr Sie entschlรผsselt. Jeden Tag in Ihrem Postfach. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JAKOB HANKE VELA Mit CARLOTTA DIEDERICH DIE TOP-THEMEN โ€” SECRET SERVICE IN DER KRITIK: Abgeordnete und Sicherheitsexperten kritisieren nach dem erneuten Mordversuch an Trump die Behรถrde, die mit dem Personenschutz von Prรคsidenten betraut ist. Prรคsident Joe Biden fordert mehr [โ€ฆ]

Volkswagen is the anti-Tesla and China is to blame

The German carmaker faces a triple threat from China, a lagging EV transition and labor worries.

ย โ€˜Weโ€™re the only plane in the sky:โ€™ 9/11 on board Air Force One

Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.

Harris schlรคgt Trump im TV-Duell

US-Politik fรผr Sie entschlรผsselt. Jeden Tag in Ihrem Postfach. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JAKOB HANKE VELA Mit CARLOTTA DIEDERICH DIE TOP THEMEN โ€” TV-DUELL: Donald Trump war gegen Kamala Harris die meiste Zeit in der Defensive, tappte in die Ego-Falle. Dann gab auch noch eine der berรผhmtesten US-Stars ihre Unterstรผtzung fรผr die [โ€ฆ]

Ukraine’s capture of hundreds of Russian conscripts in Kursk region undermines Putin’s war rhetoric

In a northernย Ukrainianย prison, young Russian conscriptsย captured during Ukraineโ€™s incursion into Russian territory await their fate.ย Ukraine sees them as crucial bargaining chips, whileย theirย families back in Russiaย areย demandingย their swift return.

Germany ties itself to Taiwan on chips. It comes with risks.

A new microchips plant by world leader TSMC is a boon for Dresden, but Berlin wants to avoid alienating its major trade partner Beijing.

Belgian bankruptcy dents Europeโ€™s microchip dreams

Concerns about Chinese ownership impacted government’s thinking to keep microchips factory afloat.

Tim Walz calls Viktor Orbรกn a dictator. For JD Vance, heโ€™s a role model.

Opinions about the Hungarian prime minister show how much the two vice presidential candidates differ in their thinking.

Chinese firms stockpile high-end Samsung chips as they await new US curbs

Chinese tech giants including Huawei and Baidu as well as startups are stockpiling high bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors from Samsung Electronics in anticipation of US curbs on exports of the chips to China, three sources said.

Trump vs. Bidenโ€™s historic climate agenda

President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot โ€” but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy salutes Joe Bidenโ€™s โ€˜unwavering supportโ€™

Russians claim capture of two villages; squeeze on smuggling of chips through Chinese territory to Russia is having effect. What we know on day 880Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraineโ€™s president, has released a statement after Joe Biden stood down from the US…

The never-ending job of depriving Putin of the means to kill Ukrainians

Vietnam and Malaysia are the next destinations on EU envoy David Oโ€™Sullivanโ€™s mission to stop Russia from beating EU sanctions.

Electronics Manufacturing: The Achillesโ€™ Heel of EU Strategic Autonomy [Promoted content]

Despite the adoption of the European Chips Act, the EU electronics manufacturing industry is set to decline, undermining European security, industrial resiliency, and competitiveness.

NATOโ€™s bad boys: Turkey and Hungary play their own game

Turkey and Hungary are preparing for a Trump presidency and charting their own course in the alliance.

Britainโ€™s new power list: 12 people you need to know in the UK Labour government

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now in office. These are the people who really matter in his government.

EIB launches new programme to support strategic technologies

The EIB launched a new programme to “actively participate in the European Commissionโ€™s industrial alliances and initiatives” on net zero and strategic technologies, in its 2024-2027 strategic roadmap.

Macron’s Gambit, ‘lame ducks’ at the G7?

Itโ€™s been a week of political aftershock in France, after the earthquake that wasย President Macronโ€™s sudden call for snap elections. His gambit, in testing the far rightโ€™s EU election triumph and his banking on it being just a sign of voter frustratio…

Chinese exports threaten Europe even more than the US

Biden is right to heed working class voters in Pennsylvania. The Continent, which has even more to lose from a second China shock, better start listening to its workers too.

US sets stage for antitrust probes of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are nearing an agreement to divvy up investigations of potential anticompetitive conduct by some of the worldโ€™s largest technology companies in the artificial intelligence industry, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.

Big Mac vs. Supermac: McDonaldโ€™s losesย EUย trademark fight

EU top court ruling says the fast food giant can no longer trademark Big Mac for chicken.

The EUโ€™s pathetic crocodile tears for Iranian hangman

Europe bends over backwards not to offend murderous mullahs, more interested in potentially reopening trade than in human rights.

Palรคstina-eklat in Europa

Das Briefing dazu, wie sich Entscheidungen in Brรผssel auf Sie auswirken. Mit dem Wissen des grรถรŸten Newsrooms der europรคischen Hauptstadt. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JรœRGEN KLร–CKNER Mit JULIUS BRINKMANN und LAURA HรœLSEMANN DIE TOP-THEMEN โ€” Eklat in Europa: Drei Lรคnder haben Palรคstina als Staat anerkannt. Israel rief darauf die Botschafter in Irland [โ€ฆ]

EU-Beitritt von Ukraine und Moldau wird konkreter

Das Briefing dazu, wie sich Entscheidungen in Brรผssel auf Sie auswirken. Mit dem Wissen des grรถรŸten Newsrooms der europรคischen Hauptstadt. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JรœRGEN KLร–CKNER Mit LAURA HรœLSEMANN und JULIUS BRINKMANN DIE TOP-THEMEN โ€” Gute Nachrichten fรผr Kyjiw: Die EU will am 25. Juni formelle Beitrittsgesprรคche mit der Ukraine und Moldau [โ€ฆ]

EU verurteilt Georgiens Agentengesetzย 

Das Briefing dazu, wie sich Entscheidungen in Brรผssel auf Sie auswirken. Mit dem Wissen des grรถรŸten Newsrooms der europรคischen Hauptstadt. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhรถren von JรœRGEN KLร–CKNER Mit JULIUS BRINKMANN und LAURA HรœLSEMANN DIE TOP-THEMEN โ€” Georgiens Beitrittsperspektive ungewiss: Der EU-AuรŸenbeauftragte hat nach langem Zรถgern den Beschluss des umstrittenen Agentengesetzes verurteilt.ย  โ€” Sanktionen [โ€ฆ]

Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China

Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips.

Bidenโ€™s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?

Congress gave Biden a historic sum to green the economy, revive manufacturing and fix crumbling infrastructure. But most of it is unspent.

AI crashes Washingtonโ€™s biggest party weekend

DCโ€™s fascination with artificial intelligence is permeating after-hours social life in the capital, including this weekendโ€™s White House Correspondentsโ€™ Dinner festivities.

EU and US vow to team up against China, but canโ€™t hide the cracks

Trade and tech dialogue would likely not survive a Trump return โ€” and that would threaten fragile transatlantic solidarity on how to deal with China.

How the Netherlands lost its shine for big business

Multinationals warn new migration rules and fiscal reforms could drive them to take their business elsewhere.

Donโ€™t meddle with our tech access, Chinaโ€™s Xi warns Dutch PM Rutte

Beijing has fumed over export restrictions brought in by the Netherlands.

Intelโ€™s call to action on skills to fuel European chips investments [Promoted content]

Semiconductor investments announced under the EU Chips Act since 2022 will need between 10,000 and 15,000 new workers. Finding these workers is difficult with aging populations, rigid labour markets, and STEM skills shortages. Intelโ€™s call is clear: sk…

Top Dutch politician loves viral Eurovision entry. (Hint: Itโ€™s not Geert Wilders.)

Song became megahit since being released in late February.

Brussels power couples 2024

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are some of the most influential couples in Brussels.

30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed

Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.

French farmers prepare for lengthy showdown as they launch โ€˜siege of Parisโ€™

New Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is scrambling to appease the agriculture sector as tractor protests escalate.

For generations Britain has taken peace for granted. But a belligerent Putin could change all that | Gaby Hinsliff

A senior general has warned Britons to prepare to take up arms against Russia. Heโ€™s not alone in raising the alarmHow long could you survive without your mobile phone? Not just for idle scrolling to fill a boring commute, but for the life you carry pre…

UK House of Lords readies for trench warfare over Rwanda deportations

Rishi Sunak’s asylum crackdown faces fierce opposition in Britain’s unelected upper chamber.

Tory MPs are too busy saving their skin to save Rishi Sunakโ€™s

LONDON โ€” Britainโ€™s Conservative Party is famed for its survival instinct. But with electoral defeat on the horizon, Rishi Sunakโ€™s MPs are out for themselves. While the party languishes in the polls, the coming election could yet be some nine months away โ€” a form of slow torture if youโ€™re a Tory MP.ย  And in [โ€ฆ]

Taiwan at election crossroads as war threat looms

As voters in Taiwan head to the polls to select their next president, the stakes could hardly be higher.

2023: Europeโ€™s landmark year for technology

With a busy year for EU technology policy soon behind us, we have put together a collection of our most-read articles. Welcome to our year in review, the tech edition!

Hereโ€™s how to find more funds for Ukraine โ€“ liquidate Russiaโ€™s $300bn in frozen assets | Olena Halushka

Western allies are running short of cash, but they could help release billions and hurt Putinโ€™s war effort at the same timeThe White House has warned that the US will run out of funds for Ukraine by the end of the year if Congress doesnโ€™t approve a new…

China rejects EUโ€™s trade deficit complaint

It makes no sense for the bloc to impose restrictions on high-tech exports and then complain about the trade deficit, says Beijing.

Scribbles to nibbles: diverse diets, smiles and tasteย 

Ambitious new sodium goal, with additional goal for diverse ingredients.โ€ฏ

The rise and fall of geopolitical Europe

The EUโ€™s approach to Ukraine held the premise of showing what a geopolitical Europe could mean. The Middle East reveals its demise.

7 ways David Cameronโ€™s comeback could get awkward for Rishi Sunak

The former PM will jet around the world as Sunak’s foreign secretary. But his track record will come under intense scrutiny.

Sweeping new Biden order aims to alter the AI landscape

The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order.