The EU-US tech relationship is still on life support
Transatlantic ties are as strained as ever. Washington's anger toward Brussels' digital antitrust rules are what's driving the current stand-off.
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— Brussels and Washington are still at loggerheads over digital regulation, even as both sides seek a path forward.
— Ireland is giving the world what it doesn't need: another global AI summit.
— The European Union issued, collectively, $1.3 billion in data protection fines during 2025.
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