Barbara Moens

The EU is intensifying its challenge to Google, Meta, Apple and Elon Musk’s X in 2026, in regulatory moves that are expected to lead to renewed clashes with US big tech groups and President Donald Trump. According to Brussels officials and policymakers, t... See more

The European Union (EU) has launched an investigation into whether Google is breaking competition law in how it uses material from publishers and content creators to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. In the EU’s latest challenge to big tech c... See more

The European Commission has fined Elon Musk’s X €120mn for breaking the European Union’s (EU) digital transparency rules, in a move that risks escalating tensions with the US government. Brussels on Friday said the social media platform breached its regul... See more

Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta over the roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI) features within WhatsApp, in the EU’s latest challenge to Big Tech. The European Commission was set to open the probe into how the Silicon Valle... See more

The European Commission is proposing a pause to parts of its landmark artificial intelligence laws amid intense pressure from Big Tech companies and the US government. Brussels is set to water down part of its digital rule book, including its AI act that ... See more