But while Fico’s trip was mainly business, the group of Slovak MPs went around admiring Moscow’s architecture, attending theater plays and browsing Russian supermarkets to prove that stories about missing basic food supplies are (totally and completely!) false. Their positive outlook echoed another controversial recent Russia visit: Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson’s Moscow jolly back in … Read more
Yet that doesn’t mean only European providers can offer sovereign cloud solutions. American providers might also be able to protect customer data from United States government access through technical measures such as client-side encryption, encryption with third-party key management or confidential computing. If securely implemented, the American provider can then only disclose data in its … Read more
Zuckerberg complained that the EU had forced U.S. tech companies operating in Europe to pay “more than $30 billion” in penalties for legal violations over the past two decades. Last November, the tech chief’s Meta conglomerate, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media and communications platforms, was fined €797 million for breaching EU … Read more
But to what extent this can be blamed on social media is still an open question. “Polarization,” once painted as a global crisis stemming from online platforms, now looks more like a product of the highly idiosyncratic political and media culture in the U.S. One recent study found that polarization stayed the same or decreased … Read more
Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has ramped up its campaign of so-called hybrid attacks — such as arson, cyber and information campaigns, or sabotage — throughout Europe. Recent examples include the alleged cutting of energy and communications cables in the Baltic Sea, which German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described as “sabotage.” … Read more
A preliminary investigation into “a serious regulatory offence” has been launched and the cargo will be detained, Rakshit added. The European Commission described the incident as “the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. “The suspected vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s … Read more
The draft rules, which would build on the 2022 WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, are intended to create an element of fairness currently missing in the global fishing sector. They should allow developing countries that have small fishing industries — and that provide only minor capacity-enhancing subsidies to their fishers, if any — to grow … Read more
He added: “At the moment the focus has to be on talking to our allies, making sure that this is an opportunity for Syria, and therefore we have to work to make sure that it’s a peaceful opportunity.” Britain would, he said, concentrate on “making sure that civilians are protected, making sure minorities are protected, … Read more
“Most redundant services should be restored, and will hopefully not be affected further,” the company said. Finnish authorities are currently investigating the incident together with the network company, Transport and Communications Minister Lulu Ranne said on Tuesday. “We take the situation seriously,” she added. This latest disruption comes two weeks after an incident involving two … Read more
On Thursday, an account on X posted news of the latest Tory defection to Reform’s ranks with the comment: “Reform will win the next general election.” Sharing the post with his more than 200 million followers, Musk said: “Yes.” Reform declined to comment on The Times story Monday. The party’s former Director of Communications Gawain … Read more
