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Google’s €890m EU Fine and the Wrong Fight in Washington
There is a European law worth fighting over, and Congress picked the other one.
Microsoft Decided Your Windows Settings Belong in Its Cloud
Microsoft turns Windows Backup on by default in Windows 11 26H2, sending your settings and Store apps to the cloud.
Apple Loses EU App Store Gatekeeper Appeal
Apple tried to convince a European court that one App Store was secretly five.
How Apple Lost in Brazil and Won Anyway
Apple turned a regulator’s order into a set of fees and reporting rules engineered to keep competition out.
Brussels Wants Google’s Search Data
Brussels wants the data shared at the same speed Google reads it itself, to recipients the proposal hasn’t finished naming.
Capitol Hill Hears the Cost of Speaking Freely Online in Europe
In Washington, they watched a continent trade liberty for censorship and call it progress. Now, that threat is coming across the Atlantic in the form of online censorship laws.
EU Veterans Rally to Recast the Digital Services Act as Accountability Not Control
Europe’s digital guardians recast control as care, wrapping power in the language of protection.
Resolutions Introduced in Congress Challenge EU and UK Online Censorship Laws’ Influence on US Free Speech
Lawmakers move to reclaim digital sovereignty as Washington confronts the global reach of Europe’s speech controls.
AltStore PAL Plans Expansion to Japan, Brazil, Australia by 2025, UK in 2026
AltStore’s next act is less about beating Apple and more about building its own internet.
Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users
Growth like this suggests privacy isn’t niche anymore, it’s mainstream.
EU Fines Google €2.95 Billion for Antitrust Violations in Ad-Tech; Trump Threatens Retaliation
Privacy concerns and antitrust fines collide with trade threats in a standoff over tech regulation.
Macron Urges EU Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Censorship Law, Targets US Tech Firms
Macron is betting that defending EU censorship rules will win him leverage, not isolation.
