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US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax

US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said digital services taxes have spread like a “bad virus.”

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France suggests targeting Big Tech’s data use in response to US tariffs

France is also considering taxing digital services, French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard tells Le Journal Du Dimanche.

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Trump punts on TikTok deal — app gets another 75 days

After promising a deal this week, the president said he needs more time to arrange a sale that prevents a TikTok ban in the United States.

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Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.

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Defense giants want von der Leyen to boost made-in-Europe tech

European industrial and tech firms want the EU’s backing to reduce reliance on the U.S.

March 17, 2025 2:20 pm CET

EU-US rift triggers call for made-in-Europe tech

Transatlantic tensions are fueling calls for the EU to wean itself off its U.S. tech addiction. It won’t be cheap.

March 10, 2025 4:18 am CET

EU tech chiefs say they don’t target US tech

The European Commission pushes back on U.S. criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.

March 7, 2025 4:18 am CET

Nigel Farage is surging in Britain’s rust belt — and Labour is panicked

The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.

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Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.

The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.

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EU’s red tape bonfire stokes tech patent rows

A move by the European Commission to kill its standard essential patent rules has alarmed companies that license connectivity technology.

February 12, 2025 7:21 pm CET

Trump’s war on tech taxes is a big problem for Britain

U.S. tech lobby groups plan to use trade negotiations to push back against the U.K.’s Digital Services Tax.

January 28, 2025 4:12 am CET

Britain purged its antitrust watchdog. Big Tech couldn’t be happier.

The CMA’s new chair is a former tech exec who clashed with the regulator. No wonder large tech firms are feeling hopeful.

January 22, 2025 1:24 pm CET
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UK ousts antitrust chief, brings in former Amazon exec

Marcus Bokkerink will leave the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after facing pressure from Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.

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Developing nations got a promise of at least $300 billion in climate finance from rich countries such as the U.S. and the EU’s members. They wanted far more.

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Big Tech’s AI dream turns into Ireland’s energy nightmare

Energy-hungry artificial intelligence is stressing Ireland’s power grids, jeopardizing the country’s position as Europe’s tech hub.

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Trump’s election shadows Biden in South America

Biden hoped his final APEC and G20 summits as president would be a capstone to his foreign policy career. Instead, he faces questions about Trump’s return.

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Microsoft and Google’s Brussels lobbying war heats up

Two giants enter a shouting match over perceived dirty lobbying tactics in Europe.

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Ben Bradlee’s posthumous advice to Jeff Bezos: You need to sell The Washington Post.

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New EU rules aim to protect your money from cyber threats 

July’s major IT outage served as a wake-up call. But can the EU’s regulatory response make a difference?

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Meet Elon Musk’s man in Washington

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