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NATO to deploy drones, aircraft to counter wave of Baltic Sea cable attacks
Musk ‘ready’ to provide Meloni with Starlink secure comms
Taiwan suspects China of latest attack on undersea cables
French telecoms giant that fumed over Starlink used … Musk’s satellites for storm-ravaged island
Sweden’s Social Democrats struggle in traditional blue-collar heartlands
Vodafone’s £15B UK deal cleared with investment commitment
Back off, Mario! Capitals do not like the taste of Draghi’s telecom medicine.
National governments don’t care for recommendations to allow telecoms giants to scale up.
Stockholm urges Chinese ship suspected of sabotage to return to Swedish waters
The vessel is currently anchored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
Europe is under attack from Russia. Why isn’t it fighting back?
Western countries have shied away from reacting to Kremlin acts of sabotage and terror.
Britain revives Chinese ties after Trump victory
Could an awkward handshake in Rio signal a new era in the Sino-Anglo relationship?
Us, sabotaging undersea cables? Ridiculous, says Russia
A top German official said the incident looked deliberate, as Europe sees Moscow’s hand at play.
Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged
Defense minister tells POLITICO that “Russia has [the] capability and willingness to do sabotage in Europe.”
In an unpredictable world, Europeans know connectivity is a necessity
New survey shows consumers’ priorities for secure, affordable, and sustainable connectivity in challenging times
What lawmakers should ask the EU’s new tech boss
Queries for Henna Virkkunen: What’s tech sovereignty? How can Europe win the AI race? And how will you enforce EU tech rules?
Competition poses the toughest test for climate chief Ribera
Climate expert Teresa Ribera’s second job policing subsidies and deals is real head-scratcher with some big political risks.
Standards at stake: the EU’s plan to balance SEP licensing and innovation
The EU’s Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) proposal aims to streamline licensing but critics warn it could stifle innovation, weaken R&D incentives, and complicate involvement for SMEs.
To Ursula, with love: Paris sends Brussels the anti-Breton
France’s incoming commissioner is a Macron loyalist who prefers backroom dealing to attention-grabbing stunts.
How do we close Europe’s innovation gap? Start with advanced connectivity and a strong intellectual property rights framework
Mobile technology underpins technologies ranging from AI to self-driving cars. To create more of these advances, we need proper incentives to further develop a dynamic standardization ecosystem that nurtures innovation.
New rules to build corporate giants won’t reverse EU decline, officials say
Europe’s competition enforcers are alarmed by talk of changing merger rules to allow big firms in key industries.
‘Bitter medicine’: Why some EU officials quietly yearn for Trump
Europeans may not like the Republican candidate, but officials from several countries said his reelection could spur change in the bloc — namely on defense.
Europe’s tech security czar-to-be faces China fight at home
For Finland’s Henna Virkkunen, the question of securing Europe’s digital infrastructure hits close to Helsinki.
Musk has been in secret contact with Putin since 2022, says bombshell new report
The Russian president even asked the billionaire for a Starlink favor.
Meet Elon Musk’s man in Washington
The SpaceX billionaire is forging new ties with a federal telecom official who could help funnel billions of dollars to his company if Trump is elected.
France’s Bloomberg? Billionaire tech mogul dreams of becoming Paris mayor
The billionaire said he’d love to use his money to help the French capital.
Breton slams ‘empress’ von der Leyen’s power grab and France’s loss of influence in EU
Former French commissioner tells Le Monde that France has lost power in the new European Commission setup.
Europe eyes bigger, fewer telco firms in envy of US and China
Telecom giants see long-awaited opening to gobble up smaller firms to scale to level of U.S., Chinese rivals.
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labour’s tech policy.
France mourns its loss of influence in von der Leyen’s new Commission
After Thierry Breton’s resignation, French officials are bemoaning a loss of influence in Brussels.
That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama
French former commissioner leaves Brussels with a record of big dreams, powerful enemies and mixed reviews.
The West has a plan to keep China, Russia out of subsea data pipes
The initiative is reminiscent of attempts to kick China out of 5G infrastructure.