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Court upholds Google Shopping fine in the EU

The end of the 14-year long case provides an opportunity to reflect on the step-change in antitrust enforcement against big tech around the world

Draghi: The future of European competitiveness

The report confirms the bleak outlook for Europe’s telecoms sector, but offers the possibility of growth, if not leadership, for the EU in some tech markets

Germany: Long-awaited restrictions on Huawei and ZTE

Mobile operators have agreed to phase out the firms from their 5G networks, with almost 20 other countries already having imposed restrictions on equipment vendors

TikTok on the clock

Neither a sale nor a ban of the app seem likely in the 270-day timeline given the firm’s pledge to challenge the measure in court

EC: Recommendation on subsea cable resilience

Despite ambitions to secure critical communications infrastructure, the EC is likely to come up short in delivering against its proposals

Big tech leaders testify at US online safety hearing

Despite repeated rallying cries from policymakers, the US is unlikely to pass online safety legislation during the remaining days of this Congress

Implementing vendor restrictions: Progress report

Western allies continue to push for Huawei restrictions abroad, even as operators struggle to comply at home 

Conference debrief: ForumEurope and Euronews International AI Summit

Government and industry leaders looked to balance tensions between innovation and safety, as the EU touted the AI Act on a global scale

Conference debrief: FT-ETNO Tech & Politics Forum 2023

The annual event in Brussels saw operators continue to push for in-market consolidation. Less was said of ‘fair share’ but Europe’s (lack of) leadership came under the microscope

Regulating facial recognition in China

Deployments in public places will still be allowed on national security grounds