Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2026
Trump authorizes vetted US cybersecurity firms to conduct government-approved cyber operations against transnational criminal networks. President Trump signed a national security memorandum on August 13 establishing a formal program that allows vetted private US cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations under government direction and oversight. The program, managed by the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 07, 2026
Meta was ordered to pay $567M after a judge ruled its platforms harmed children, bringing New Mexico penalties to $942M. Meta ‘s child-safety legal bill just got another half-billion dollars heavier. A New Mexico state judge ruled that company’s platforms constitute a “public nuisance,” the BBC reports, ordering $567 million into a fund meant to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2026
The FCC added foreign robots and power inverters to its Covered List, while allowing security updates for existing authorized devices until 2029. The FCC just widened its Covered List again, this time adding foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and power inverters. In plain terms, that means new models in those categories generally can’t get the equipment […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2026
EU fined Google €890M under the DMA for favoring its own services and restricting Play Store competition, with AI search features also under scrutiny. The European Commission hit Google with two fines totalling €890 million on Thursday for violating the Digital Markets Act, one for giving its own services preferential placement in Google Search and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2026
EU’s top court upheld a €4.1B fine against Google, ruling it abused Android’s market dominance through restrictive licensing practices. The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruling on July 2, 2026, and Google lost. The court dismissed the appeal brought by Google and its parent company Alphabet against an earlier judgment from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2026
Anthropic disputes restrictions on Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the decision lacks transparency and isn’t based on clear technical evidence. On Friday June 12 at 5:21pm ET, Anthropic received a letter from the US Commerce Department, signed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and drafted with officials from the Bureau of Industry and Security. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2026
The European Commission accuses Meta of failing to protect children, allowing users under 13 on Instagram and Facebook, in breach of the DSA rules. The European Commission has accused Meta of violating child safety rules. Instagram and Facebook allegedly failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms. According to the Commission, Meta did […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 25, 2026
The FCC will ban new foreign-made routers in the U.S. over security risks, unless approved by DHS or defense authorities. The U.S. FCC announced a ban on importing new foreign-made consumer routers, citing unacceptable cyber and national security risks. The decision, backed by Executive Branch assessments, means such devices can no longer be sold or […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2026
White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America, framing cyberspace as a strategic domain to project power and counter growing cyber threats The White House has released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” a document that outlines how the United States intends to maintain dominance in cyberspace and confront an increasingly hostile digital landscape. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2026
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission opened a probe into X over Grok AI tool allegedly generating sexual images, including of children. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has launched another investigation into X over Grok’s AI image generator. The probe focuses on reports that the tool created large volumes of non-consensual and sexualized images, including content involving children, […]
