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Companies should do right by their home countries — and stay alert
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (374+ words) When crises approach, we all have a part to play " and businesses need to step up to the plate. Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning "Goodbye Globalization" and a regular columnist…...
China poses major risk to Europe’s energy grids, top NATO official warns
1+ week, 2+ day ago (695+ words) NATO increasingly sees energy vulnerabilities as a military risk. BRUSSELS " China is just as dangerous to European energy security as Russia, NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila "ekerinska warned a closed gathering of EU energy ministers this week. EU member countries are…...
The Netherlands shuts off Google tracking on spy job listings
3+ week, 1+ day ago (771+ words) Government recruitment site ran Google trackers on intelligence service job ads, raising security concerns. The Dutch government has quietly removed Google tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to…...
Childhood respiratory threats: Starting with prevention
3+ week, 3+ day ago (452+ words) The science is sound and the evidence is clear; immunization plays a crucial role in helping to protect children's health worldwide. Immunization is not just a scientific achievement; it's a public health imperative. Some countries in Europe are a good…...
Sweden braces for election hacks ahead of 2026 vote
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (246+ words) Threats in the cyber domain are increasing," says Stockholm's civil defense minister. Sweden has asked its cyber agency to bolster security measures ahead of a general election next year, warning for what it called a serious security situation." Cyberattacks against…...
Russia, North Korea partner on cybercrime, researchers warn
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (337+ words) Two of the world's most prolific state-linked cybercrime groups " Russia's Gamaredon and North Korea's Lazarus collective " have been spotted sharing resources, new research showed on Thursday. Experts at cybersecurity firm Gen Digital found overlapping tactics and shared infrastructure between the…...
Germany wakes up to US tech dominance
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (989+ words) Paris and Berlin signal new united front on Europe's technological independence. BERLIN " Germany has swung behind a push from France to make Europe more reliant on its own technology companies, as the bloc's two powerhouses come together for a meaningful…...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (877+ words) Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry. BRUSSELS " European Union officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI, as they seek to turbocharge…...
EU officials’ location data is for sale, report says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) The "anonymous" location data of EU officials in Brussels is up for sale, according to a joint investigation by European media outlets. Three senior officials working for the EU were identified as part of an investigation into phone location data…...
The EU can’t figure out what to do about ChatGPT
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1080+ words) Sluggishness from regulators on how to handle artificial intelligence chatbot contrasts starkly with boom in use. BRUSSELS " The European Union will take at least another year to figure out how to wield its powerful digital law to rein in the…...