EU Puts Apple, Meta DMA Penalties on Ice Amid U.S. Tariff Talks
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WSJ details how Tim Cook uniquely managed Trump: direct chats, simple data points, finding common ground. Now other tech CEOs are trying to replicate his playbook for direct access, sometimes adding flattery.
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Privacy is not a feature—it’s architecture. The EU risks forcing Apple to compromise its core values under pressure. We’ve shared our thoughts in a new op-ed:
https://burzcast.com/newsroom/regulation-without-understanding-the-challenge-apple-faces-in-the-eu/
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#GLACIATION #DigitalSovereignty #GDPR #AI #Sustainability #Innovation #HorizonEurope #TechPolicy #DigitalEurope
Francesco Mureddu, Vice President, The Lisbon Council
Pierre Rossel, President, Inspiring Futures
Maria Zaccaria, COcyber
Dr. Maciej Besta ETH Zürich
Wen Chen, Co-Founder & Application Scientist, UniversalLab
Dr. Manos Barmpounakis, CEO & Co-Founder, MobiLysis
Moderated by: Alessia Colletta (Ministero dell'economia e delle finanze) and Alex Borg, The Lisbon Council
To truly lead in energy, the US needs less focus on tariffs & more on fostering innovation in next-gen tech like fusion & advanced batteries. Real dominance means manufacturing advanced solutions, not just exporting raw resources. #EnergyTransition #TechPolicy #USmfg
US tech tariff chaos continues. Apple gets an exemption (or a new 'bucket'?), followed by a confusing semiconductor security probe. Policy whiplash suggests market volatility ahead.
#TechPolicy #TradeWars #Semiconductors
WIC's new report explores AI governance for sustainable development, focusing on progress, bridging the digital divide, and boosting global capacity through international cooperation.
Reading about the EU's approach to AI regulation vs US's market-first model. Can't help but think how neoliberal economic frameworks continually prioritize corporate innovation over social welfare. We need AI governance that centers human flourishing, not just economic growth. #AIEthics #TechPolicy
New WIC report unpacks global data flow policies. Three main approaches found, with 'Prudent & Flexible' most common, but 'Restrictive' rules are increasing. Report calls for fewer barriers & better data rights for smoother sharing. #DataGovernance #TechPolicy #GlobalData
Germany's new coalition is betting big on tech, creating a super-ministry for AI, quantum, biotech, chips & fusion. They're boosting funding and inviting US researchers to join Germany's science revival.
#Germany #ScienceFunding #TechPolicy
"I went and talked to a bunch of experts and some former USDS/ GSA government people, who could explain the importance of why US Digital Service, now the US DOGE service, was such a legally ingenious way for them to establish DOGE. Because before then everyone had thought it would be a Federal Advisory Committee, of which there thousands, and they're important, but they're not particularly powerful."
#VittoriaElliot, Wired, 2025
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Florida’s new “Social Media Use by Minors” bill (SB 868/HB 743) has a chilling twist: it demands platforms create backdoors to decrypt private messages.
That means:
End-to-end encryption may be turned off
Disappearing messages could be banned
Minors lose digital privacy
EFF warns this is a dangerous precedent that risks everyone’s online safety. Legislating away encryption doesn’t protect kids — it jeopardizes all of us.
#Cybersecurity #Privacy #Encryption #TechPolicy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-new-social-media-bill-says-quiet-part-out-loud-and-demands-encryption
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption BackdoorAt least Florida’s SB 868/HB 763, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates...
Apple Quietly Airlifts 600 Tons of iPhones to Dodge US Tariffs
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Trump Backs Off Tech Tariffs
Smartphones, PCs & chips excluded from 125% China tariffs.
Move avoids price spikes: iPhones could’ve risen to $2,150.
Apple lobbied hard; flew 600 tons of iPhones from India.
China targets US-made chips only in retaliation.
Major shifts in defense, tech, and transportation: GSA layoffs, $5.1B DOD cuts, F-35 price revealed, SEC shakeup, and Delta’s Airbus pause amid tariffs. Plus, WorldPride tensions rise. #FederalWatch #TechPolicy https://buff.ly/Ls2WGJ9
Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 11 April 2025← Back to Home
Since Wednesday, the Horizon has covered layoffs at GSA TTS while GSA issues guidance to agencies to facilitate acquisition consolidation. The Army is tightening helicopter flight protocols after the deadly crash with an American commuter jet, as the F-35 JPO breaks down the fighter’s projected $2.
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Trump's tariffs are shaking things up for Apple 
From flying in iPhones from India to shoppers rushing stores. @leo Laporte @ihnatko @jsnell & guest @mikahsargent break it all down.
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Tariffs hit Apple stock—will your iPhone get pricier too? @leo Laporte @ihnatko @jsnell & guest @mikahsargent break down global Apple news, including a UK win & EU trouble on MacBreak Weekly.
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Nvidia’s H20 China Chip Sales Get Unexpected Reprieve from Trump White House
#AI #Nvidia #H20 #AIchips #ExportControls #USChina #TechPolicy #Semiconductors #NationalSecurity #Trump #JensenHuang #Geopolitics #Technology
Ex-Facebook exec tells Senate Meta misled public and aided CCP interests, alleging execs gave China access to US user data and built censorship tools. Meta denies claims, calls them false and outdated.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5241043-meta-executives-undermine-national-security/
Report by my associate Sapni G K on the trajectory of India’s digital policies. Happy to have contributed my 2 cents to this.
https://www.commonedge.asia/2024/12/23/modi-3-0-and-digital-india-past-present-future/