3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (521+ words) Google invests €13bn in Finland digital infrastructure Digital Watch Observatory Google invests €13bn in Finland digital infrastructure Google said it plans to invest at least €13 billion in data centres and related infrastructure in Finland during 2027 and 2028, marking its largest investment in Europe....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (238+ words) Home | Updates | Court upholds EU Commission’s block of Booking’s acquisition of Etraveli Group The General Court of the European Union dismissed Booking Holdings’ challenge and upheld the European Commission’s prohibition of Booking’s acquisition of Etraveli Group. In the matter Booking…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (192+ words) Home | Updates | Google rolls out new search layout to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act Alphabet’s Google introduced a new European search‑result layout on 8 September 2026 to comply with the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act requirements. The company said past…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (360+ words) Home | Updates | US government tells court that AI training on copyrighted works is fair use The US Department of Justice has told a federal court that AI training fair use should cover large language models, in the government’s first intervention…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Home | Updates | EU’s Court dismisses challenge of Microsoft’s non-gatekeeper designation The EU General Court dismissed Opera Norway’s action and upheld the European Commission’s 2024 decision not to designate Microsoft Edge as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. On 2 September 2026 the…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (324+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Internet Governance Lab 2026: AI and the Internet The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has launched an open call for practical governance proposals on artificial intelligence and the Internet, to be examined during IGF 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, with a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) Home | Updates | US bankruptcy court to consider Google’s $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines data Spirit Airlines’ proposed sale of de-identified data to Google awaits bankruptcy court approval following a union objection. Google told Ars Technica that it acquired the enterprise…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (144+ words) Home | Updates | White House revises US critical technology priorities for national security Post-quantum cryptography, high-entropy alloys, 2D materials, and hardened operating systems are among the technologies newly added to the US list. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) Home | Updates | UK Department for Transport, NATS and Google launch Operation Blue Skies AI trial to cut contrail warming over the North Atlantic A £5 million UK trial will explore whether AI can reduce aviation warming by helping aircraft avoid persistent…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Home | Updates | Google faces French challenge over AI news summaries The press sector is seeking stronger safeguards as AI-generated summaries reshape how audiences access news online. A French press association has referred Google’s AI-generated search summaries to the country’s competition…...