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Weekly #236 Promise and peril: The world signs on to the UN’s new cybercrime treaty in Hanoi

Plus, regulators close in on Big Tech, Washington redraws tech alliances with Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing, Europe tightens grip as Nexperia cuts off Chinese plant, Microsoft Azure outage underlines global cloud vulnerability. (See more)

Weekly #235 Beyond the blip: What the AWS outage reveals about cloud resilience

Plus, global attention intensifies on protecting children online; the debut of AI browsers reshapes search and content; F5 breach, US-China cyber clash over China’s time service, and NSO blocked from WhatsApp; Updates from Geneva and a look at the week ahead. (See more)

Weekly #234 EU moves on kids’ social media: Verify, don’t ban

Geneva Peace Week 2025, GESDA 2025 Summit, WSIS+20 review process, Chips and sovereignty: controls tighten while orders surge, New guardrails: from California chatbots to EU–OpenAI talks, AI infrastructure goes global: public–private builds accelerate, Frontier science: a teleportation step that matters. (See more)

Weekly #233 New rules for the digital playground

UNGA80 turns the spotlight on digital issues and AI governance, Chips and sovereignty: the shift from globalisation to guarded autonomy, From code to court: xAI sues OpenAI and Apple. (See more)

Weekly #232 The rise of AI slop: When social media turns more artificial

UNGA80 turns the spotlight on digital issues and AI governance, Chips and sovereignty: the shift from globalisation to guarded autonomy, From code to court: xAI sues OpenAI and Apple. (See more)

Weekly #231 UNGA80 turns spotlight on digital issues and AI governance

TikTok faces a great American makeover as divestiture reshapes its future. Apple urged the EU to scrap the Digital Markets Act in favour of a ‘fit for purpose’ alternative. Amazon agrees to a record $2.5 billion settlement, forcing an overhaul of Prime sign-up and cancellation practices. Meanwhile, a cyberattack on Collins Aerospace disrupted operations at major European airports. (See more)

Weekly #230 Nepal’s Discord democracy: How a banned platform became a ballot box

Plus, TikTok ban deadline extended to December 2025, the latest in the US-China chip rivalry, the US-UK Tech Prosperity Deal, and countries stepping up oversight with teen and child safety measures, updates from Geneva and a look at the week ahead. (See more)

Weekly #229 Von der Leyen declares Europe’s ‘Independence Moment’

DW Weekly #229: Von der Leyen declares Europe’s ‘Independence Moment’, Nepal lifted the social media ban, Albania introduced the world's first AI-powered public official, Kazakhstan established an AI Ministry, Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a copyright case. Plus, updates from Geneva and a look at the week ahead. (See more)

Weekly #228 Roadmap to the digital future: WSIS+20 zero draft paves the way

DW Weekly #228: WSIS+20 zero draft paves the way for the digital future, Google avoids forced breakup in search monopoly trial, CJEU dismisses bid to annul EU-US data privacy framework, and SCO Tianjin Summit puts tech, AI, and digital governance high on the agenda. (See more)

Weekly #227 – UNGA adopts new AI resolution, Trump threatens tariffs over EU digital taxes, OpenAI updates ChatGPT safety after teen suicide

DW Weekly #227 UNGA adopts new AI resolution, Trump threatens tariffs over EU digital taxes, OpenAI updates ChatGPT safety after teen suicide (See more)

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