EU unveils tech sovereignty package to cut reliance on US, Chinese suppliers
2026-06-06T08:51:58Z•0aff9efa6e397761f560cae67584fde424a8d3077e66a51cd3d33a5ebd698f86
$150M settlementAppleCADACISAChips Act 2.0Cloud and AI Development ActEUFTCMaxPalantirRussiaShyam SankarUS-China tech supplyXapp removalcritical infrastructurecyberattacksenergy digitalizationextremist designationhacker groupsopen source strategypolicy/regulationprivacy finesupply chaintech sovereignty
What happened
A set of Therecord stories: the EU unveiled a ‘tech sovereignty’ package (Chips Act 2.0, a Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), an Open Source Strategy and an energy digitalization roadmap) intended to reduce dependence on US and Chinese suppliers. Apple removed Russia’s state-backed Max messaging app from the App Store. Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s CTO, is reportedly a leading candidate to head CISA. The FTC is considering altering or vacating a $150M privacy penalty against X (formerly Twitter). Russia is seeking to label two anti‑Kremlin hacker groups as ‘extremist’ after they claimed cyberatt/
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