Starlink and Amazon eye EU mobile satellite spectrum as Brussels reserves two-thirds for homegrown firms

The EU's strategic tech policies could reshape global market dynamics, challenging US and Chinese dominance while boosting European industries. The post European leaders debate curbing Big Tech access to EU cloud tenders and satellite spectrum appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Tech companies seem to be falling over each other these days in firing people to either replace them with AI or to pay to build AI infrastructure. Wouldn’t it be nice if they at least waited until AI actually worked for business? On the one hand, top tech businesses such as Amazon, Block, Cisco, Cloudflare, and Meta have all announced that they’re slashing payrolls — either because AI can do the same work as people or they need the cash to build out their AI infrastructure. Isn’t that great? All together, of the 37,638 tech job cuts so far this year, 47.9% — almost half —  can be tracked back to AI.  On the other hand, despite all the AI hype and hysteria, no one has yet proven that AI is, generally speaking, really all that helpful for businesses. Oh, I know, I know. You did great things with OpenClaw vibe programming. Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, claims 20% to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI. And Nvidia assures us that 88% of its surveyed customers report AI has increa

The EU's strategic tech policies could reshape global market dynamics, challenging US and Chinese dominance while boosting European industries. The post European leaders debate curbing Big Tech access to EU cloud tenders and satellite spectrum appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

EU's stringent stablecoin rules may limit market diversity, favoring compliant issuers like Circle, while raising costs and barriers for newcomers. The post EU’s stablecoin regulation ranked most restrictive globally, analysis shows appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Pentagon's pushback on SpaceX's pricing highlights the growing tension between government reliance on private tech and cost control challenges. The post Pentagon disputes SpaceX’s $500M plan for Starlink service in Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Pentagon's pushback on SpaceX's pricing highlights the growing tension between government reliance on private tech and cost control challenges. The post Pentagon disputes SpaceX’s $500M plan for Starlink service in Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

MiCA enforcement reshapes EU crypto as ESMA register reveals 204 authorized CASPs and leading jurisdictions emerge. The transitional period is closing and the guessing is over. With MiCA — the EU’s single rulebook for crypto-asset services — now in force,…

The EU's sanctions expansion pressures crypto platforms to enhance compliance, potentially reshaping global digital asset regulations. The post EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia takes direct aim at crypto platforms appeared first on Crypto Briefing.