Booking.com Shows the True Scope of the EU’s Big Tech Crackdown
European competition authorities have blocked an acquisition by Dutch travel company Booking as scrutiny on Big Tech companies heats up.
The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
WhatsApp and Signal have threatened to shut down services in Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine encryption. The government is pushing it through anyway.
It’s Time to Rethink Digital Ownership
In his quest to watch every Nicolas Cage movie in chronological order, law professor and author Aaron Perzanowski confirmed that he owns nothing—and that you probably don’t, either.
Automakers Say They Resolved the Right-to-Repair Fight. Critics Aren’t Ready to Make Peace
An auto industry pact claims to end the controversy over car data that has embroiled repair shops, parts manufacturers, and car owners. But many doubts remain.
The EU Urges the US to Join the Fight to Regulate AI
On his way to meeting US officials, the EU’s justice chief, Didier Reynders, tells WIRED the US must deliver on talk of tighter regulation on tech: “Enforcement is of the essence.”