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Behind the Cloud Curtain: The Failure of Big Tech’s Sovereign Promises

24 Feb 2026 news 🌍 North America

Big Tech’s ‘sovereign cloud’ promises to Europe unravel under legal scrutiny, exposing the limits of data residency and the persistent grip of US law. Discover how sovereignty-washing threatens cybersecurity and what Europe must do next.

#Digital Sovereignty | #Cloud Act | #Sovereignty-washing

White House VPN Gambit: How Freedom.gov Outsmarts Europe’s Digital Firewalls

23 Feb 2026 news 🌍 North America

The US-backed Freedom.gov VPN promises to defeat censorship but threatens to override European privacy laws and digital sovereignty, setting up a global clash over internet control.

#VPN | #Digital Sovereignty | #Privacy Rights

Shadow Alliances: Investigating the Italy-India-Kenya AI Pact in Africa

19 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Italy, India, and Kenya's AI initiative in Africa promises progress, but beneath the surface lies a web of power plays, data dilemmas, and digital sovereignty challenges. Who truly benefits from this alliance?

#AI Collaboration | #Digital Sovereignty | #Data Privacy

Digital Hostage: Microsoft’s Kill Switch on the ICC and Europe’s Cloud Reckoning

18 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

When Microsoft cut off the ICC’s email under US orders, it exposed Europe’s perilous cloud dependency. This feature investigates the event’s geopolitical, technical, and human fallout—and charts the continent’s urgent pivot toward digital sovereignty.

#Digital sovereignty | #Microsoft | #Cloud dependency

Italy’s Digital Sovereignty: The Race to Reclaim Tech Independence

16 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Italy is ramping up investments in digital infrastructure, AI, and quantum computing in a bid for technological sovereignty. But can it outpace global tech giants and secure its digital future?

#Digital Sovereignty | #Cybersecurity | #Artificial Intelligence

EU’s Economic Overhaul: Digital Sovereignty, Energy Security, and the Rise of ‘European Preference’

16 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

The European Union is shifting from market neutrality to strategic intervention, prioritizing homegrown tech, energy security, and unified legal frameworks. Here’s how Brussels’ new economic agenda could redefine Europe’s digital and industrial future.

#EU Economic Policy | #Digital Sovereignty | #Energy Security

Europe’s Digital Fortress: Golden Power 2.0 and the New Rules of Tech Sovereignty

16 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

With Golden Power 2.0, Europe is building a digital fortress, making cybersecurity an essential factor in tech investments and industrial policy. Here’s what CISOs and tech leaders need to know about the continent’s evolving regulatory landscape.

#Digital Sovereignty | #Cybersecurity | #Golden Power

Silicon Valley’s Invisible Grip: Who Really Guards the Digital Gates?

13 Feb 2026 news 🌍 North America

At the Munich Cyber Security Conference, officials admitted that the world’s critical cyber infrastructure is in the hands of U.S. tech giants—not governments. This uneasy dependence is changing the meaning of sovereignty and the future of digital defense.

#Digital Sovereignty | #Cyber Security | #Silicon Valley

Silent Sabotage: Submarine Cables and the New Era of Hybrid Warfare

02 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Submarine cables, the invisible backbone of the digital world, are under siege. State sabotage, Big Tech dominance, and regulatory crackdowns are turning the ocean floor into the next battleground for global power.

#Submarine cables | #Hybrid warfare | #Digital sovereignty

Power Play in the Shadows: How the EU’s Cybersecurity Act 2 Quietly Redraws Europe’s Digital Map

30 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Europe

The EU’s Cybersecurity Act 2 isn’t just a legal update. It’s a bold shift in how Europe defines digital trust, manages foreign tech risks, and centralises cyber power—rewriting the rules of the digital game.

#Cybersecurity Act | #Digital Sovereignty | #Ransomware