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The European Union is facing sharp criticism over proposed changes to its data protection laws. Privacy advocacy group noyb, led by Austrian lawyer Max Schrems, says Brussels is quietly rewriting the rules to accommodate artificial intelligence development, and in doing so, abandoning the very principles that gave those laws their teeth.
Across the Atlantic, the Securities and Exchange Commission is signaling a more welcoming posture toward crypto. The agency's chief crypto counsel Taylor Lindman says the SEC is actively working to help financial firms grow comfortable with blockchain technology and digital assets, a notable shift in tone from an agency that spent years treating the space with open suspicion.
And in a story about connectivity reaching places it rarely does, Amazon's Leo satellite internet service is expanding into Uzbekistan, partnering with a local internet provider to bring broadband to remote and hard-to-reach regions of the country. It positions Amazon squarely in the race to wire the unwired, competing in territory where traditional infrastructure has never followed.
Three very different stories, one common thread — the rules of the game are being rewritten in real time. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
