Simon Ormiston

Tech News

Can Europe’s tech firms replace the US giants?

MEPs want public bodies to buy more European cloud services. The continent’s alternatives are growing, but they remain a fraction of the size of Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

14 November 2026

Tech News

China warns US over chip curbs amid Nvidia row

The row threatens to overshadow next week’s expected Trump-Xi meeting, as Congress pushes for tougher limits on sales to Beijing.

13 November 2026

Tech News

Microsoft outage explained: what went wrong and is your data at risk?

Governments, doctor surgeries and even rival AI firms have been caught up, and the episode is sharpening questions about Europe's reliance on a handful of US tech giants.

13 November 2026

Tech News

What is next for Nvidia after Jensen Huang resigns?

The AI chip giant has no leader in waiting, may lose its voice in Washington, and has big bets in Europe that its founder championed in person.

13 November 2026

Tech News

Jensen Huang quits Nvidia after 33 years amid alleged spy scandal

Shareholders are suing the AI chip giant, and US lawmakers want answers about his links to Beijing.

12 November 2026

USA

Baby buried in dog crate in US found alive after 24 hours

Cool temperatures and a towel that created an air pocket probably kept him alive, according to the local sheriff.

12 November 2026

USA

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat in historic upset

His margin of fewer than 5,000 votes caps a midterm wave that has handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.

12 November 2026

USA

Trump’s $10bn defamation case against BBC to go ahead

A second claim brought under a Florida consumer protection law was thrown out, halving the original $10bn lawsuit to $5bn, but the US president has still hailed the ruling as “A Huge Victory”.

11 November 2026

Europe News

Men linked to London synagogue attacks charged over UK airbase plot

Prosecutors say one of the accused passed coded instructions to the others through his mother and sister while he was in a US jail.

11 November 2026

United Kingdom

US soldier arrested in England on suspicion of spying for Russia

The FBI says the case is of “the utmost concern” to Washington and its allies, while army counterintelligence chiefs warn that insider threats are “real and persistent”.

11 November 2026

Europe News

Denmark pledges €643M in aid as Zelenskyy meets Nordic leader

The Copenhagen talks coincided with the start of US-mediated negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.

10 November 2026

Europe News

12 dead and dozens injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up

Drone footage shows cars crushed between lorries in thick fog near Yambol, and the road has been closed in both directions in an incident involving over 50 vehicles.

10 November 2026

USA

California voters reject one-off billionaire wealth tax says US media

The measure was seen as a key test for the global campaign against inequality, but warnings that the super-rich would leave the state won out.

10 November 2026

Tech News

EU to blacklist ten online design 'traps', leaked draft shows

From fake notifications to free trials that quietly turn into paid subscriptions, the Commission’s long-awaited Digital Fairness Act would name and ban the traps that keep users clicking, spending and subscribed.

9 November 2026

Tech News

US centre for AI safety left leaderless

Critics fear its findings on risks ranging from cyberattacks to bioweapons could be softened to suit the tech industry.

9 November 2026

Tech News

Physicist claims time travel can only take us to the future

A physicist has distilled time travel into three lines of proof that shows if spacetime can be sliced into layers of light, every traveller must cross them in the same direction, so no journey can ever loop backwards.

9 November 2026

Tech News

Ban it or build it? Europe’s dilemma over social media

France’s under-15 social media ban has already fallen in court, and Australia’s is now on trial. Meanwhile, a new European coalition is betting on a different fix: build better platforms.

5 November 2026

Tech News

Apple begins AI trial in China, powered by Alibaba

Apple has begun testing its AI tools with developers in China, almost two years after launching them in the US. To comply with Beijing’s strict rules, it is relying on Alibaba’s Qwen model.

4 November 2026

Tech News

Italy holds emergency talks as supermarket fridge attacks spread across Europe

The EU says the cyberattacks are a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, but Romania’s cyber chief calls them “semi-amateurish”.

3 November 2026

USA

Trump says US will end military aid to Israel as US midterms begin

Trump tied the decision to criticism from left wing politicians, while US forces struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

3 November 2026