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The European Commission has just unveiled its proposal for the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The DNA marks a fundamental shift from regulating traditional “electronic communications” to a broader, cloud-integrated ecosystem of “digital networks”.

In a nutshell: The DNA replaces the fragmented framework of the 2018 Electronic Communications Code (EECC) with a directly applicable Regulation. Unlike

The ICO has, this week, published extensive guidance on its expectations on Agentic AI, ICO tech futures: Agentic AI | ICO. The UK data protection regulator’s core message is clear: the future of the success of this technology is rooted in accountability.

Investor expectations on the realisation of commercial benefits from AI deployment are

The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a ruling that contains important guidelines for the admissibility of AI training and data mining.

In its ruling dated 10 December 2025, the court dismissed the appeal brought by the photographer Robert Kneschke against the first-instance judgment of the Regional Court of Hamburg dated 27 September 2024 (Ref.: 310

The European Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas Day 2021 from its facility in French Guiana. A collaboration between NASA, CSA and ESA, the JWST’s launch could not have gone better – a perfect ballet of rocketry, automation and cutting -edge science. The James Webb continues the trend of space telescopes

The dream of directly effective supra-national legislation, applying in exactly the same way in each EU Member State: an EU Regulation should (in theory) provide the same protections in the same way at the same time to all EU citizens. As is ever the case, theory and reality rarely align, and the EU AI Act

On 28 October 2025, China passed amendments to the Cybersecurity Law, marking the first update since its enactment in 2016. These amendments reflect China’s heightened focus on cybersecurity and AI governance and are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2026.

Key Updates

The amendments primarily focus on the law’s enforcement provisions. Key updates include:

The Threat

Malware usage by adversaries has reportedly declined. Partly due to sophisticated detection methods commonly deployed by medium to large organisations.

Conversely, insider threats (cybersecurity risks originating from within an organisation) are increasing, posing complex and costly challenges for businesses. CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report indicates that insider threat operations accounted for 40% of

Visible cyber fallout is everywhere. Impact to business operations (and therefore revenue) including halted production lines, emptied supermarket shelves, online payment unavailability, and patient backlogs have all brought cyber into the media and the boardroom at an alarming rate in the last year. Last week, the NCSC’s Annual Review 2025[1] showed impact climbing fast

Summary

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has handed down its judgment in the UK Information Commissioner’s (Information Commissioner) appeal against the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision on Clearview AI Inc (Clearview). The UT upheld three of the Commissioner’s four grounds of appeal, concluding that:

  • Clearview’s processing of personal information is related to monitoring of behaviour of UK