Story 1 — Alphabet investors push for safeguards on cloud and AI
A shareholder coalition is asking Alphabet to explain how it governs government use of its cloud and AI technology, citing concerns about surveillance and contract guardrails.

Story 2 — EU AI rules talks stall
EU countries and lawmakers failed to reach a deal on a watered-down version of the AI Act after 12 hours of negotiations, with talks set to resume next month.

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• Reuters — Alphabet investors push for safeguards on use of its cloud, AI tech
• Reuters — EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules

Story 1 — EU shifts Digital Markets Act focus toward cloud and AI
EU regulators said they are turning attention to cloud services and artificial intelligence under the Digital Markets Act, including assessing whether some AI offerings qualify as core platform services and investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft should be labeled gatekeepers for cloud services.

Reuters — EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators say

Story 2 — Medtronic reports unauthorized access to corporate IT systems
Medtronic said an unauthorized party accessed data in certain corporate IT systems, and stated it has not identified impacts to products, patient safety, manufacturing and distribution operations, or financial reporting systems.

Medtronic — statement on unauthorized system access

Story 1: EU Chips Act II draft would let the Commission invest directly in fabs
Why it matters: A more active EU role could reshape where semiconductor capacity gets built and how resilient supply chains become.

Bloomberg: EU Chips Act Revamp Would Let Commission Invest Directly in Fabs

Story 2: Over 40% of UK firms suffered a cyber attack last year, survey finds
Key figures: Forty three percent of businesses reported a breach or attack; roughly six hundred twelve thousand businesses reported at least one incident; phishing affected thirty eight percent.

Reuters: Over 40% of UK firms suffered cyber attack last year, survey finds