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EU Cloud and AI Development Act Could Shut US Cloud Providers Out of Sensitive Public Contracts

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Amazon, Microsoft and Google run most of Europe’s cloud computing. A law now moving through Brussels could decide whether they may keep hosting its most sensitive public data. On 8 September 2026 EU governments went through the key part of the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act, articles 29 to 44, article by article. Those articles set who qualifies to host public-sector data at each level of sensitivity, and they turn on conditions the United States may not meet.

US CLOUD Act vs EU Law: The Data Privacy Framework Survives Its First Court Test as US Cloud Giants Build Sovereign Versions

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

American cloud companies run most of Europe’s computing, and American law can reach their data. The CLOUD Act of 2018 lets US authorities require a provider to hand over data it controls, wherever it’s stored. In June 2025 a French Senate inquiry asked Microsoft France’s legal director a simple question. Could he guarantee that data about French citizens held by Microsoft would never be handed to US authorities without French approval? Anton Carniaux answered: “No, I cannot guarantee it.”

TikTok's US Joint Venture Still Runs on ByteDance's Licensed Algorithm as the Company Skips a House China Committee Hearing

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

TikTok’s security chief was due to testify before the House Select Committee on China on 15 September. On 27 August the company pulled out, citing litigation over child safety. Committee chair John Moolenaar said it “really undermines their credibility,” and that he couldn’t tell whether the decision came from TikTok’s new US company or from ByteDance in Beijing.

That’s the question Congress has been asking since the US deal closed on 22 January 2026.