UK Social Media Crackdown: Britain will ban under-16s from using a range of social apps (including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube), with tech firms warning it could push kids into less-safe spaces. Retail Media Measurement: NIQ and Unlimitail are teaming up across 21 countries to improve retail media accountability with better measurement and interoperable data. Banking Data Governance: BearingPoint finds many European banks still rely on supervisory feedback to fix reporting errors, pointing to governance gaps despite automation. Energy Supply Risk: A Norway oil-industry strike threatens disruption to UK crude and gas flows, raising timing concerns amid wider supply stress. Defence Procurement: KNDS proposes a French-German “intermediate” tank concept to bridge the gap as France’s Leclerc replacement and MGCS timelines slip. AI Sovereignty: France’s domestic spy agency will stop working with Palantir over fears of US overreliance, alongside new public AI investment. World Cup Ads Debate: FIFA’s mandatory hydration breaks are drawing criticism that they’re being used to sell ads and disrupt play. Russia Sanctions: Britain targets Yandex’s banking arm and a “shadow fleet” of vessels with new sanctions tied to Russia’s war economy. EU Plant Rules Update: EU co-legislators agree new rules to modernise seed and plant reproductive material production and marketing, adding digital tools and lighter procedures.