Financial Times

BT has suffered a blow after Sky chose rival network provider CityFibre as its second broadband partner while the two telecommunications groups compete to roll out full fibre across the country. CityFibre, which is one of dozens of alternative network providers—or “altnets”—said that work was under way to make Sky’s broadband available to people on its network in 2025.

A public dispute between Elon Musk and the European Union has sharpened concerns in Europe about its ability to wield power over the sprawling social media platform X at a time when disinformation and deepfakes have helped to fuel political discord and an outbreak of UK rioting. Europe has taken a tougher approach to regulating digital platforms than the US, but Musk’s acquisition of X, then called Twitter, almost two years ago has brought the issue into greater focus after he slashed its moderators, restored previously banned accounts and increased his own outspoken posts. The EU’s interna