News — 2026-06-21

At Zscaler Zenith Live 2026, Vice President Casper Klynge warned that firms ignoring the EU's newly codified sovereign‑cloud standards will struggle to compete in Europe. He highlighted that while the continent’s cloud market has more than doubled since 2019, European providers still hold under 20 percent of the share, leaving room for specialized players. Klynge positioned Zscaler’s cloud‑agnostic security platform as uniquely suited to help businesses meet the stricter regulations and to safeguard the operational use of AI models amid rising geopolitical scrutiny. Read more

The White House ordered Anthropic to pull its latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline after a Friday‑issued export‑control directive cited vague national‑security risks. The move, prompted by a tip from Amazon researchers who allegedly bypassed the models’ guardrails, has sparked a backlash from cybersecurity experts who say the shutdown harms U.S. defenders. Anthropic, already at odds with the administration, complied despite uncertainty over who qualifies as a foreign national. Industry observers warn the action could reshape competition among leading AI labs. Read more