EU intends to issue record fine to Google under DMA legislation The European Commission is reportedly set to impose a record fine on Google soon for violations of the Digital Markets A…
European Commission trials open-source communication software The European Commission is currently working on an open-source tool for internal use, which should serve as a backup for…
EU extends data flow with UK until the end of 2031 The European Union has decided that personal data can continue to flow freely between the EU and the UK under GDPR rules…
EU launches investigation into Meta after blocking AI chatbots on WhatsApp The European Commission opens investigation into Meta after WhatsApp blocks external AI chatbots, such as OpenAI’s ChatG…
EU Working on New Intelligence Service under Von Der Leyen The EU is working on a new intelligence service that should improve communication between European secret services. The…
Atos Secures Cybersecurity Contract with the European Commission The European Commission has appointed Atos to provide technical operational cybersecurity services. The contract could r…
EU Drops Digital Tax to Avoid Confrontation with US The European Commission is abandoning plans for a digital tax on tech giants, likely to spare relations with the US. In…
EU Earmarks Billions for AI Gigafactory Construction Where will the AI gigafactories ultimately be located? We will know that by the end of 2025. The European Commission has…
Amazon Challenges European DSA Rules: “No Systemic Risk” Under the DSA, Amazon is characterized as a large online platform, and the tech giant considers this unjustified. Accord…
European Commission Conducts Investigation into EU Data Retention of Metadata The European Commission is launching an investigation into the possible consequences of the data retention obligation fo…
European Commission allocates 1.2 billion euros for AI, cybersecurity, and digital skills The European Commission Allocates 1.2 Billion Euros for the Multi-Annual Work Program to Stimulate the Development of Ne…
How reliable are AI benchmark tests really? AI companies like to flaunt impressive benchmark results, but how reliable are these numbers? Researchers from the Europ…
EU warns Apple of geoblocking practices with its Apple Media Services The European Commission has Apple in its sights once again. This time it’s about a possible violation of anti-geoblockin…
EU launches antitrust case against manufacturer Gorilla Glass The European Commission is launching a formal investigation into Corning. The glass producer is allegedly putting rival…
European Commission wants to build ‘fair and innovative data economy’ with Data Act The European Commission is proposing a new set of rules to give companies and citizens more control over their data. The…
EU wants to invest €43 billion in European Chips Act by 2030 The European Union is determined to put more effort into chip manufacturing. To make that possible, the EU plans to inve…
European Commission strongly criticizes actual cost of European Chips Act The EU’s dreams of always having chips on hand by 2030 clash firmly with reality. Currently the Commission is considerin…
Europe opens bug bounty program for open source software The Belgian platform Intigriti allows hackers to look for vulnerabilities within popular open source software. Anyone wh…
EU working on plan to make at least 20% of all chips in-house by 2030 The European Commission put the “European Chips Act” on the table in early February to boost Europe’s infrastructure wit…