Big Tech could face Euro ban
Published in News
Monday, 16 November 2020 13:06

Big Tech could face Euro ban


If they ignore EU regulations

Technology companies’ services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation.

Antitrust action against Amazon expected today
Published in News
Tuesday, 10 November 2020 11:41

Antitrust action against Amazon expected today


Europe watchdog barks

The European Commission is expected to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon.com today over its dual role as a marketplace for merchants and as a retailer competing to sell the same products.

EU to spend 10 billion euro on cloud
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:01

EU to spend 10 billion euro on cloud


Skies the limit

The European Union aims to spend up to 10 billion euro ($11.7 billion) over the next seven years to help build up a homegrown cloud computing sector that could rival foreign corporations such as Amazon, Google and Alibaba.

EU needs to tackle 5G conspiracy theories
Published in AI
Monday, 19 October 2020 11:47

EU needs to tackle 5G conspiracy theories


They are actually effecting the technology spread

The European Union needs to come up with a strategy to counter disinformation about 5G technology a group of 15 countries including Poland and Sweden have warned.

EU might narrow Amazon investigation
Published in News
Thursday, 15 October 2020 11:24

EU might narrow Amazon investigation


Wants to speed things up

EU antitrust regulators may narrow the scope of their year long investigation into Amazon to speed up the case against the online bookseller.

EU looks to green fuel alternatives
Published in News
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 11:43

EU looks to green fuel alternatives


It wants to be climate neutral by the middle of the century

Green hydrogen, low-carbon aviation fuel and electric trucks are among 55 clean technologies that can help the European Union to reach its goal of climate neutrality by mid-century, according to research by Capgemini Invent.

EU needs to tackle 5G disinformation
Published in News
Friday, 02 October 2020 12:25

EU needs to tackle 5G disinformation


It does not spread COVID-19

European Union leaders need to tackle urgently disinformation on 5G technology, which is central to the bloc's economic recovery from COVID-19 and its plans to catch up with the United States and China, a study by telecoms lobby group ETNO showed.

Big Tech might have to share data with rivals
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 12:27

Big Tech might have to share data with rivals


EU ready to insist

The European Union is preparing to force big tech to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported

US Big Tech ignoring EU transatlantic data transfer rules
Published in News


Austrian privacy campaigner complains

Technology firms' compliance with European restrictions on transatlantic data transfers is shockingly poor, according to Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.

EU could force Apple to open iPhone payment tech
Published in Mobiles


Just working on the legislation

The European Union is weighing legislation that could force Apple to open iPhone payment technology to competitors.