Volkswagen unveils $20,000 entry-level EV to take on Chinese competitors
The commercial launch is expected in 2027
Belgium has become the first EU country to ban the sale of disposable vapes
Stubbing out vaping's rapid rise
USB-C is now effectively mandatory in Europe as the new charging era begins
The end of proprietary chargers?
EU strikes €10.6 billion deal to launch homegrown Starlink competitor by 2030
290 satellites will beam down Internet to Europeans by the end of this decade
Why it matters: After two years of negotiations with the private sector, the European Union has signed a deal to develop and operate a homegrown alternative to satellite Internet connectivity solutions like Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper. While smaller in scale, the IRIS² constellation is expected to spark a competitive web of suppliers for space technologies in Europe.
Massive IPTV piracy network with 22 million users shut down by Europol and Italian police
The pan-European cybergang was making €250 million/month by reselling popular streaming platforms
Europe's highest court strikes down antitrust case against Intel for good
Hot Chips: The European Court of Justice, which is the European Union's version of the US Supreme Court, has upheld a previous decision to cancel a billion-dollar fine against Intel. The company didn't infringe EU antitrust laws with conditional rebates for CPU resellers; at least, there is no definitive proof it did.
European Space Agency mission will intentionally burn next satellite to collect reentry data
Over 36,000 tracked objects are currently orbiting Earth as space debris
New European Union charging standard threatens to kill the billion-dollar secondhand phone market
The directive could lead to an unintended surge of e-waste from old phones
iPadOS 18 now allows third-party app stores, in the EU only
European Apple users have more choice because of the DMA
Apple must refund Ireland $14 billion in unpaid taxes, Europe's top court rules
Europe's tax problem goes beyond a single rotten apple
Apple is extending user choice on default iOS browsers and apps in Europe
Continuing dialogue with the European Commission to avoid an unprecedented fine
TSMC will start building its first European chip manufacturing plant in Germany soon
Forward-looking: In its effort to become a global tech company, TSMC has long planned to open new plants outside of its Taiwan base. The chip foundry has now confirmed that it will soon begin constructing its first European fab, with support and funding from third-party manufacturers.
Switzerland is forcing government bodies to use open-source software
Bern authorities want to promote efficiency, security, and transparency within the federal country
European Commission finds Apple violated the DMA, threatens huge $38 billion fine
A second investigation may lead to another $76 billion fine
Council of Europe's international AI treaty is the first of its kind
A binding legal framework covering the entire lifecycle of AI systems
NASA's Juno images hint at shifting ice shell over Europa's underground ocean
A lot more than meets the eye with these images
European supercomputer Jupiter's CPU Rhea1 gets a spec bump – and a delay
Tick tick tick: SiPearl is the French company selected by the European supercomputer consortium (EuroHPC JU) to develop a chip for the first exascale-class supercomputer in the region. The organization recently released updated specifications for the Rhea1 microchip, indicating that the first samples will be available later than initially expected.
TikTok faces a potential ban in Europe, too
Major European politicians are willing to ostracize the Chinese-owned social network
Epic will relaunch Fortnite on iPad, Apple ordered to open up iPadOS in the EU
Fortnite is coming to iPhone soon
The EU has given TikTok 24 hours to provide details about its payment-for-views Lite app feature
"Is social media 'lite' as addictive and toxic as cigarettes 'light'?"
DMA compliance scrutiny continues as EC opens five investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta
Microsoft and Amazon are also on notice, but Bytedance is in the clear
Apple will officially implement sideloading in Europe this spring
More changes indicate Apple wasn't ready for DMA compliance and is making it up as it goes
Microsoft says users can now uninstall OneDrive in Windows for good
There's a way out from the intrusive cloud service
In a nutshell: Microsoft has been pushing OneDrive as the standard cloud storage solution for Windows for quite some time, to the point of user annoyance. The company usually tries everything it can to hinder user's choice on how to deal with the service, but things are seemingly starting to change.
Apple flips Epic Games ban less than 24 hours after the EU opened an investigation
Like a kid caught in the act, Cupertino gives Epic its license back
Round 10: Watching Apple and Epic duke it out for the past four years causes one to wonder if they will ever get along. Their very public US court bout is long past, with neither feeling like the victor. As the European Commission bears down on Apple, the boxing match continues, with Cupertino throwing punches to defend its walled garden and Epic hiding behind the referee hoping for a low-blow penalty point.
Automakers must bring back physical controls if they want the top safety rating in Europe
Tesla will likely be affected more than most