The Web Tech Culture EU's top court says member countries can order Facebook to take down illegal content globally Facebook argues that it limits "freedom of expression" By Adrian Potoroaca, October 3, 2019, 5:38 PM
Tech Culture EU appoints antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to be vice president of digital policy Tech giants now have an even more powerful eye watching their businesses in the EU By Adrian Potoroaca, September 11, 2019, 9:03 AM
Industry AI European Commission considers tighter regulation of facial recognition data Citizens would have more control and knowledge about how and when their data is used By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2019, 1:41 PM
Mobile Software Google will let Android users in Europe choose their default search engine starting in 2020 Search providers will have to fight for inclusion along Google Search By Adrian Potoroaca, August 2, 2019, 4:36 PM
The Web EU court rules websites liable for secretly sending user data to Facebook All the work is done by the Like API that many websites use By Cal Jeffrey, July 29, 2019, 2:06 PM
Mobile Industry Qualcomm fined $272M in latest EU antitrust case over predatory pricing The chipmaker sold 3G modems at a loss to squash competitors By Adrian Potoroaca, July 18, 2019, 12:20 PM 10 comments
The Web Industry The EU antitrust probe into Amazon is now official, could lead to a $23 billion fine This could be the biggest fine yet By Adrian Potoroaca, July 17, 2019, 11:10 AM
The Web Industry The E.U. is expected to launch an antitrust probe into Amazon's business practices Third party sellers feel they're being undecut by the giant By Adrian Potoroaca, July 16, 2019, 3:22 PM
Industry Space The EU's Galileo GPS network has been down since last week Galileo-enabled devices have defaulted to US GPS during the outage By Cal Jeffrey, July 15, 2019, 5:11 PM
Mobile LaLiga fined for tracking fans to bars televising games without a license Users thought it was just for getting the latest information on teams and upcoming matches By Cal Jeffrey, June 12, 2019, 2:53 PM 7 comments
Hardware Industry European Union's CPU development branch delivers its first designs The first wave of processors will be released in 2021 By Isaiah Mayersen, June 8, 2019, 12:22 PM 23 comments
The Web Tech Culture Poland files a challenge to new EU copyright law The law amounts to 'preventative censorship', say Poles By James Miller, May 27, 2019, 6:06 AM 7 comments
Industry Google Google is now helping European Android users choose alternative browsers and search engines To comply with an EU ruling By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2019, 5:20 AM
Industry Tech Culture EU publishes guidelines urging ethical AI development The seven laws of ethical artificial intelligence By Cal Jeffrey, April 8, 2019, 5:43 PM
Industry The EU wants to increase security around 5G networks, but it isn't banning Huawei Going against US advice By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2019, 4:40 AM
The Web European Parliament narrowly votes in its divisive Copyright Directive The law referred to by some as the 'Link Tax' will be implemented before 2022 By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2019, 3:42 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture European Union votes to end daylight saving time in 2021 Member states will have to choose whether to permanently remain on summer or winter time By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2019, 1:47 PM 15 comments
Industry Mobile Finland investigating Nokia for alleged GDPR violations Some European Nokia 7 Plus devices have been sending data to China By Cal Jeffrey, March 21, 2019, 2:23 PM
Google EU hits Google with $1.7 billion fine for "abusive" online advertising practices Another multi-billion dollar fine for the company By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2019, 9:21 AM 14 comments
Industry Google Google will ask Android users in Europe to pick their preferred browser and search engine Attempting to appease the EU Commission By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2019, 4:40 AM 7 comments
Industry Security UK believes it can manage risks from using Huawei equipment in its 5G networks Going against US advice By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2019, 7:03 AM
Google The Web French data protection watchdog hits Google with $57 million fine for GDPR violations Due to its lack of transparency By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2019, 6:29 AM
The Web The EU's contentious 'Link Tax' rejected again after 11 member states disapprove Drafters have until the end of next month to reword the regulations By Cal Jeffrey, January 18, 2019, 5:45 PM 9 comments
The Web Tech Culture The right to be forgotten may not work outside of the EU anymore Fixing overreach of authority By Greg Synek, January 10, 2019, 9:59 AM
Security The EU wants to use AI to detect whether travelers are lying during border checks Human border control agents will double-check the results By Cohen Coberly, October 31, 2018, 4:38 PM