meta company* They face record penalties for failing to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and for transferring user data from EU citizens to the US without adequate safeguards against access by local authorities. Image...
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At a meeting in Brussels, EU countries’ finance ministers adopted a comprehensive set of rules regulating cryptocurrency assets – the European Parliament approved this document in April. The rules will come into effect in 2024. Image...
In France, an investigation has been launched into the activities of the American tech giant Apple, which has been linked to the “planned obsolescence” of the company’s smartphones – according to human rights activists and...
The European Union has provided large subsidies for the construction of new microchip manufacturing facilities under the Chip Act, which aims to increase the block’s share of the global semiconductor supply chain from the current 9% to 20% by...
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, praised the initiative to create a new plant for the production of Infineon chips in Germany. This is an important milestone as Europe seeks to gain more market share in this strategic...
Apple has disclosed for the first time the number of monthly App Store users in Europe in compliance with last year’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Although the company says only iOS is subject to the DSA requirements, it has also provided data...
“We expect the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) to rule on its earlier public inquiry regarding Facebook’s transatlantic transfer of user data in May.* from the EU/EEA, including an order to suspend such transfer and a fine”, —...
Microsoft has warned that its cloud services could fall victim to a legal vacuum due to a lack of legislation regulating transatlantic data transfers between Europe and the US. This fact prompted Meta* threaten to withdraw his services from the...
The European Union has designated 19 online platforms that will be subject to the highest level of regulation in the region under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Authorities will pay close attention to the use of AI algorithms and recommendations...
European lawmakers have passed an ambitious law that will begin regulating the cryptocurrency industry in the region. With the European Parliament’s decision to pass the Crypto Assets Markets Act (MiCA), the EU is the first such large-scale...
The European Commission has passed a new set of rules for the repair of electronics. In addition to the fact that manufacturers must include smartphones and tablets in the list of devices that require maintenance, other changes in European...
The discounts on electric vehicles introduced by Tesla seem to have paid off. In February, sales of the company’s cars in Europe grew faster than any other automaker, according to information released Tuesday, Barron’s data shows. Image...
Popular messenger WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about notifying users about changes in the service’s privacy policy. In addition, users can opt-out of installing updates for the messenger. Relevant message published on the...
meta company* Administer platforms, Twitter, Apple and Google’s Alphabet holding company, under new EU law “very large online platforms”Therefore, additional rules regulating their activities in the region apply. About it writes Reuters news...
The German company Infineon was allowed to start building a semiconductor factory in Dresden. The project is estimated at 5 billion euros, production is scheduled to start as early as 2026. According to the maker of chips used in cars, data centers...
The EU antitrust authorities are about to open an investigation against the US company Microsoft for abuse of market power, which is used to promote video telephony and collaboration services Teams. This was reported by Politico, citing sources...
