India sets USB-C charging deadline for smartphones
We'll have what Europe's having
Personal Tech29 Dec 2022 | 46
Europe
EU still getting its act together on European Chips Act funding
Leaders give unanimous support to unlocking €43 billion – but industry says it's nowhere near enough
Systems24 Nov 2022 | 28
Europe wants Airbnb and pals to cough up rental property logs
Holiday property landlords' vacation from regulation is coming to an end
Legal08 Nov 2022 | 52
Reds on the beds: Putin's war sparks Chinese chip boom, starting with electric blankets
As energy prices rise, so does demand for the kind of low-end chips China cranks out
Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 29
European carriers again call for Big Tech to fund network builds
Argue tough economy means everyone needs to pay for the internet's growth – especially those who use it most
Networks27 Sep 2022 | 13
Intel's planned Italian facility now tied up in election politics
Government may foot up to 40% of the bill for a fab that runs on time
Systems26 Sep 2022 | 7
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
Microsoft floats Cloud for Sovereignty
More transparency or just the cost of doing business? For customers whose data must remain
PaaS + IaaS20 Jul 2022 | 4
EU court says it can probe M&As even when one party has no European operations
Bloc insists it has right to rule on planned merger between US biotech firms Illumina and Grail
Legal14 Jul 2022 | 15
Oracle planning sovereign cloud regions for the EU
Specialized infrastructure for the political bloc will help users deal with GDPR data laws
PaaS + IaaS13 Jul 2022 | 5
Spain, Austria not convinced location data is personal information
Privacy group NOYB sues to get telcos to respect GDPR data access rights
Personal Tech22 Jun 2022 | 51
Lenovo, Barcelona Supercomputing Center sign joint research deal
Collab to 'generate significant returns' for Europe in science, tech, economy
HPC21 Jun 2022 | 2
Intel demands $625m in interest from Europe on overturned antitrust fine
Chip giant still salty
Systems20 Jun 2022 | 30
Intel to get $7.3b for Germany fab site as TSMC dismisses Europe plans
x86 giant giddy about making chips on the continent, its foundry rival not so much
On-Prem08 Jun 2022 | 11
EU makes USB-C common charging port for most electronic devices
Commissioner to device makers: 'We're not forcing anybody to enter the internal market, but if they want to do so, they must comply'
Personal Tech07 Jun 2022 | 278
Campaigners warn of legal challenge against Privacy Shield enhancements
Schrems III on the cards unless negotiators protect better oversight of US data access requests
Security26 May 2022 | 21
Google picks business chiefs for European Advisory Board
A sign that the company is taking data sovereignty concerns more seriously
PaaS + IaaS23 May 2022 |
Europe moves closer to stricter cybersecurity standards, reporting regs
More types of biz fall under expanded rules – and fines for those who fall short
CSO17 May 2022 | 9
Europe's GDPR coincides with dramatic drop in Android apps
Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes
Applications09 May 2022 | 93
Germany makes new move to attract chip manufacturers
$14.7b in state aid on offer for companies to set up shop in the country
Systems06 May 2022 | 11
European tech businesses cool on China due to coronavirus lockdowns
Oops. Beijing wants zero COVID, not zero foreign investment
Channel06 May 2022 | 13
Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules
Special report Leaked Digital Markets Act language forbids limiting of Safari rivals
Personal Tech26 Apr 2022 | 98
Europe twists YouTube's arm to get better cookie consent popups
No dark patterns, no Google nonsense ... Wow, what a superpower
Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 32
NTT finds partner to help accelerate datacenter builds in Europe, North America
Asset management outfit Macquarie will buy existing bit barns. But first, check out the shiny new 15.2MW bit barn in Indonesia
Off-Prem04 Apr 2022 |
Europe, US warn of fake-chip danger to national security, critical systems
Scammers exploit global supply-chain crunch
Systems18 Mar 2022 | 8
Europe advances crypto-coin regulation – without potential ban on Bitcoin
Vote held after red-tape targeting proof-of-work assets removed
Personal Tech16 Mar 2022 | 28
European nations battle to bag some of Intel's billions
US giant wants 20% of the world's chips from EU
Systems02 Mar 2022 | 6
Cyberwarfare looms as Russia shells, invades Ukraine
Player Three Iran has entered the game?
Security24 Feb 2022 | 45
Joined up thinking: Europe to oversee trio of projects for homegrown chips, HPC gear
Move comes ahead of draft law to turn continent into a center of semiconductor expertise
HPC08 Feb 2022 | 4
Website fined by German court for leaking visitor's IP address via Google Fonts
Now that's egg on your typeface
Legal31 Jan 2022 | 108
Tougher rules on targeted ads, deepfakes, crafty web design, and more? Euro lawmakers give a thumbs up
Analysis 'This is strongly limiting the scope of maneuver by Big Tech', expert tells El Reg
SaaS22 Jan 2022 | 38
EC president promises European Chips Act to quadruple homegrown production by 2030
'Most of our supplies come from outside Europe. This is a dependency and uncertainty we cannot afford'
On-Prem21 Jan 2022 | 31
EU data watchdog to Europol: You've helped yourself to too much data
Law enforcement agency now has one year to delete any data older than 6 months not related to criminal activity
Security11 Jan 2022 | 8
New submarine cable to link Japan, Europe, through famed Northwest Passage
Alternative route will skip the Suez Canal and other tricky spots
Off-Prem21 Dec 2021 | 58
Euro-telcos call on big tech to help pay for their network builds
Aka 'rebalancing global technology giants and the European digital ecosystem'
Off-Prem30 Nov 2021 | 32
CIOs across Europe add their VOICE to chorus of calls to regulate cloud gatekeepers
What do we want? Licences not lock-in! Where do we want to use them? Anywhere!
SaaS18 Nov 2021 | 4
Maker of ATM bombing tutorials blew himself up – Euro cops
Vid filming ended in deadly disaster
Bootnotes02 Oct 2021 | 155
Intel may spend up to €80bn on chip plants in Europe over next ten years
CEO also said it'll use its fab in Ireland to crank out parts for automakers amid shortages
On-Prem08 Sep 2021 | 14
Net neutrality lives... in Europe, anyway: Top court supports open internet rules, snubs telcos and ISPs
It only took five years
Personal Tech16 Sep 2020 | 37
French monopoly watchdog orders Google to talk payment terms with French publishers
Copying article snippets could get costly, if web giant doesn't ditch them altogether
Personal Tech10 Apr 2020 | 38
Oracle staffers in Europe weather cloudy job cuts: As many as 1,300 workers face chop after sales slide
Database giant needs 'adapt its spending to its revenue situation'
SaaS05 Mar 2020 | 17
The dream of a single European patent may die next month – and everyone is in denial about it
Updated German Constitutional Court is much more dangerous than people think
Science16 Jan 2020 | 51
It's official: Deploying Facebook's 'Like' button on your website makes you a joint data slurper
Using widgets probably not worth the GDPR minefield
Legal29 Jul 2019 | 88
Brussels sprouts yet another 'transparency' centre: This time the honour is all ZTE's
Networks and phone builder joins compatriots Huawei in insisting it has nothing to hide
Networks10 Jul 2019 | 3
The completely rational take you need on Europe approving Article 13: An ill-defined copyright regime to tame US tech
Confusing rules aim to spread the wealth... in two years' time
Personal Tech26 Mar 2019 | 130
El Reg eyes up Article 13 draft leak: Will new Euro law give Silicon Valley more power? Some lawyers think so
Analysis Copyright leak prompts Big Tech angst
Legal05 Feb 2019 | 33
Facebook Like, social sharing buttons on your website may land you in GDPR hot water if data goes a-wanderin'
Euro court mulls whether site operators should share compliance responsibility with info-slurping giants
Legal20 Dec 2018 | 42
EU tech tax talks teeter on brink – reports
As OECD strikes positive note on prospect of global consensus
Legal03 Dec 2018 | 11
EU Android latest: Critics diss Google's money-spinning 'cure'
You shouldn't profit from punishment
Software30 Oct 2018 | 35
GDPR v2 – Gradually Diminishing Psychotic Robots: Brussels kills Terminator apocalypse
I won't be back
Science13 Sep 2018 | 46
Plans for half of Europeans to get 100Mbps by 2020 ain't gonna happen – report
EU auditors also reckon universal 30Mbps unlikely
Networks07 Jun 2018 | 24
Under-fire Silicon Valley to gain new copyright 'safe harbour' in EU, fume critics
Exclusive Language tweak makes internet giants safer than ever, say rights groups
Legal27 Apr 2018 | 8
Mulled EU copyright shakeup will turn us into robo-censors – GitHub
Code-sharing websites may be forced to install automatic infringement filters
Software15 Mar 2018 | 40
Europe is living in the past (by nearly six minutes) thanks to Serbia and Kosovo
Continental electric clocks go TITSUP*
Science09 Mar 2018 | 148
Now Europe is getting jitters over Broadcom's Qualcomm takeover bid
Lawmakers express concern about data protection
Legal02 Mar 2018 | 8
German Bar Association says Nein to patent court block effort
Good news for UPC advocates, bad news for EPO staff
Legal15 Jan 2018 | 7
Of course Uber allegedly had a tool to remotely destroy evidence
Early contender emerges for 'least surprising story of 2018'
Personal Tech11 Jan 2018 | 35
EU law bods closer to baking new 'cookie law' after battle
Narrow vote goes against the 'it'll stifle innovation' crowd
Security26 Oct 2017 | 29
Citrix switches on nuage français, deutsche wolke, nube española
New EuroCloud almost matches US cloud, if you can be bothered signing up
SaaS13 Oct 2017 | 3
Give staff privacy at work, Euro human rights court tells bosses
Management must consider employees' rights in workplace policy
Security06 Sep 2017 | 36
Defra recruiting 1,400 policy wonks to pick up the pieces after Brexit
Exclusive Prising IT systems from decades of EU lawmaking
Legal17 Aug 2017 | 131
'No deal better than bad deal' approach to Brexit 'unsubstantiated'
Parliamentary committee calls for continued data sharing with Europol
Legal04 Apr 2017 | 163
Silicon Valley bites back via Europe’s copyright reform
Exclusive What on Earth is the 'innovation' field?
Legal10 Mar 2017 | 5
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