EU running in circles trying to get AI Act out the door Bloc risks missing out on first-to-legislate status if timetable slips AI + ML06 Dec 2023 | 13
Europe signs off on up to €1.2B in state aid for homegrown cloud project Vendor to speak unto vendor with first results expected in 2027 PaaS + IaaS06 Dec 2023 | 18
Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security 'The industry can not be allowed to put elected leaders, military personnel at risk' Personal Tech16 Nov 2023 | 18
Amazon's retail wing tops list of take-down demands from Europe under new DSA law Box shifter says it caught millions of miscreants with its own systems though Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 5
Enterprise wallets to sustain European IT growth as devices lag Software and services set to save continent's tech growth into 2024, says Gartner CxO09 Nov 2023 |
Bad eIDAS: Europe ready to intercept, spy on your encrypted HTTPS connections EFF warns incoming rules may return web 'to the dark ages of 2011' Security08 Nov 2023 | 121
Woo-hoo, UK ahead of Europe in this at least – enterprise IT automation But plenty of tech folk wish management would just leave them alone CxO07 Nov 2023 | 12
European Commission loves Oracle enough to sign six-year cloud deal Larry promised Brussels 'less risk and cost' and they believed it PaaS + IaaS02 Nov 2023 | 15
Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space Networks01 Nov 2023 |
Pro-Russia group exploits Roundcube zero-day in attacks on European government emails With this zero-day, researchers say the 'scrappy' group is stepping up its operations Cyber-crime25 Oct 2023 | 4
First Brexit, now X-it: Musk 'considering' pulling platform from EU over probe Comment Plus: Working from home is 'detached from reality' says world's richest man Personal Tech19 Oct 2023 | 227
Europe mulls open sourcing TETRA emergency services' encryption algorithms Turns out secrecy doesn't breed security Cybersecurity Month12 Oct 2023 | 26
Atos subsidiary Eviden scores contract win in Europe's first exascale system $526M Jupiter set to rule EU's tech orbit by 2024 HPC04 Oct 2023 |
Europe wants easy default browser selection screens. Mozilla is already sounding the alarm on dirty tricks Can you blame it? Applications23 Sep 2023 | 67
Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe Updated Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident OSes12 Sep 2023 | 31
Norway court upholds miniscule fine against Meta for flouting privacy rules Targeted ads require data usage consent under EU regulations Personal Tech07 Sep 2023 | 33
Cops drill into chat apps, sink plot to smuggle tonnes of coke into Europe Video Big blow to blighters' blow-by-the-boatload blueprint Cyber-crime02 Sep 2023 | 31
Europe sets out to squeeze every last drop of power from supercomputers Because Ferraris are meant to fly, not amble along at 2mph HPC06 Jul 2023 | 3
Where are we now, Microsoft 362.5? Europe reports outages Redmond says problems stemmed from a datacenter in Germany, though UK spared the worst of it OSes20 Jun 2023 | 16
EU boss Breton: There's no Huawei that Chinese comms kit is safe to use in Europe European Commission's own networks to toss Middle Kingdom boxes amid calls for total replacement Security16 Jun 2023 | 55
European companies form space jam to secure comms sovereignty with satellites IRIS² program aims to get the EU off other countries' infrastructure Networks05 May 2023 | 23
American private equity can't wait to gobble up Euro stalwart Software AG Silver Lake set to grab control of firm with legacy from Moon landing era Software24 Apr 2023 | 15
Python head hisses at looming Euro cybersecurity rules Red-tape vague enough to land open source volunteers in hot water for iffy code Devops12 Apr 2023 | 63
When will regulators get serious on datacenter emissions reporting? Updated An end to greenwashing won't come without a fight Energy Efficient Datacenters11 Apr 2023 | 6
US government sets a 30-day deadline for wiping TikTok from feds' phones Last chance to film yourself doing a ByteDance, in the US and abroad Security01 Mar 2023 | 14
EU parliament sets out two draft bills to forge ahead with Chips Act Intel sees dollar signs, rubs its hands with glee Systems16 Feb 2023 | 5
India sets USB-C charging deadline for smartphones We'll have what Europe's having Personal Tech29 Dec 2022 | 46
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
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