European Commission

EU lawmakers scolded for concealing identities of privacy-busting content-scanning 'experts'

Names of consultants on encryption bypass plan leaked anyway

Public Sector09 Nov 2023 | 54

In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one

And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it

Software02 Nov 2023 | 52

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

Meta's ad-free scheme dares you to buy your privacy back, one euro at a time

If you're in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland

Security31 Oct 2023 | 115

Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge

Exclusive Vivaldi boss calls for browser choice and warns that Redmond might be deflating usage figures

Applications26 Oct 2023 | 39

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

Tell me Huawei: Chinese giant wants to know what made EU label it high security risk

Files official complaint as it battles to keep market share

Networks16 Oct 2023 | 57

EU consultation on future telecoms cools on having big tech pay for network builds

€1.5 trillion needed in the next five years – some to turf Huawei – and nobody's quite sure where to find it

Networks12 Oct 2023 | 11

EU threatens X with DSA penalties over spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation

Final update Meta also told to clean out election-bothering deepfakes from its empire – or face the music

Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 81

European Commission checks AI chip market for stifled competition

No formal moves yet, but massive demand for GPUs has drawn its attention

Systems02 Oct 2023 |

Car industry pleads for delay to post-Brexit tariffs on EVs

Gets blanked again

Offbeat25 Sep 2023 | 132

European Commission hits Intel with new fine over antitrust findings

Updated What a difference a year makes: in June '22 it was asking for half a billion in interest back after a successful appeal

Systems22 Sep 2023 | 4

ESA gets the job of building Europe's secure satcomms network

IRIS² oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag

Cybersecurity Month22 Sep 2023 | 4

Bane of Big Tech, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, steps away for a bit

Is that a relieved sob from Google lawyers we hear?

Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 1

Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU

Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policy

Channel06 Sep 2023 | 17

Big Tech has failed to police Russian disinformation, EC study concludes

In Putin's Russia, the planet hacks you

Security05 Sep 2023 | 61

Official: Microsoft unbundles Teams in Europe

Breaking up is hard to do: Redmond reluctantly lets EU play matchmaker for software suite flings

SaaS31 Aug 2023 | 19

Europe's tough new rules for Big Tech start today. Is anyone ready?

Google says it is. Amazon's swerves the rules, for now. And tests suggest consumer protections aren't yet strong

Personal Tech25 Aug 2023 | 60

Europe sticks a monopoly probe into Adobe-Figma merger

US, UK watchdogs also question proposed $20B deal

Applications08 Aug 2023 | 9

It's official: EU probing bundling of Teams with Microsoft 365

Updated Antitrust inspectors trying to figure out if Redmond has breached local competition laws

SaaS27 Jul 2023 | 42

Euro monopoly cops to probe Microsoft for slipping Teams into Office

Three years after Slack flagged up 'illegal' bundling of chat app

SaaS17 Jul 2023 | 44

Europe greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware buy

Chip biz pledged to allow hardware interoperability

Virtualization12 Jul 2023 |

Obscure internet boutique Amazon sues EU for calling it a Very Large Online Platform

If it walks like a duck...

PaaS + IaaS11 Jul 2023 | 62

EU gives its blessing to reopen data pipelines to the US

'We already have various legal options in the drawer,' says Max Schrems, lawyer who killed the first two deals

Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 27

Amazon's robo vacuum power grab sucks EU attention

Regulators concerned iRobot could receive preferential treatment on the company's ecommerce platform

Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 20

UK's proposed alt.GDPR will turn Britain into a 'test lab' for data harvesting

EU citizens' info could be at risk over new rules

Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 163

EU launches 4 testbeds to put AI tech through its paces before it goes to market

The labs will look at AI and robotics for manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and cities

AI + ML28 Jun 2023 | 5

First pushback against EU's Digital Services Act and it's not Google

Who are you calling a VLOP? asks German web fashionista

Networks27 Jun 2023 | 31

Europe seeks to punish Putin's infowar pals with bans on Russian tech firms

Also slaps Chinese backdoor entities shipping forbidden tech to Moscow

Legal26 Jun 2023 | 10

Europe plots rules to protect tech supply chains from foreign influence

This is totally not about China, commissioners claim

On-Prem21 Jun 2023 | 3

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

Google's Bard barred while trying to enter Europe

We've not had any of the required paperwork yet, Irish watchdog tells El Reg

AI + ML14 Jun 2023 | 3

Europe teases breaking up Google over ad monopoly

Oh dear, look who hasn't spent enough on lobbying?

Personal Tech14 Jun 2023 | 20

Europe to vote on AI laws with potential 7% revenue fines

Risk-based approach puts onus on developers and sees bloc diverge from US, UK plans

AI + ML12 Jun 2023 | 36

Nexperia left off subsidies list as Germany chips away at Chinese connection

The country has swallowed almost half of the EU's semiconductor funding

Systems09 Jun 2023 | 6

EU greenlights billions for microelectronics under Chips Act

Pumps money into sensors, processors, actuators and comms across 56 companies

Systems08 Jun 2023 | 7

Sweden’s Evroc going full Viking with Euro cloud to raid US providers

Ikea just messes up your weekend – this could cause a serious storm

PaaS + IaaS07 Jun 2023 | 14

Europe vows it won't let US and Asia treat it as a source of museum-grade chip tech

With €43 billion at stake, Thierry Breton says that Europe should get advanced fabs

Systems17 May 2023 | 28

EU monopoly cops probe complaints about Microsoft Azure

Over in the US, FTC panel on cloud homes in on restrictive software licensing

PaaS + IaaS16 May 2023 | 13

Boss fight cleared: Europe approves Microsoft's Activision takeover

Completing a tough level doesn't mean squat if you can't defeat UK and USA

Personal Tech15 May 2023 | 7

Tough Euro crackdown on AI use passes key vote

It's a familiar story: Legislation versus rapidly evolving technology

AI + ML12 May 2023 | 6

EU proposes spyware Tech Lab to keep Big Brother governments in check

Potential roles for IT pros and lawyers, European city location included

Security09 May 2023 | 7

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

Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about

Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms

Legal01 May 2023 | 8

GlobalFoundries, STMicro snag €7.4B in EU money for French fab project

Joint site to produce low-power chips

Systems29 Apr 2023 | 1

Amazon, Bing, Wikipedia make EU's list of 'Very Large' platforms

Will need to sit at the front of the class where Commish can keep an eye on them

Legal26 Apr 2023 | 21

Europe doesn't just pass laws on Big Tech algorithms, it sets up cop shops to police them

The union doesn't fsck around

Software20 Apr 2023 | 11

Europe finalizes €43B Chips Act it hopes will help free it from foreign fabs

If all goes well, Europe will double its market share in a decade

Systems19 Apr 2023 | 21

EU lawmakers fear general purpose AI like ChatGPT has already outsmarted regulators

Rules proposed in EU AI Act are not enough to control 'very powerful AI'

AI + ML18 Apr 2023 | 24

Europe moves to derail Broadcom's VMware takeover

Strangling competition won't fly here, says Brussels

Virtualization13 Apr 2023 | 1

EU mandated messaging platform love-in is easier said than done: Cambridge boffins

Digital Market Act interoperability requirement a social challenge as well as a technical one

Security29 Mar 2023 | 56

Europe's right-to-repair law asks hardware makers for fixes for up to 10 years

Smartphones and tablets would also be added to the EU's list of devices that must be repairable under new rule

Personal Tech22 Mar 2023 | 129

Qualcomm tries to kick holes in logic behind €242M fine

Hopes to avoid paying up for crushing a rival while helping Huawei and ZTE to prosper

Networks14 Mar 2023 | 4

Intel rattles the tin for another €5B in subsidies to build German fab

Please, sir, we want some more

Systems08 Mar 2023 | 21

US lobbyists commission report dismissing proposed EU cloud regulations

But it has a point about the achievability of goal of '75%' European cloud

PaaS + IaaS06 Mar 2023 | 20

Europe trims Apple App Store probe after deciding in-app payments not a problem

Cupertino not entirely off the hook – yet

Personal Tech01 Mar 2023 | 8