Killed EU antitrust fine could still come back to haunt Intel European Commission says findings about payments intended to prevent sales of rival products still stand Systems30 Jan 2023 | 2
Intel angles for more subsidies to build German mega-fab Still no date for breaking ground, as chip giant reportedly confirms it will build once 'funding' worked out Systems18 Jan 2023 | 4
Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EU Draft paper calls out businesses for vagueness Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 40
EU plan to make big tech pay 'fair share' of telco fees reportedly weeks away All traffic is equal but some traffic is more equal than others Networks12 Jan 2023 | 30
EU probes Broadcom/VMware deal over impact on hardware, not price hikes or cloudy concerns +COMMENT Suggests VMware might not allow NICs and HBAs other than Broadcom’s, which would be a bizarre act Virtualization21 Dec 2022 |
Eurozone plans to formalize passenger data, improve security Central hub will make things smoother and safer but not store details Security20 Dec 2022 | 25
Amazon to settle Euro antitrust probes by Christmas Cloud souk reportedly ready to play a little more fairly with its own merchants Personal Tech17 Dec 2022 | 5
Where are EU going with that Teams antitrust probe? Microsoft wants a word Updated Software behemoth reportedly wants a chat with the regulators – on the other side of the pond this time SaaS13 Dec 2022 | 25
Europe's USB-C deadline: Lightning must be struck from iPhone by December, 2024 Single market's worth $95.12 billion to Apple, so it's not like it had a choice Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 92
EU reaches agreement on satellite comms project: Opens Iris Very keen to unhook infrastructure from 'third countries', private biz after Ukraine crisis brings situation into focus Networks21 Nov 2022 | 7
EU companies claim Google still abusing its Shopping power Search giant's 'Shopping Units need to go,' say coalition of 43 online comparison tools Legal17 Oct 2022 | 10
USB-C iPhone, anyone? EU finalizes charging standard rule It's officially official: Mobile devices will be required to use USB-C from 2024, with laptops following in 2026 Personal Tech04 Oct 2022 | 129
Europe just might make it easier for people to sue for damage caused by AI tech Imagine the lawyer infomercials – Did a computer hurt you? Call (30) 555 1234... AI + ML29 Sep 2022 | 17
Microsoft among software titans under spotlight for restrictive licensing US campaign group forms as customers complain of lock-in, unclear terms, problems using wares in cloud Off-Prem28 Sep 2022 | 12
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
EU puts smart device manufacturers on the hook for cyber security Requires five years of patching, 24 hour incident reporting, and proper security … for starters Systems16 Sep 2022 | 69
EU proposes regulations for tablet battery life, spare parts Rules for devices including phones aimed at reducing environmental impact of scroll addiction Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 64
Euro watchdogs 'abandon $1b fine' against Qualcomm Snapdragon giant was accused of bribing Apple not to use rival modems Personal Tech29 Aug 2022 | 8
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
Europe passes sweeping antitrust laws targeting America's Big Tech Updated Google, Facebook, Amazon and the rest stand to lose – if rules are actually enforced Personal Tech06 Jul 2022 | 28
Intel demands $625m in interest from Europe on overturned antitrust fine Chip giant still salty Systems20 Jun 2022 | 30
Big Tech falls in line with Euro demands to fight bots, deepfakes, disinformation Six percent of revenues at risk if Code of Practice broken Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 24
Qualcomm wins EU court battle against $1b antitrust fine Another setback for competition watchdog as ruling over exclusive chip deal with iPhone nullified Legal15 Jun 2022 | 2
EU lawmakers vote to ban sales of combustion engine cars from 2035 Analysis China one potential source of battery power to service massive expected demand – though market access is limited Off-Prem10 Jun 2022 | 281
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
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 proposes tackling child abuse by killing privacy, strong encryption If we're gonna go through this again, can we just literally go back in time? Security12 May 2022 | 130
US, Europe formally blame Russia for data wiper attacks against Ukraine, Viasat Thank goodness someone cleared that one up CSO10 May 2022 | 9
EU Apple suit alleges anticompetitive Apple Pay practices The new investigation marks the fourth set of allegations leveled against Apple by the EU since 2020 Legal02 May 2022 | 14
European Right to Repair resolution headed for vote Motion calls for repairability ratings and expected lifetime of products Personal Tech07 Apr 2022 | 64
Big Tech revenues under threat from EU law proposals Digital Markets Act rules agreed, set to include fines of up to 10% of turnover and power to break up businesses Legal25 Mar 2022 | 28
EU law threatening 'commercially painful changes' for tech out tonight Reports suggest Digital Markets Act could hit a broader sweep of players than the FAANG gang Legal24 Mar 2022 | 61
Microsoft faces EU antitrust complaint from OVHcloud Several companies 'taking action to ensure a level playing field among cloud services providers' in Europe PaaS + IaaS17 Mar 2022 | 9
EU directs €11bn toward European Chips Act to build homegrown semiconductor industry Additional €43bn in the pipeline, but it's still chickenfeed, say critics On-Prem08 Feb 2022 | 41
Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay Ah, y'know what, maybe those rebates for not using AMD chips weren't so anti-competitive after all, eh? On-Prem27 Jan 2022 | 42
European silicon output shrinking, metal smelters closing as electricity prices quadruple, trade body warns Probably something to tackle before those chip fabs are built, eh? On-Prem22 Jan 2022 | 165
'Google is present at almost all levels of the supply chain' for online ads: It's time for a competition probe, says EU French regulator can probably help having already fined megacorp €220m Legal22 Jun 2021 | 16
European Commission outlines appeal against Apple's €13bn tax ruling iGiant says case alleging state aid from Ireland was 'categorically annulled' Personal Tech01 Feb 2021 | 38
European Commission to take a closer look at how Amazon uses business data of third-party sellers using its platform Preliminary view is that antitrust rules have been breached On-Prem10 Nov 2020 | 22
Not so nice, we investigated them twice: EU opens double whammy of inquiries into Apple's biz practices Updated App Store cut and Cupertino's NFC platform in competition crosshairs Legal16 Jun 2020 | 50
Europe publishes draft rules for coronavirus contact-tracing app development, on a relaxed schedule No phone numbers needed – but you’ll need Notifications and Bluetooth on all the time Security17 Apr 2020 | 131
Qualcomm fined €242m over 'predatory pricing' that helped to knock off British competitor Icera Too late for chip flinger, but a win for the EU taxpayer Legal18 Jul 2019 | 18
Euro Commish probes Amazon's marketplace, worries Bezos' beast is sniffing 'competitively sensitive' seller data On same day Germany forces firm's Ts&Cs revamp On-Prem17 Jul 2019 | 4
The e-mpire strikes back: Google appeals that $1.7bn EU fine for choking web ad rivals Lmao, we're not paying that chump change, says ad slinger On-Prem06 Jun 2019 | 19
European Commission: We've called off the lawyers over Ireland's late collection of Apple back taxes Case closed month after Apple coughs $14.3bn in 'illegal State Aid' On-Prem19 Oct 2018 | 29
EU watchdog sniffing around Amazon's merchant data collection Not yet an investigation, Margrethe Vestager says Legal20 Sep 2018 | 13
From toothbrushes to coffee makers to computers: Europe fines Asus, Pioneer, Philips for rigging prices of kit And Denon+Marantz, too Personal Tech25 Jul 2018 | 50
Dob in naughty data slurps to top EU court, privacy groups urge 11 member states grassed on to European Commission – including the UK Security26 Jun 2018 | 11
Shazam! The sound of EC shoving probe in Apple's plan to buy name-that-tune app Show us your data says Euro Commish Legal23 Apr 2018 | 3
Tech giants should take the rap for enabling fake news, boffins tell EU Yes, yeesss, give us lots of new things to do, say academics Legal12 Mar 2018 | 15
Euro Commission gives tech firms an hour to take down terror content Three months to get your houses in order... or this time we really might legislate Legal02 Mar 2018 | 34
Internet giants removing 70 per cent of reported hate speech, crows European Commission But we might still drum up some new regs, so keep it up Legal19 Jan 2018 | 32
Europe to spend €1bn on supercomputers and big data infrastructure Four machines on the slate, at almost-exascale and beyond, to nourish local industry HPC12 Jan 2018 | 16
European Commission intervenes in Microsoft Irish data centre spat Files brief to make sure US ‘correctly understands’ EU data protection law SaaS07 Dec 2017 | 34
EU: No encryption backdoors but, eh, let's help each other crack that crypto, oui? Ja? You scratch my PKCS, and I'll scratch yours Security19 Oct 2017 | 49
Intel's €1bn EU antitrust appeal: What the heck is the AEC test? Analysis And what does this mean for competition case law? On-Prem07 Sep 2017 | 5
EC puts Qualcomm-NXP investigation on hold, slowing merger approval Please pass the paperwork Legal07 Sep 2017 | 3
Europe seeks company to monitor Google's algorithm in €10m deal Follows €2.4bn mega fine Legal30 Jun 2017 | 13
Google hit with record antitrust fine of €2.4bn by Europe Abused its market dominance as a search engine, says commission On-Prem27 Jun 2017 | 183
Hotheaded Brussels civil servants issued with cool warning: Leak Brexit? No, no... it's baking! Put away the booze, biz-suit Bootnotes19 Jun 2017 | 75
EC fines Facebook €110m for 'misleading' data on WhatsApp deal 'Errors' in 2014 filings 'not intentional', apparently Legal18 May 2017 | 14
Mozilla wants EU to slow down its ePrivacy Directive process 'We love privacy, just not this much privacy, not this fast' Legal11 May 2017 | 10