European pols wave their hands about digital sovereignty with broad but vague plan One Dutch developer called it a 'nothingburger' Public Sector06 Jun 2025 | 18
Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU Plus, Europeans will find it easier to sideline Bing and uninstall the Windows Store OSes03 Jun 2025 | 19
Apple has only 30 days to comply with EU DMA rules Users leaving App Store to make a third party payment must be free of charge, says Euro Commish Applications29 May 2025 | 13
European Commission: Make Europe Great Again... for startups Sick of paying the US tech tax and relinquishing talent to other continents, politicians finally wake up CxO29 May 2025 | 31
Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained SaaS16 May 2025 | 7
EU Chips Act heading for failure, time for Chips Act 2.0 Damning report says it set a moving target that was way too ambitious Systems28 Apr 2025 | 10
Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship Legal23 Apr 2025 | 54
EU lands 25% counter tariff punch on US, Trump pauses broad import levy hike – China excepted World War Fee Middle Kingdom gets 145%. So this is what it's like living in reality TV On-Prem09 Apr 2025 | 154
EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption! ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too Security03 Apr 2025 | 148
EU says Google scroogles app makers, also gives Apple an antitrust must-do-list Chrome colossus accused of tilting search results, blocking cheaper purchases, while iTitan told to open iOS Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 9
Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam's digital death grip Nearly 100 orgs plead for homegrown lifeline amid geopolitical tensions Public Sector17 Mar 2025 | 107
EU plans to 'mobilize' €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China Captain's Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 15
Sweden seizes cargo ship after another undersea cable hit in suspected sabotage NATO increasing patrols in the Baltic as region awaits navy drones Networks27 Jan 2025 | 64
Meta, X sign up to Euro Commish code of conduct on hate speech Under Digital Services Act, monitors will be allowed to report abusive language and platforms should respond in 1 day Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 116
EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of election Personal Tech17 Jan 2025 | 93
Apple's interoperability efforts aren't meeting spirit or letter of EU law, advocacy groups argue Free Software Foundation Europe and others urge European Commission to double down on DMA Software16 Jan 2025 | 27
Fining Big Tech isn't working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain Opinion It's all made from our data, anyway, so it should be ours to use as we want AI + ML22 Dec 2024 | 143
Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course Personal Tech19 Dec 2024 | 35
Take a closer look at Nvidia's buy of Run.ai, European Commission told Updated Campaign groups, non-profit orgs urge action to prevent GPU maker tightening grip on AI industry Systems16 Dec 2024 | 3
Bluesky too opaque about user figures for Euro watchdogs Updated X rival also under fire for failing to designate legal representative Legal26 Nov 2024 | 82
European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing Exclusive Initiative follows Microsoft settlement with CISPE consortium PaaS + IaaS20 Nov 2024 | 3
Top EU court overturns Intel's billion-dollar antitrust fine Conditional rebates settled, but $400M matter of naked restrictions remains Systems24 Oct 2024 | 6
Google files first ever complaint with European Commission against Microsoft Mountain View versus Redmond: Fight over cloud software licensing policies gets formal PaaS + IaaS25 Sep 2024 | 29
Europe to force Apple to help rivals connect to iOS, iPadOS Fail to comply may cost up to 10% of annual revenue Software19 Sep 2024 | 32
Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win Qualcomm, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky Personal Tech18 Sep 2024 | 13
EU kicks off an inquiry into Google's AI model Privacy regulator taking a closer look at data privacy and PaLM 2 Security12 Sep 2024 | 8
Apple owes billions in back taxes over Ireland state aid rule break Final judgment handed down by Court of Justice of the European Union Personal Tech10 Sep 2024 | 146
EU tries to pin down China on definition of 'important data' Rules on cross border data transfers have European businesses scratching their heads Legal29 Aug 2024 | 2
Under pressure from Europe, Apple makes iOS browser options bit more reasonable Analysis Cupertino quits screwing around with defaults – for those in the EU Applications24 Aug 2024 | 19
Euro antitrust cop Margrethe Vestager to depart after decade of reining in Big Tech Her legacy hinges on her successor – will they double down? Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 5
Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy – with new fees Meanwhile, UK watchdog contemplates breaking Cupertino's WebKit rule Applications09 Aug 2024 | 16
EU regulator reportedly set to give the nod to HPE-Juniper deal Aruba, Aruba! Some network pros worry it will lead to less choice Networks29 Jul 2024 | 5
Microsoft's CISPE settlement includes a suspension of audits for members Exclusive Cloud group companies free of Redmond's compliance cops for 2 years in return for ditching EC antitrust complaint Software22 Jul 2024 | 7
EU's renewable hydrogen plan needs a 'reality check' Member nations aren't on the same page, investors are confused, and nobody understands the real costs CxO19 Jul 2024 | 78
EU officials say X’s paid-for blue check deceives users and breaks law Preliminary findings also claim platform not compliant with DSA requirements for transparency, research access Personal Tech12 Jul 2024 | 76
European Commission accepts Apple's 'tap and go' promises Makes third-party wallets getting iOS NFC access a 'legally binding' thing Personal Tech11 Jul 2024 | 7
Speed limiters arrive for all new cars in the European Union Get ready for a cacophony of beeps at least if you're a bit heavy on the go pedal Personal Tech11 Jul 2024 | 517
Fear of commodity chip flood sparks EU probe into China's silicon ambitions They're cranking 'em out like there's no tomorrow Systems08 Jul 2024 | 22
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped' Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 41
Antitrust cops cry foul over Meta's pay-or-consent ultimatum to Europeans Facebook, Instagram gobble up same data whether you hand over cash or not Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 40
Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over' I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time! Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4
EU accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations for bundling Teams with O365 Statement of Objections sent to Redmond HQ following probe that began July 2023 SaaS25 Jun 2024 | 23
Europe accuses Apple of preventing devs from telling users about world outside Plus: Commission launches new probe into iPhone maker's efforts to work with new laws SaaS24 Jun 2024 | 13
How Europe can force Apple to support competition Exclusive Open Web Advocacy report calls for these extensive changes to iGiant's rules Personal Tech21 Jun 2024 | 56
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians If you call 'client-side scanning' something like 'upload moderation,' it still undermines privacy, security Security18 Jun 2024 | 75
European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules iBiz potentially facing hefty penalties under the Digital Markets Act Personal Tech15 Jun 2024 | 27
Chinese electric car brands zapped by price surge as EU cranks tariffs Companies that cooperated with probe will be slightly less hard hit Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 86
Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond 'committed to find a resolution to regulators' concerns' Applications05 Jun 2024 | 8
STMicro bags €2B from Europe for Sicily car chip fab Eurocrats made them an offer they couldn't refuse Public Sector03 Jun 2024 | 1
Prepare your audits: EU Commission approves first-of-its-kind AI Act 'High-risk' AIs will have hoops to jump through if they want to keep doing business in Europe AI + ML21 May 2024 | 7
Apple says if you want to ship your own iOS browser engine in EU, you need to be there Exclusive Rival coders must have Euro-based staff to build and test non-WebKit surfing Software17 May 2024 | 100
European Commission starts formal probe of Meta over election misinformation Europe takes action after Facebook parent withdraws monitoring tool Security30 Apr 2024 | 15
Spotify claims Apple wants 'tax' for in-app pricing tweak App maker accuses Cupertino of defying EU rules Applications25 Apr 2024 | 18
European Commission to suspend TikTok's new rewards program, open second probe For some reason the world's most notorious app decided not to tick all boxes under the world’s toughest digital law Personal Tech23 Apr 2024 | 25
Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain 'addictive and toxic' new app Commissioner Thierry Breton likens click-to-earn version to cigarettes Software18 Apr 2024 | 53
Microsoft hiring Inflection team triggers interest from EU's antitrust chief All sorts of levers being pulled to lure AI developers from here, there, everywhere AI + ML05 Apr 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy Exclusive But unhappy European buyers have called for regulators to step in Virtualization02 Apr 2024 | 3
EU antitrust cops probe Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services Exclusive Google claims rival has made an 'art and science' out of licensing SaaS22 Mar 2024 | 29
European Commission broke its own data privacy law with Microsoft 365 use Euro folk have until December to put house in order Public Sector11 Mar 2024 | 29
Apple may have made itself a target before the EU's Digital Markets Act comes into force iPhone giant's $2B fine shows the bloc is serious about regulation Legal07 Mar 2024 | 16
What a surprise! Apple found a way to deliver browser engine and app store choice We know this because those features just landed in iOS 17.4, along with lots of other goodies OSes06 Mar 2024 | 61
EU takes a bite out of Apple with $2B in-app purchase fine Cupertino blames Spotify, says Commission is just giving preference to another European company Applications04 Mar 2024 | 31