European Commission

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 | 20

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 | 23

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 | 127

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

European Commission bans TikTok from staff gadgets

Cyber Europe cyber worried about cyber threats, doesn't cyber use the other C word (China)

CSO24 Feb 2023 | 23

Europe to consult on making Big Tech pay for the networks it floods

Continental bloc also greases the skids to usher in the gigabit age in two or three years

Networks24 Feb 2023 | 32

VMware, Broadcom extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, delivered

90-day stretch comes after Euro-probe paused for production of paperwork

Virtualization20 Feb 2023 | 1

Europe begins deeper probe into Viasat, Inmarsat merger

How competitive will in-flight Wi-Fi be? Prices, quality among major headaches

Networks14 Feb 2023 | 6

Chipmakers threaten to defect to US, EU if UK doesn't get its semiconductor plans sorted

Where's the Brexit bonus?

On-Prem14 Feb 2023 | 131

Four top euro carriers will use phone numbers to target ads and annoy Google & Facebook

European Commission satisfied joint venture won't create competitive problems for locals

Personal Tech13 Feb 2023 | 63

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 | 3

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