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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
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Body Found Inside Burned-Out Athens Factory As Wildfire Continues To Spread
A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory, state news agency ANA said, in what is believed to be the first reported death from a disastrous wildfire that has scorched the city's northeastern suburbs.
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European Blockchain Body Tells EU to Prepare for AI and Web3 Merging, CBDCs Emergence
In a report addressed to the EU, the EUBOF said that the merging of blockchain and AI is surfacing as a trend in the tech industry and being rapidly explored especially in the sectors of finance and health care. The EU, as of now, has not commented on the findings of this report.
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Google Suffers Legal Blow In EU Court Over 2.4-Billion-Euro Fine
Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice on Thursday when the body's adviser recommended that a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine levied on it for anti-competitive practices be upheld.
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Russia Needs To Hear Why It Is "Condemned, Isolated", Says Top EU Diplomat
The EU's top diplomat said Wednesday that Russia needs to hear from ministers at an upcoming meeting of the world's largest regional security body about why it is being "condemned and isolated".
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EU Antitrust Body to Investigate Microsoft Over Teams' Inclusion in Office Bundle
EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation into Microsoft's tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, saying that this could be anti-competitive. The move by the European Commission followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack in 2020 and after the US tech giant's offer of remedies failed to address the EU competition en...
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EU Antitrust Body to Announce Decision on Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal on August 7
EU antitrust regulators will decide by August 7 whether to clear Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,900 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma after a preliminary review, according to a European Commission filing on Monday.
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Adobe’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma Reportedly on EU Antitrust Body Radar
European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation into software giant Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,200 crore) buyout deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma later this year, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Big Tech Gets Support From EU Regulators Against Telcos' Network Fee Push
EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday warned the European Commission against proposing legislation pushed by the sector to get Big Tech's help to pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying it did not see a competition problem or a market failure. The comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to...
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WhatsApp Agrees to Be More Transparent Over Privacy Policy Changes, Says EU
Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline for Verdict on Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal to April 25
The deadline for a decision on Microsoft’s contentious $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision has been extended to April 25, according to a European Commission filing on Wednesday. EU antitrust regulators will give a verdict on the deal, which has come under the scanner of various regulatory bodies s...
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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TikTok Faces Another Ban, EU Bodies Direct Staff to Remove App Citing Security Reasons
TikTok has been banned by EU bodies which have asked the staff to remove the too due to cybersecurity reasons. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that China's government could use its app to harvest users' data or advance its interests.
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Meta Fined $5.9 Million by Irish Regulators for WhatsApp Data Protection Breach
Irish regulatory body has fined Meta an additional EUR 5.5 million (roughly Rs. 47.8 crore) for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp. In its new decision, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found the group acted "in breach of its obligations in relation to transparency," the watchdog said in ...
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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
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Body Found Inside Burned-Out Athens Factory As Wildfire Continues To Spread
A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory, state news agency ANA said, in what is believed to be the first reported death from a disastrous wildfire that has scorched the city's northeastern suburbs.
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European Blockchain Body Tells EU to Prepare for AI and Web3 Merging, CBDCs Emergence
In a report addressed to the EU, the EUBOF said that the merging of blockchain and AI is surfacing as a trend in the tech industry and being rapidly explored especially in the sectors of finance and health care. The EU, as of now, has not commented on the findings of this report.
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Google Suffers Legal Blow In EU Court Over 2.4-Billion-Euro Fine
Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice on Thursday when the body's adviser recommended that a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine levied on it for anti-competitive practices be upheld.
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Russia Needs To Hear Why It Is "Condemned, Isolated", Says Top EU Diplomat
The EU's top diplomat said Wednesday that Russia needs to hear from ministers at an upcoming meeting of the world's largest regional security body about why it is being "condemned and isolated".
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EU Antitrust Body to Investigate Microsoft Over Teams' Inclusion in Office Bundle
EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation into Microsoft's tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, saying that this could be anti-competitive. The move by the European Commission followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack in 2020 and after the US tech giant's offer of remedies failed to address the EU competition en...
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EU Antitrust Body to Announce Decision on Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal on August 7
EU antitrust regulators will decide by August 7 whether to clear Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,900 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma after a preliminary review, according to a European Commission filing on Monday.
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Adobe’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma Reportedly on EU Antitrust Body Radar
European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation into software giant Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,200 crore) buyout deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma later this year, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Big Tech Gets Support From EU Regulators Against Telcos' Network Fee Push
EU telecoms regulators' group BEREC on Friday warned the European Commission against proposing legislation pushed by the sector to get Big Tech's help to pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband, saying it did not see a competition problem or a market failure. The comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to...
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WhatsApp Agrees to Be More Transparent Over Privacy Policy Changes, Says EU
Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline for Verdict on Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal to April 25
The deadline for a decision on Microsoft’s contentious $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision has been extended to April 25, according to a European Commission filing on Wednesday. EU antitrust regulators will give a verdict on the deal, which has come under the scanner of various regulatory bodies s...
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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TikTok Faces Another Ban, EU Bodies Direct Staff to Remove App Citing Security Reasons
TikTok has been banned by EU bodies which have asked the staff to remove the too due to cybersecurity reasons. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that China's government could use its app to harvest users' data or advance its interests.
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Meta Fined $5.9 Million by Irish Regulators for WhatsApp Data Protection Breach
Irish regulatory body has fined Meta an additional EUR 5.5 million (roughly Rs. 47.8 crore) for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp. In its new decision, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found the group acted "in breach of its obligations in relation to transparency," the watchdog said in ...
