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Taiwan keen to cooperate with the EU on chipset industry plan
Taiwan’s government says there is “enormous” room for cooperation with the EU on semiconductors as the bloc moves to boost its chip industry. Read more…
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Telco CEOs want Big Tech to help cover the cost of network upgrades
US Big Tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing telecoms networks because they use them so heavily, say 13 European telco CEOs Read more…
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Google claims innovation being held back by EU antitrust laws
Google defended its business model saying that innovation was at its core rather as it sought to overturn an EU antitrust fine at Europe’s second-highest court Read more…
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EU continues debate over 5G vendors and higher security requirements
EU policy-makers warned that the new 5G technology will require more stringent security rules than previous generations. Read more…
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EU calls on social media to invest more on fact-checking – but…
EU has called on social media to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach those worst affected by fake news. Read more…
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Why EU operators keep losing the battle against net neutrality
Policymakers promised that the EU’s net neutrality law would bring more innovation and protect end user rights, but it appears that it is doing the opposite. Read more…
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Social media will have to be regulated at some stage – EU
The European Union and authorities around the world will have to regulate big technology and social media companies at some stage to protect citizens Read more…
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EU roaming data traffic proves that it should be free everywhere
Remember the long running skirmish between the EU and Vodafone (mainly) over implementing the data roaming rules? Remember Vodafone (mainly) saying that if the rules were implemented the drop in revenue would badly hinder its Read more…
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Google’s app pricing makes EU ruling even more pointless
Google’s price list for its apps minus Chrome and Search is an indication that the economics of the EU remedy are completely unworkable, ensuring that everything will continue as before. The price list for what Read more…
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Google to charge Android OEMs up to $40 per device for apps
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google will charge hardware firms up to $40 per device to use its apps under a new licensing system to replace one that the European Union this year deemed anti-competitive, a Read more…
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Tech firms agree to EU code of conduct on fake news
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed to a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news, due to concerns it can influence elections, the European Read more…
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ECB shuns digital currency because cash is still king
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central bank has no plan to issue a digital currency because the underlying technology is still fragile and the use of physical cash still high in the euro zone, the Read more…
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New EU copyright rules shake up content sharing norms
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers voted on Wednesday to force Google, Facebook and other technology firms to share more revenues with European media, publishers and other content creators in a shake-up of copyright rules. Read more…
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EU wants extremist content deleted in one hour
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive on Wednesday proposed hefty fines on Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour. Brussels gave internet firms Read more…
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EU’s planned FinTech rules put emphasis on sandboxes
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s banking watchdog said guidelines being drawn up for nurturing cross-border FinTech companies will include recommendations for the core design of a “sandbox” and innovation hub. The sandbox, or controlled Read more…
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EU seeks to adopt digital services tax by year-end
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will this week discuss proposals to adopt a tax on companies’ digital turnover by the end of the year, a document prepared by the Austrian presidency of the Read more…
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Nokia gets $572m EU loan for 5G development
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia has secured a 500 million euro ($572 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to step up development of next-generation 5G technology capable of faster speeds, Read more…
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EU reps push for a digital economy tax at the G20 meeting
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday, putting them at Read more…
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The EU fine on Google misses the point and remedies nothing
The EU has fined Google a record 4.34 euros ($5.03 billion) for three practices that it considers illegal when it comes to how Google ensures that its ecosystem is the dominant ecosystem on Android. But Read more…
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EU turns up heat on Qualcomm as Trump yells about Google fine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have reinforced their case against Qualcomm where the US chipmaker has been accused of selling chipsets below cost to drive out a rival. The move came as US President Donald Trump Read more…