Hacker News with Generative AI: EU

EU protests new US AI chip restrictions – some countries face GPU caps (tomshardware.com)
Pressure mounts on EU to use legal weapons against Musk's interference (politico.eu)
Elon Musk’s decision to host German far-right leader Alice Weidel in a livestream on X is sparking fury from European Union leaders and lawmakers, who on Monday urged Brussels to deploy its full legal might to rein in the billionaire tech magnate.
EU rules to improve Gender Balance in corporate boards enter into application (europa.eu)
EU bans BPA in food materials (europa.eu)
The Commission has today adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, due to its potentially harmful health impact.
EU Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks (europa.eu)
EU fines Meta €797.72M over abusive practices benefitting Facebook Marketplace (europa.eu)
EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs (theregister.com)
The European Union has demanded more platform changes from Apple – this time accusing it of violating anti-geoblocking rules in several of its media services.
EU Commission calls on Apple to stop geo-blocking practices (europa.eu)
EU opens antitrust investigation into anticompetitive practices by Corning (europa.eu)
EU to Apple: "Let Users Choose Their Software"; Apple: "Nah" (eff.org)
This year, a far-reaching, complex new piece of legislation comes into effect in EU: the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which represents some of the most ambitious tech policy in European history.
Moldova votes yes to EU membership as president Sandu claims Moscow meddled (euronews.com)
A referendum on Moldova's EU membership bid passed by an extremely slim margin, with the difference between "yes" and "no" votes counted in hundreds.
EU considers including Elon Musk's business empire to calculate potential X fine (ft.com)
EU Inc – Sign the petition to create a pan-European startup entity (eu-inc.org)
A standardized pan-european ‘EU Inc' corporate structure is essential for European startups.
Rival EU browser makers allege Microsoft's practices on Edge are unfair (yahoo.com)
EU: Definition of "potential terrorists" opens door to broad information-sharing (statewatch.org)
EU member states can now collect and share information on “potential terrorists”. This category is based on a new informal definition that was agreed with no democratic scrutiny. While claiming to target those who may engage in political violence, there is potential for far broader application.
Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech (techcrunch.com)
Mozilla, the non-profit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default without their permission.
EU starts proceedings to specify Apple's interoperability obligations under DMA (europa.eu)
Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the EU (fsfe.org)
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.
EU top court confirms Apple's €13 billion tax bill in the EU (dw.com)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that Google had violated antitrust laws and that Apple needed to pay the European Union €13 billion ($14.3 billion) in back taxes.
EU competitiveness: Looking ahead [pdf] (europa.eu)
EU ChatControl is back on the agenda (digitalcourage.social)
EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon (theverge.com)
CrowdStrike: Tech Alert – EU-1 – system performance degradation – 2024-08-22 (reddit.com)
EU to hit Teslas imported from China with 19% tariffs (ft.com)
Apple announces new fees for apps in the EU that link to the web for purchases (9to5mac.com)
European Commission reinstates 100ml liquids rule in EU airports (europa.eu)
New EU rules promoting repair of goods enter into force (europa.eu)
Notes on Remitting Stripe Tax to the UK and EU (svbtle.com)
Microsoft says EU to blame for the worst IT outage (euronews.com)
EU gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, claims Microsoft (theregister.com)