Hacker News with Generative AI: EU

EU plans new fund to help tech companies scale (politico.eu)
The European Commission plans to use EU funds to buy stakes in artificial intelligence and quantum companies seeking to scale as it continues a bid to counter U.S. dominance.
EU, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Venture Capital, Technology
7 points by donutloop 34 days ago | 0 comments
EU Piracy Watchlist Adds IPFS, FitGirl and Njalla (torrentfreak.com)
The European Commission has published the fourth edition of its 'Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List', providing a detailed overview of piracy-linked sites and services located outside the EU.
Piracy, Copyright, Law, EU, Online Services
9 points by hn_acker 35 days ago | 0 comments
EU preliminarily finds TikTok's ad repository in breach of Digital Services Act (europa.eu)
EU, Social Media, TikTok, Data Privacy
15 points by doener 43 days ago | 0 comments
EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case (euronews.com)
The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts.
EU, Law, Politics
5 points by tempera 44 days ago | 0 comments
EU abandons ePrivacy reform to boost AI competitiveness (techcrunch.com)
A long-stalled bid to beef up European Union rules around online tracking technologies and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement over the plan.
EU, Data Privacy, AI, Regulations, Competition
9 points by bit_qntum 48 days ago | 0 comments
EU chiefs use controversial Signal app but will not reveal what is said (brusselssignal.eu)
European top officials use the Signal app to send messages to each other, the European Union diplomatic service has admitted.
EU, Signal, Privacy, Security, Government
10 points by nickslaughter02 51 days ago | 2 comments
Embedded Developers Should Care About the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) (hackster.io)
If you’re building embedded or IoT systems, CRA will reshape how you think about security — from boot processes to long-term patching.
Embedded Systems, IoT, Security, Regulations, EU
5 points by transpute 54 days ago | 1 comments
EU prohibited paying for plasma – shortage met by buying plasma from US (dynomight.substack.com)
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples:
EU, Healthcare, Plasma, US
10 points by felineflock 56 days ago | 3 comments
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M (politico.eu)
EU, Fines, Apple, Meta, Tech
132 points by nottorp 66 days ago | 2 comments
Maybe Meta's Llama claims to be open source because of the EU AI act (simonwillison.net)
I encountered a theory a while ago that one of the reasons Meta insist on using the term “open source” for their Llama models despite the Llama license not actually conforming to the terms of the Open Source Definition is that the EU’s AI act includes special rules for open source models without requiring OSI compliance.
Generative AI, Open Source, AI Regulations, EU
28 points by code_reader 68 days ago | 14 comments
EU OS: A European Proposal for a Public Sector Linux Desktop (thenewstack.io)
EU, Operating Systems, Linux, Public Sector, Technology
10 points by maxloh 69 days ago | 1 comments
FCC chair calls EU satellite strategy 'anti-American' (telecomstechnews.com)
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has urged EU nations to reevaluate their satellite strategy amid concerns about relying on Starlink for services.
FCC, EU, Satellites, International Relations, Regulation
8 points by speckx 73 days ago | 2 comments
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears (ft.com)
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
EU, Cybersecurity, Spying, Politics, Government
83 points by _tk_ 75 days ago | 46 comments
EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail (ft.com)
EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen
EU, Trade, Technology, Politics, Economics
8 points by pdyc 77 days ago | 1 comments
EU, China will look into setting minimum prices on electric vehicles, EU says (reuters.com)
The European Union and China have agreed to look into setting minimum prices of Chinese-made electric vehicles instead of tariffs imposed by the EU last year, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday.
EU, Trade, China, Electric Vehicles, Minimum Prices
6 points by awnird 77 days ago | 2 comments
EU member states agree first wave of retaliatory tariffs (euronews.com)
After several weeks of consultations between member states, EU Commission and industries, the EU adopted retaliatory measures on Wednesday against US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium.
EU, Trade, Tariffs, International Relations, Politics
67 points by xnhbx 79 days ago | 56 comments
Elon Musk hopes for 'zero-tariff situation' between US and EU (cnn.com)
Elon Musk, International Trade, Tariffs, US, EU
12 points by MilnerRoute 83 days ago | 11 comments
Why Norway is edging towards a fresh EU membership bid (ft.com)
Why Norway is edging towards a fresh EU membership bid
Europe, Politics, Norway, International Relations, EU
23 points by _tk_ 89 days ago | 90 comments
EU looks to hit Big Tech in crackdown on US services exports (ft.com)
EU looks to hit US services in tariff retaliation
EU, Trade, Technology, Regulations, International Relations
33 points by gehwartzen 92 days ago | 64 comments
EU take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)
EU, Gaming Regulation, Children's Safety, Video Games
7 points by trymas 97 days ago | 0 comments
EU to take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)
EU, Video Games, Regulation, Children, Safety
10 points by jeroenhd 98 days ago | 1 comments
EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and devices (techcrunch.com)
The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to comply with interoperability provisions in the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), its flagship market contestability reform.
EU, Apple, Interoperability, Regulation
113 points by walterbell 100 days ago | 168 comments
EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash (theguardian.com)
The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with Donald Trump.
EU, Google, Apple, Regulations, Politics
12 points by laktak 100 days ago | 0 comments
Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU (techcrunch.com)
People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed to foster increased competition in the app ecosystem.
EU, App Stores, Competition, Regulation
24 points by latexr 106 days ago | 11 comments
Mozilla sees surge in Firefox users thanks to EU's Digital Markets Act (cyberinsider.com)
Mozilla reports a significant rise in Firefox usage across the European Union, crediting the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for breaking long-standing barriers to browser choice.
Mozilla, Firefox, EU, Web Browsers
11 points by namanyayg 107 days ago | 0 comments
EU-US data deal may be dead in the water (simpleanalytics.com)
The EU-US data transfer deal might be heading for another collapse.
EU, Data Privacy, International Relations, Technology
7 points by belter 108 days ago | 0 comments
EU raises concerns over U.S. oversight changes in data privacy (cliffordchance.com)
On January 27, 2025, the White House announced the removal of Democratic members from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent agency responsible for ensuring transparency and accountability in U.S. surveillance practices.
Privacy, Law, Politics, Data Protection, EU
9 points by davidja 112 days ago | 0 comments
EU abandons ePrivacy reform, as bloc shifts focus to competitiveness (techcrunch.com)
A long stalled bid to beef up European Union rules around online tracking technologies and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement over the plan.
EU, Privacy, Regulations, Technology, Politics
7 points by impish9208 136 days ago | 0 comments
EU launches initiative to mobilise €200B of investment in AI (europa.eu)
EU, Artificial Intelligence, Investment, Europe
34 points by N19PEDL2 136 days ago | 3 comments
Apple responds after being forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA (9to5mac.com)
Apple has been legally required to approve a pornography app for iPhone users in EU markets due to regulatory actions put in place by Europe’s Digital Markets Act.
Apple, EU, Pornography, Regulations
9 points by speckx 142 days ago | 6 comments