Hacker News with Generative AI: EU

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 2 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 5 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 7 days ago | 3 comments

EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M (politico.eu)

EU, Fines, Apple, Meta, Tech

132 points by nottorp 16 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 19 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 19 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 24 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_ 25 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 34 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_ 39 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 42 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 50 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 56 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 58 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 59 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 63 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 86 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 87 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 92 days ago | 6 comments

EU kicks off landmark AI law enforcement (cnbc.com)

EU, AI, Law Enforcement, Regulation

37 points by belter 95 days ago | 20 comments

European Medicines Agency Ditches Elon Musk's X in Favor of Bluesky (nltimes.nl)
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is the regulator for vaccines and medicine in the European Union (EU), has stopped using the social media platform X.

Social Media, Technology, EU, Regulations, Elon Musk

15 points by belter 105 days ago | 6 comments

Solar Overtakes Coal in EU (semafor.com)
Solar power has overtaken coal in the European Union for the first time, according to research released Thursday.

Renewable Energy, EU, Coal, Solar Energy

18 points by belter 105 days ago | 16 comments

EU protests new US AI chip restrictions – some countries face GPU caps (tomshardware.com)

EU, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Technology, Politics

4 points by elorant 114 days ago | 0 comments

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, Politics, Social Media, Free Speech, Technology

4 points by isaacfrond 122 days ago | 0 comments