Hacker News with Generative AI: EU

Why Norway is edging towards a fresh EU membership bid (ft.com)
Why Norway is edging towards a fresh EU membership bid
EU looks to hit Big Tech in crackdown on US services exports (ft.com)
EU looks to hit US services in tariff retaliation
EU take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)
EU to take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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tracking technologies and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement over the plan.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 launches initiative to mobilise €200B of investment in AI (europa.eu)
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.
EU kicks off landmark AI law enforcement (cnbc.com)
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.
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.
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)