Hacker News with Generative AI: EU

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 1 day 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tracking technologies and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement over the plan.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 25 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 26 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 31 days ago | 6 comments

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

EU, AI, Law Enforcement, Regulation

37 points by belter 34 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 43 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 43 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 53 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 61 days ago | 0 comments

EU rules to improve Gender Balance in corporate boards enter into application (europa.eu)

EU, Gender Equality, Corporate Governance, Law, Business

6 points by abduhl 63 days ago | 1 comments

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, Food Safety, Regulation, Chemicals

82 points by geox 75 days ago | 10 comments

EU Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks (europa.eu)

EU, TikTok, Elections, Regulation, Social Media

8 points by GeoAtreides 82 days ago | 1 comments

EU fines Meta €797.72M over abusive practices benefitting Facebook Marketplace (europa.eu)

EU, Facebook, Antitrust, Competition, Business

4 points by impish9208 114 days ago | 1 comments

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, Apple, Geolocation, Regulations, Media

52 points by cassianoleal 115 days ago | 58 comments

EU Commission calls on Apple to stop geo-blocking practices (europa.eu)

EU, Apple, Geo-blocking, Regulation, Technology

16 points by mrzool 117 days ago | 2 comments

EU opens antitrust investigation into anticompetitive practices by Corning (europa.eu)

EU, Antitrust, Corning, Law, Business

111 points by impish9208 123 days ago | 34 comments

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.

EU, Tech Policy, Apple, Software

17 points by jrepinc 131 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Moldova, Politics, EU, Referendum, Russia

9 points by consumer451 139 days ago | 6 comments

EU considers including Elon Musk's business empire to calculate potential X fine (ft.com)

EU, Elon Musk, Business, Regulations, Fines

6 points by belter 142 days ago | 1 comments

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.

EU, Startups, Business, Law, Policy

3 points by the_mitsuhiko 145 days ago | 0 comments

Rival EU browser makers allege Microsoft's practices on Edge are unfair (yahoo.com)

Browser, Competition, Microsoft, EU, Antitrust

4 points by green-eclipse 156 days ago | 0 comments

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.

EU, Privacy, Surveillance, Politics, Terrorism

155 points by croes 157 days ago | 250 comments

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.

Privacy, EU, Mozilla, Firefox, GDPR

6 points by janandonly 165 days ago | 1 comments

EU starts proceedings to specify Apple's interoperability obligations under DMA (europa.eu)

EU, Apple, Interoperability

6 points by ChrisArchitect 170 days ago | 2 comments

Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the EU (fsfe.org)
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.

Free Software, EU, Funding, Policy

6 points by janandonly 179 days ago | 0 comments

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, Law, Apple, Taxation, Business

94 points by slicedbrandy 180 days ago | 5 comments

EU competitiveness: Looking ahead [pdf] (europa.eu)

EU, Competitiveness, Economics, Policy

71 points by aibrahem 180 days ago | 51 comments

EU ChatControl is back on the agenda (digitalcourage.social)

EU, Privacy, Regulation, Legislation

299 points by rapnie 190 days ago | 264 comments

EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon (theverge.com)

EU, iPhones, Legislation, Competition

6 points by ZacnyLos 198 days ago | 0 comments

CrowdStrike: Tech Alert – EU-1 – system performance degradation – 2024-08-22 (reddit.com)

Security, CrowdStrike, System Performance, EU

12 points by Sirikon 199 days ago | 2 comments