Hacker News with Generative AI: Europe

Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns (computerweekly.com)
During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions.
Microsoft, Data Privacy, Europe, Geopolitics, Regulations
8 points by doener 10 days ago | 0 comments
Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers or face its wrath (theregister.com)
The European Commission has warned Chinese e-tailer SHEIN to clean up its act, after finding several practices on its website breach local consumer law.
Europe, E-Commerce, Consumer Protection, Law, China
8 points by beardyw 11 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns (computerweekly.com)
During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions.
Microsoft, Data Sovereignty, Europe, Privacy, Geopolitics
18 points by anewhnaccount2 12 days ago | 1 comments
BYD sells more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for first time (ft.com)
Electric Vehicles, Tesla, BYD, Europe, Automotive
7 points by zhengiszen 14 days ago | 1 comments
EU Cyber Resilience Act is about to tell us how to code (berthub.eu)
The EU’s new Cyber Resilience Act is admirable in its goal. And the EU is not alone in thinking something needs to be done about the dreadful state of security online – the Biden administration has just released its National Cybersecurity Strategy that has similar aims.
Cybersecurity, Regulation, Europe, Software Development, United States
11 points by dr_dshiv 14 days ago | 1 comments
Trump warns of 50% tarriff on EU goods from next month (ft.com)
Trump warns of 50% tariff on EU imports from next month
International Trade, Politics, Economy, Europe, United States
13 points by disgruntledphd2 15 days ago | 4 comments
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe (bbc.com)
Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040.
Retirement, Europe, Denmark, Social Policy, Legislation
8 points by begueradj 15 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla crushed in Europe as BYD outsells; BEV sales surge 28% (arstechnica.com)
Tesla sales fell 49 percent year over year in April.
Electric Vehicles, Tesla, BYD, Europe, Automotive Industry
14 points by rntn 16 days ago | 1 comments
'Close to impossible' for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers (theregister.com)
European organizations wanting to break free of American cloud operators may find their hopes dashed, according to industry analysts, for a number of reasons including a sheer lack of datacenter capacity.
Cloud Computing, Europe, Tech Industry, Data Centers
8 points by rntn 16 days ago | 0 comments
EU startups fail because their press refuses to hype them up (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Startups, Europe, Media, Business
107 points by ryzvonusef 17 days ago | 95 comments
The consent you never gave: cookie pop-ups ruled unlawful under GDPR (adguard.com)
An EU appeals court has confirmed in a ruling that a mechanism called the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) — which enables tracking and, consequently, tracking-based online advertising — is not compatible with the cornerstone of Europe’s data protection law: the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
Privacy, Law, Advertising, Europe, GDPR
8 points by twapi 17 days ago | 0 comments
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge (yle.fi)
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm). This historic decision reinforces its integration with the European Union and NATO.
Finland, Railway, Europe, International Relations
461 points by axelfontaine 18 days ago | 446 comments
European Investment Bank to inject €70B in European tech (ioplus.nl)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest €70 billion into Europe's technology sector by 2027, aiming to close the innovation gap with the United States.
Europe, Investment, Technology, Finance
307 points by saubeidl 19 days ago | 355 comments
“There are people who can see and others who cannot even look” (worldhistory.substack.com)
In 1862, Japanese travelers arrived in Europe for the first time in 240 years.
History, Japan, Europe, Travel
262 points by crescit_eundo 19 days ago | 78 comments
Noyb sends Meta 'cease and desist' letter over AI training (noyb.eu)
Meta has announced it will use EU personal data from Instagram and Facebook users to train its new AI systems from 27 May onwards.
Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Facebook, Instagram, Europe
4 points by sarnowski 19 days ago | 0 comments
Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from region (tomshardware.com)
Hardware, Storage, Europe, Toshiba
26 points by taubek 20 days ago | 13 comments
EU-backed surveillance software for detecting CSAM has flaws,manufacturer admits (ftm.eu)
Controversial non-profit Thorn touts its software as a privacy-friendly way to detect child abuse content. Experts have criticised such tools as potentially leading to mass surveillance – and the technology, while praised by the European Commission, is less reliable than it purports to be, new documents obtained by Follow the Money show.
Surveillance, Privacy, Child Abuse, Technology, Europe
12 points by amarcheschi 20 days ago | 1 comments
Switch to EU (switch-to.eu)
Are you concerned about your privacy and the power abuse by American tech companies? This website helps you switch to European and open-source alternatives.
Privacy, Technology, Open Source, Europe
10 points by cobbaut 21 days ago | 3 comments
The longest train journey is epic – but nobody's ever taken it (bigthink.com)
The world’s longest train journey takes you from a sleepy town in Portugal across 13 countries and eight time zones to Singapore.
Travel, Transportation, Europe, Asia
103 points by PaulHoule 21 days ago | 45 comments
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data (theregister.com)
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Law, Technology
9 points by doener 23 days ago | 2 comments
EU ruling: tracking-based advertising [...] across Europe has no legal basis (iccl.ie)
Landmark court decision against “TCF” consent pop ups on 80% of the internet
Privacy, Advertising, Law, Europe, Technology
228 points by mschuster91 23 days ago | 171 comments
Appeals court rules that tracking-based online advertising is illegal in Europe (engadget.com)
The Belgian Court of Appeal ruled today that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) currently used as the foundation for most online advertising is illegal in the EU.
Privacy, Online Advertising, Europe, Law
15 points by adwmayer 23 days ago | 2 comments
Consult the European Vulnerability Database to enhance your digital security (europa.eu)
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has developed the European Vulnerability Database - EUVD as provided for by the NIS2 Directive. The EUVD service, to be maintained by ENISA, is now operational.
Cybersecurity, Europe, Databases, Security, Government
4 points by kykeonaut 24 days ago | 0 comments
As US vuln-tracking falters, EU enters with its own security bug database (theregister.com)
The European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) is now fully operational, offering a streamlined platform to monitor critical and actively exploited security flaws amid the US struggles with budget cuts, delayed disclosures, and confusion around the future of its own tracking systems.
Cybersecurity, Government, Europe, United States
122 points by voxadam 25 days ago | 43 comments
"Europe Is Jailing People for Online Speech," by Prof. Yascha Mounk (reason.com)
"Europe Really Is Jailing People for Online Speech," by Prof. Yascha Mounk
Free Speech, Censorship, Europe, Law
9 points by mdp2021 25 days ago | 13 comments
Google Facing at Least €12B in Civil Claims Across Europe (bloomberg.com)
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing at least €12 billion in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole their customers, according to a Bloomberg News review.
Google, Antitrust, Europe, Lawsuits, Business
11 points by mfiguiere 25 days ago | 1 comments
Scoring the European Citizen in the AI Era (arxiv.org)
Social scoring is one of the AI practices banned by the AI Act.
Artificial Intelligence, Europe, Ethics, Social Scoring
19 points by gray_amps 27 days ago | 1 comments
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US (wired.com)
Europe, Science, United States, Immigration, Talent Acquisition
137 points by mpweiher 28 days ago | 182 comments
Canadian companies shift focus to Europe for exports, growth (theglobeandmail.com)
Andréanne Passarelli and her colleagues at Montreal-based Videns have been breathing a sigh of relief lately, thanks to a decision they made a few years ago not to expand into the United States and to head to Europe instead.
International Trade, Business, Canada, Europe
3 points by Teever 28 days ago | 1 comments
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US (wired.com)
La Comisión Europea presentó el programa Choose Europe for Science (Elige Europa para la ciencia), una iniciativa destinada a atraer a investigadores y científicos a la Unión Europea, especialmente a aquellos provenientes de Estados Unidos.
Science, Europe, Immigration, Research, United States
9 points by voxadam 29 days ago | 3 comments