Tech News Meta's AI tool still not cleared for use by EU Commission MetaAI will be launched across Europe, months after the company faced regulators’ questions for the use of personal data to train its AI models. 24/03/2025
Tech News Amazon considers appeal against record privacy fine decision The company has 40 days to decide whether it will take further legal action. 20/03/2025
Tech News Meta rolls out AI tools in EU, despite previous regulatory problems The Irish data protection authority last year stopped the roll-out after the company wanted to user EU data for training purposes. 20/03/2025
Tech News Lawmakers call for binding 5G security measures after Huawei scandal EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen has previously said she wants member states to speed up the 5G security toolbox implementation. 19/03/2025
Tech News EU Commission to decide whether to scrap AI liability rules by August The European Parliament remains divided about whether to keep the liability rules for AI systems. 18/03/2025
Tech News Online platforms fail to assess risks in annual reports, study says Reports required under the Digital Services Act must be sent to the European Commission every year. 17/03/2025
Tech News Bluesky finally found in Belgium Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country. 13/03/2025
Tech News Lawmakers to scrutinise AI influence on finance, copyright The reports come as the financial sector and publishers have been calling for clarity on how the AI Act applies to their industries. 12/03/2025
Tech News Industry flags 'serious concerns' with EU AI code of practice Feedback on draft possible up to 30 March, before the final Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI is set to come out in May. 12/03/2025
Tech News Facebook tops content removal complaints at Irish dispute body Appeals Centre Europe says Meta started implementing its non-binding decisions. 11/03/2025
Tech News Who's met EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen in her first 100 days? An overview of which industries were represented and which topics were the highest on the agenda. 10/03/2025
Tech News Zalando’s legal case to spark EU Commission online platform headache So far the EU Commission hasn't published an explanation on how exactly it calculates a platform’s user numbers under the Digital Services Act. 06/03/2025
Tech News Poland leads EU call for more civilian, military cooperation on cyber The call comes as EU leaders are set to discuss a plan aimed at mobilising €800 billion on defence and security. 05/03/2025
Tech News EU to launch 'Digital Diplomacy' initiative amid US tensions The European Commission engages on technology with other regions, but the US remains a question mark 04/03/2025
Tech News EU Commission looking to speed up 5G defence from foreign interference 5G security approach should also apply to other technologies, EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen said. 03/03/2025
Tech News EU lawmakers claim US visit helped smooth differences on tech rules The anti-EU regulation views expressed by the US government do not represent most of the stakeholders, the MEPs said. 28/02/2025
Tech News Cloud certification should mimic French scheme, says nationalist MEP The report by a Europe of Sovereign Nations lawmaker recommends different ways to improve the EU's technology sovereignty. 27/02/2025
Tech News Facebook under European regulatory spotlight amid US tech backlash Some 5,000 Facebook users have asked the company to stop processing their personal data to target them with direct marketing. 27/02/2025
Tech News European Parliament to grill Commission over ditched AI liability rule The EU Parliament remains divided over the need for the rules, aimed to help consumers when they experience harm from an AI service or product. 26/02/2025
Tech News German centre-right win heralds likely digital ministry Industry groups have called for a ministry dedicated to digital affairs. 24/02/2025