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Tech News

Could new EU rules mean iPhones will be hacked? Apple thinks so

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new EU rules. Could it mean iPhones will be more vulnerable to hacking?

11/03/2024

Tech News

Will the EU's landmark bid to regulate AI fall at the last hurdle?

Negotiators are due to finalise the world's first set of rules regulating artificial intelligence (AI) but a wobble this week could set it back years.

04/12/2023

Health news

English teenagers crossing into Wales and Scotland to get Botox

The practice was banned for anybody under the age of 18 in England in 2021 - but Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland still have no age limit for those wishing to get fillers and Botox - despite a concerning lack of regulations and potential life-changing side effects.

20/10/2023

Tech News

EU’s Digital Markets Act comes into force: What you need to know

The new rules mean that so-called digital “gatekeepers” could be forced to open up their services and platforms to other companies.

02/11/2022

Climate

Germans v government: ‘I’m suing for my right to breathe clean air’

From Berlin to Munich, people are breathing air containing five times the amount of toxic pollution that scientists know is dangerous.

27/09/2022

Moments

Bumped? You could make hundreds off airlines - but there’s a catch

If you’re bumped from a flight, don’t panic. You could be entitled to hundreds of euros in compensation.

26/07/2022

Tech News

Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body without Apple

As virtual worlds develop, Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants are hoping to create industry standards to make each compatible with the other.

22/06/2022

Tech News

Clearview AI accepts permanent ban from selling data to private firms

The controversial facial recognition company fell afoul of the law in the US state of Illinois for sharing biometric data without consent.

10/05/2022

Tech News

What is the EU's new Digital Markets Act and how will it affect you?

Finally agreed on Thursday, the EU's new rules regulating Big Tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft are tipped to set a global standard.

25/03/2022

Tech News

Australia to force Big Tech companies to hand over disinformation data

New planned laws will align with efforts in Europe to curb harmful online content, including COVID disinformation.

21/03/2022

Health news

Cannabis 'stock exchange' launches in Europe as CBD market booms

An online trading platform for cannabis products is hoping to disrupt Europe’s booming CBD market and bring more transparency to consumers.

09/03/2022

Tech News

The 3 legal issues in the metaverse that need to be addressed

There have been reports of avatar groping and even gang rape in the metaverse but how virtual assault is regulated is murky territory.

18/02/2022

Tech News

Apple handed fourth fine by Dutch watchdog over App Store dispute

The tech giant is facing weekly fines until it allows Dutch software application makers to use non-Apple payment methods on dating apps.

15/02/2022

Tech News

Twitter files lawsuit in Germany over criminal content reporting rules

Meta and Google filed similar lawsuits in the summer against the rules that come info force on Tuesday.

31/01/2022

Tech News

France fines Google and Facebook €200m over cookies consent

France hands Google and Facebook a €200 million fine over tracking consent

06/01/2022

Tech News

Euroviews. Cryptocurrencies won't be considered as legal currencies

Bitcoin fails to fulfil the key functions of money and therefore won't be recognised as money in a legal sense.

15/10/2021