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EU Decoded

EU DECODED: Taxing online platforms - fair game for VAT?

Online platforms for short-term rentals and transportation services, such as Airbnb and Uber, will have to charge VAT from 2030 at the latest, as the EU recently approved new rules for online services.

03/12/2024

Tech News

Sir Tim Berners-Lee on getting the web and AI to 'work for you'

"It is really important that we realise this toxicity comes from the [social media] algorithms and you can change that," the World Wide Web inventor told Euronews Next.

21/11/2024

Tech News

How to block AI companies from training their models on your content

A US company created a button for website owners to block AI crawlers. Here's a look at how to block AI from websites and social media.

29/07/2024

Tech News

Ecosia launches its ‘eco-friendly’ web browser

Ecosia, known for its tree-planting search engine, launched its ‘eco-friendly’ web browser on Earth Day.

23/04/2024

Economy

The art of the deal: How side hustles help keep Gen Zers afloat

As the cost of living keeps rising, Gen Zers are increasingly turning to side hustles to pay essential bills.

18/03/2024

Tech News

Amazon Web Services 'fully recovered' after large outage

News organisations and government agencies were among those impacted by the outage.

14/06/2023

World News

Dark web drug dealers targeted as Europol arrests 288 suspects

Dark web drug dealers were targeted by an international police operation that saw almost 300 people arrested and millions of dollars in drugs seized.

02/05/2023

Tech News

AI-generated fake news websites driving spread of misinformation

Websites publishing hundreds of AI-generated news articles a day are proliferating across the web.

02/05/2023

Travel News

Why Ryanair passengers should check in early this week

The airline is one of just a few that charge to check in at the airport.

07/11/2022

Europe Decoded

Russia's answer to Wikipedia: Propaganda or common sense encyclopedia?

Called Runiversalis, Russia's answer to Wikipedia was launched by Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.

15/09/2022

Tech News

Wordle clones taken off App Store after online backlash

The online word game Wordle has become a sensation in the last couple of weeks and copycat apps have been trying to take advantage.

12/01/2022

Tech News

Thousands of .eu domains in the UK taken offline because of Brexit

The final step in the process to remove the .eu domain from Britain took place on Monday because of Brexit.

05/01/2022

Tech News

What is Web3 and why is Jack Dorsey attacking it?

In theory, Web3 will allow you to go online without the need for search engines such as Google or social media like Facebook. But some say Web3 is under the control of the venture capital industry.

24/12/2021

Tech News

Wikipedia creator's computer and NFT up for auction at Christie's

Fancy treating yourself with the first historical modification of a Wikipedia page? It's now possible… as an NFT.

09/12/2021

Tech News

Woman convicted for using joke website to try to have ex whacked

A woman in the US has been convicted for using the joke website rentahitman.com to try and have her former husband killed.

26/11/2021

Travel News

Airbnb rival hopes to revolutionise holiday home rentals in Europe

A new booking system from Expedia’s home rental platform is boosting availability across the travel industry.

15/09/2021

Russia

Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Navalny

Russia's communications watchdog has blocked access to a voting website linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over its ties to "extremist organisations".

06/09/2021

Russia

Russia fines Booking.com record €14.9m for alleged market dominance

Russia's regulators said Booking.com had abused its market dominance by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other services.

27/08/2021

Stays

‘I did a home swap from Oxford to Spain and saved over €4,000’

We speak to a family of eight who have found a way to get free accommodation on holiday.

15/08/2021

Tech News

The self-destructing website that you can tell your deepest secrets to

With unexpected beginnings, this self-destructing website caught the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of people during COVID.

02/08/2021