EU
TikTok to face a “child safety and privacy” investigation in Europe
TikTok has been at the hub of several controversies, especially in the U.S. The Chinese short video app is doing very well and it’s very …
The E.U. to cooperate with Samsung or TSMC to promote local semiconductor production
The European Union fully supports the plan to increase the production of 5G semiconductors in Europe. The body is now evaluating the feasibility of establishing factories …
Qualcomm loses anti-monopoly lawsuit in Europe
According to recent reports, Qualcomm lost a lawsuit today in a protracted antitrust case. Before the appeal, the EU had asked Qualcomm to provide more …
The EU new laws will make it a “global science and technology police”
The EU plans to release some new proposals in the coming weeks. These proposals aim at changing the behavior of large online platforms. If these …
India has also commenced antitrust investigations on Google
According to recent reports, Indian antitrust regulator has commenced the investigation of Google’s activities on its Play Store. It is investigating Google for allegedly abusing its …
Google launches a new strategy to counter the new EU regulations
According to leaked internal Google documents, the company has launched a 60-day strategy aimed at countering the EU’s new regulations for strict technology industry supervision. …
American tech giants do not want to be responsible for bad content
According to reports, major US technology companies today called on the European Union to formulate new rules to protect them from being regarded as “informed” …
France and the Netherlands calls for regulation of Google and Facebook
According to reports, France and the Netherlands are calling on the European Union to set up a new agency to monitor large technology companies such …
EU seeks to ban OEMs from installing “undeletable apps” on smartphones
The European Union is currently working on a proposal to reform the digital market and data sharing methods. According to a “Financial Times” report, the early …
The EU may force Apple to share its payment technology with rivals
Apple has been at the hub of controversies regarding its policies especially when it has to do with its App Store or Apple Pay. According …
American app developer reports Apple App Store to the EU
American developer, Blix, has written a letter to EU Antitrust Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, saying that there is unfair competition in the Apple App Store. He …
More than half of EU member states have not commercialized 5G
The European Industrial Roundtable (ERI) association has criticized the pace of 5G deployment in the region. ERI’s membership includes CEOs and chairman of the 55 …
European Union seeks new measures to punish technology giants
According to recent reports, the European Union is working on new measures to punish the technology giants. These measures include forcing them to spin off or …
The EU seeks to produce 20% of the world’s semiconductors
The world’s semiconductor heavyweights are concentrated in Asia and North America. The likes of TSMC and Samsung are good representatives of the Asian continent. In …
EU officials want Google, Facebook, and Twitter to provide monthly reports
Social media is an open book and in many cases, anything can happen on social media. Lies spread as fast as the speed of light …
Oppo will partner with Vodafone in European markets
Oppo is on a roll this year to expand its presence in the European market. The company released several devices in the old continent this …
EU will force manufacturers to launch easily repairable smartphones
A few weeks ago we knew that the European Union was planning to increase the life of mobile devices by planning to make batteries easier …
EU wants the return of easy replaceable batteries in smartphones
Do you remember some years ago when swapping batteries in smartphones was something very simple? Everything we needed to do, back in the days, was …
EU judge: $2.6 billion fine for Google is like loose change
According to media reports, an EU judge said that for search engine giant Google, the 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in antitrust fines were “a …
European Parliament votes in favor of a common charger, Apple dislikes
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a common charger between manufacturers. The resolution passed with 580 votes vs 40 votes that were in …