‘EU approves Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware’
This week Reuters reported that US chipmaker Broadcom stands to obtain "conditional" EU antitrust approval for its proposed $61 billion (€57 billion) acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware.
The decision, pending since March, increased Broadcom shares by almost 5%, according to the report.
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European Commission tells staff to not use generative AI
The EC has issued a directive to staffers not to use Generative AI services for "critical" work.
This week the European Commission issued a set of internal guidelines for its staff regarding the use of Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard.
The document is known as “Guidelines for s... Read more
France’s Digital Minister says he’s ready to ‘ban’ Twitter
Jean-Noël Barrot threatened to ban Twitter from the EU if it doesn't comply with the bloc's new rules against disinformation.
Twitter "will be banned" from the European Union in the event of a breach of its rules, said French Minister for Digital Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday. The "rules... Read more
As British regulator blocks move, EC approves Activision Blizzard takeover
The Europe Commission recently approved Microsoft's acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard. However, the approval is subject to certain conditions that must guarantee the availability of the publisher's library of games.
According to the EC, the acquisition does not threaten the posit... Read more
EU to spend €45 million on Black Sea internet cable
The EU is looking to commit €45 million to the creation of a Black Sea internet cable. The aim of the project is to improve connectivity for Georgia while reducing reliance on Russia.
This week the Financial Times revealed that the European Union plans to deploy a submarine Internet cable acro... Read more
AI Act passes key committee vote in EU Parliament
The responsible parliamentary committees have approved the EU AI Act in a vote on Thursday that paves the way for plenary adoption in mid-June.
This week the European Parliament's Civil Liberties and Internal Market committees jointly adopted the text of a proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act... Read more
EU warns Apple against using restrictive USB-C tech
The US tech giant is once again under fire from the European Commission for bucking the bloc's goals of universality and interoperability.
The EU Commission has warned Apple against making some functions only available for original Apple cables when the mobile phone maker introduces its new char... Read more
‘Microsoft will charge for Teams to overcome EU antitrust issues’
Tech giant Microsoft may end up charging for its Teams platform. Previous complaints against Microsoft from Slack have now been bolstered by additional EC filings.
Microsoft has offered to modify the pricing plans for its popular Office productivity suite in order to avoid an EU antitrust invest... Read more
‘EU to reach an agreement on AI law this year’
Margrethe Vestager has stated that the European Union will regulate AI before the end of 2023. The commissioner for digital tech says that the EU is set to lead the way in regulating artificial intelligence.
Margrethe Vestager is the European Commissioner for Competition and is also tasked with ... Read more
EC discloses first 19 companies to comply with new DSA rules
The European Commission published a press release Tuesday morning, listing the first 19 tech companies that will be subject to new EU online rules as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The list includes giants like Facebook, Amazon, Google, Instagram, TikTok and more. The corporations must com... Read more