The EU wants to supply the world with undersea internet cables
The European Union has global plans for undersea Internet cables. In 2024, it will present a new strategy to drive the continent's telecom sector and Internet infrastructure. However, mutual competition and a lack of budget may throw a spanner in the works.
For several years, EU member states ha... Read more
EU worries about Nvidia’s AI dominance
While Nvidia is raking in billions from sales of AI hardware, its competitors can't get anywhere near those figures. Yet authorities are unsure whether they should take action against this dominant market position. Last week, the GPU maker's French offices were raided, while the EU is also launchin... Read more
The EU’s digital development still has a long way to go
The EU's digital development, as set out in the 2021 Digital Decade Policy Program (DDPP), still needs a boost on several fronts. This is evident from the recently published progress report State of the Digital Decade.
The interim report shows the progress of the goals set out in the EU's DDPP 1... Read more
Intel guilty of antitrust practices in paying PC makers, fined 376 million euros
Intel will have to pay €376 million for antitrust practices the chipmaker proceeded with until 2006. This was decided by the European Court of Justice earlier today.
The Court of Justice of the European Union fined Intel 376.36 million euros. The case looked into antitrust practices that took... Read more
European Chips Act is now in force: what does it mean?
In April, the European Chips Act was finally approved. An investment of 43 billion euros should make the continent more competitive in its chip production. As of Sept. 21, the legislation is officially in force. What does it entail?
The Chips Act should double the EU's market share regarding chi... Read more
OpenAI opens Dublin office to better maintain relations with EU
OpenAI is opening an office focused on the European Union and located within that territory. The reason for this office is a greater ability to negotiate for upcoming European laws and regulations.
By opening an office in Dublin, Ireland, OpenAI wants to be closer to the source of upcoming Europ... Read more
Will Microsoft continue to impose Edge browser in Europe after all?
It seems that Microsoft is not making any changes to Windows after all to allow users to open links with their default browser. So Edge will continue to be forced on users.
Earlier, Windows Insider Preview build 23531 no longer seemed to impose the web browser Edge as the default browser. The c... Read more
Big Tech boosts lobbies to European Union significantly
Big Tech companies are intensifying their lobbying the European Union and spending more money in Brussels. These are the findings from ngo Corporate Europe Observatory in cooperation with LobbyControl.
The research by the organizations that monitor corporate lobbying at the EU shows that a total... Read more
‘Zoom discussed competitive concerns about Microsoft with regulators’
Zoom has had discussions with regulators over the past year about possible unfair competitive practices by Microsoft around Teams. This is what Bloomberg reports based on its sources.
These were reportedly discussions with the U.S. regulator FTC and competition authorities from the EU, UK and Ge... Read more
Microsoft sees its Teams unbundling as a compromise for the EU
Microsoft does not really see the unbundling of Teams within the EU as an act that has users' best interests at heart. According to a memo to partners, it is a "compromise" and changes can still occur.
Recently, the tech giant reached an agreement with the EU and the EEA on taking Teams out of t... Read more