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• EU will force electric cars to emit a noise below 20 km/h on July 1

  Starting July 1, all electric vehicles with four or more wheels in the EU will be required to emit noise of at least 56 decibels if the car is going 20 km/h or slower, the New Atlas reports. This makes a ton of sense as electric cars don't make any of the engine noises we've grown ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• What the hell is a 'cyber diplomat'?

  TNW spoke with Estonia’s first Ambassador at Large for Cybersecurity, Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, about the new emerging field ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Facebook's approach to fighting fake news is admirable, but not sustainable

  With the huge EU elections around the corner, the issue of fake news has started to crop up again in headlines -- and Facebook seems determined to make up for its mistakes from when the platform was abused in the 2016 US Presidential election. It's now created a dedicated 'war room' ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Activists are battling propaganda and voter apathy ahead of 2019's EU elections

  Activists want to stop electoral interference and get people to actually vote

  • Matthew Hughes

• Can we trust Ireland to enforce GDPR on big tech?

  GDPR is complicated business; even people like me who try to keep up with all its developments struggle to understand this mammoth set of European regulations and its effects. I believe one of the main reasons for that is we’ve yet to see a proper GDPR case being brought against ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• This location tracking tech could save your life across the EU in 2020

  AML is a little-know feature that automatically activates the geo-locating capabilities of iOS and Android phones, but countries ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• 2/3 of EU states voted for atrocious Copyright Reform — now all will have to adopt it

  EU member states just accepted the controversial Copyright Reform, making it EU law in the next 2 years. Opponents fear it'll ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Europe is rescuing emergency service calls from outdated technology

  EENA will launch a 12-month pilot to develop the implementation of NG112, next generation architecture to prepare emergency ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• EU proposal requires platforms to delete ‘terrorist content’ in 1 hour or face fines

  The EU's proposed terrorism regulation could lead unwanted censorships and will be tough for smaller platforms, risking further ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• 5 European companies that are (really) advancing AI

  There’s little arguing that artificial intelligence is one of the hottest sectors of the tech industry. From recommending ...

  • Ben Dickson

• European Parliament votes ‘yes’ on controversial Copyright Reform

  The EU Parliament approved the Copyright Reform in its entirety, not accepting amendments to the most controversial parts; ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Inside GitHub’s fight to protect devs from EU’s disastrous Copyright Reform

  The EU will have a final vote on its controversial Copyright Reform and March 26. If it's passed, it could risk open source ...

  • Már Másson Maack