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• UK government food agency is putting meat on the blockchain

  In a move that inspires one to cry out: “blockchainify everything!”, the UK’s Food Standards Agency has announced that ...

  • David Canellis

• The EU’s disastrous copyright reform will sabotage internet culture

  When you say “copyright law,” people’s eyes glaze over. It’s not the most interesting topic. It’s obscure and currently winding its way through the complex bureaucracy that is the EU Parliament -- an equally arcane process. And yet there’s ample reason to pay attention. ...

  • Raegan MacDonald

• EU police seize $5.2M cryptocurrency in continent's largest LSD bust in history

  It seems that drug vendors are running out of luck. The European Union authorities conducted a drug raid against dark web ...

  • Neer Varshney

• EU votes for memes ban and censorship machines — what now?

  The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs just voted 'yes' on highly controversial parts of the EU's new Copyright ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• The EU’s disastrous Copyright Reform, explained by its lovers and haters

  The EU’s extremely controversial Copyright Reform -- which might introduce upload filters, ancillary copyright, and restrictions ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• What’s really behind the EU law that would 'ban memes' – and how to stop it before June 20

  With only a few days to go until the crucial vote in the European Parliament, more and more people are becoming aware of the looming plans for “censorship machines” and a “link tax” in the EU. (Catch up on these plans here.) People are realizing: Our freedom to upload media ...

  • Julia Reda

• GDPR is an opportunity for AI companies to build trust

  One of the domains where GDPR will leave its mark prominently is the artificial intelligence industry. Data is the bread ...

  • Ben Dickson

• EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager: ‘Now is the time for citizens to take control’

  Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, has had an illustrious career reining in tech giants such ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Mattress company Emma is fastest-growing startup in Europe

  For the fifth year in a row Adyen and TNW teamed up to find the fastest growing companies in Europe’s six hottest startup ...

  • Jamie Tolentino

• Estonia is using its citizens’ genes to predict disease

  The Estonian government announced in March that it would offer free genetic testing to 100,000 citizens as a part of its ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• European politician gets ratioed after tweeting a selfie with Zuck

  For some reason, after a disappoint Facebook hearing before EU parliamentary members, MEP Cecilia Wikström decides to grab ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• GDPR laws force promising blockchain service to shut down

  Many feared that the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law might spell trouble for fledgling businesses ...

  • Neer Varshney