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EU wants to create a single market for European data
The European Union has unveiled plans to create a single market for EU data that would help the bloc build startups on a ...
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Automated facial recognition breaches GDPR, says EU digital chief
The EU’s digital and competition chief has said that automated facial recognition breaches GDPR as it doesn't gain consent ...
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The Netherlands will give citizens up to $4,400 for buying new electric vehicles
The Netherlands will support greener forms of transport this year by giving drivers money towards the cost of a new electric ...
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The EU’s dull-ass fight with Apple over the Lightning connector sucks
Well, it looks official: The EU is going to fight Apple over the Lightning connector. And you know what? They all suck. And ...
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Report: Whichever country claims AI supremacy this decade will rule the Earth
The Brookings Institution last week published a report from global economy expert Indermit Gill prophesying that the AI ...
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VW knows it must become a tech company to compete with Tesla
German marque, and the world's largest car maker by sales, Volkswagen (VW) appears to be wising up to the changing landscape ...
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The ESA wants to put humans in hibernation for long-term space travel
The European Space Agency is currently exploring human hibernation as a means of addressing the problem of sending humans into deep space. A recent study conducted by the agency determined that putting people to sleep for long voyages would save money, provide health benefits, and ...
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Russia to pre-install its own apps on all phones, PCs, and TVs sold in the country
Russia has officially passed a law banning the sale of electronic equiment that are not pre-installed with Russian software. ...
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Google finally takes a stance on political ads with microtargeting restrictions
Google has announced a crack down on political ads that limits advertisers from targeting ads based on voters' political ...
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TNW's quest to discover Europe's best scale-up is back – sign up now
Tech5, annually hosted by TNW and Adyen, is back for the seventh time. Tech5 is the leading showcase for Europe’s fastest-growing ...
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6 predictions on where European tech is headed in 2020, according to experts
2020 is set to be a defining year for European tech. While startups and scaleups have been supported over the years through a number of EU-based programs, newly elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made achieving technological sovereignty a rallying cry for ...
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Tech is powering the future of civil disobedience
People across the world are demonstrating their discontent in increasingly creative and disruptive ways. The past year has seen schoolchildren across the world join the Fridays for Future strikes, witnessing mass walkouts from schools across the globe. In Chile, coordinated fare-dodging ...
