The EU wants all phone chargers to be USB-C, Apple not happy
The European Commission wants the whole bloc to harmonise around a single device interface and has decided it should be USB-C.
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Extent of EU corruption by big tech lobbying revealed
According to a new study technology is the biggest lobby sector to the European Union and that spend is dominated by US tech giants.
Eurobites: Ethiopia to re-open bidding on second operator licence
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: MTN warns of H1 earnings fall; Orange combines with SSE Networks for improved maritime connectivity; Brussels looks into latest Facebook acquisition.
US and allies accuse China of ‘malicious cyber activity’
America and its mates, including the UK, have got together to denounce China’s apparent habit of indulging in state-sponsored cyber mischief.
US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
Following on from the G7 Summit the US has recruited the EU into its anti-China campaign by establishing a new tech trade council that will further isolate Beijing.
Brussels inches towards easing 5G radiation rules
The regional parliament in Brussels has taken a small step towards easing rules on radiation that could pave the way for the introduction of 5G services.
Romania goes ahead with Huawei 5G ban
Despite the best efforts of Huawei’s lawyers, Romania is the latest country to bar Chinese vendors from its 5G networks.
Europe needs to spend €300 billion more on 5G and fibre – ETNO
Europe needs an additional investment of €300 billion to complete the rollout of 5G networks and Gigabit-capable fixed infrastructure, according to new data.
UK government forced to jump through EU hoops over notspot initiative
A year after it was announced, the Shared Rural Network programme took one step closer to actually happening with the publication of a transparency notice.
Apple to invest $1 billion in German chip design centre
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s semiconductor pledge, Apple has announced it will make Munich its European silicon design hub.
EU aims to produce 20% of world’s semiconductors by 2030
Europe is aiming to capture a fifth of the global market for the production of semiconductors by the end of the decade, according to the European Commission.
EU reportedly finally gets around to investigating Apple
A brisk two years after Swedish music streaming giant Spotify filed a complaint, the European Commission seems to have sprung into action.
The pressure mounts on Apple over its app store policies
Fortnite developer Epic is not letting up in its crusade against the ‘Apple tax’, opening a new front in Europe with a European Commission antitrust complaint.
Ericsson CEO has a go at Europe’s dysfunctional telecoms market
Börje Ekholm is becoming increasingly outspoken and the latest focus of his public ire is the way telecoms is regulated in Europe.
France wants more power to censor social media
As the EU works to refine its massive Digital Services Act, France is publicly lobbying for greater national censorship powers and for more content to be made illegal.
US starts to panic about the chip crisis it did so much to create
It turns out that when governments muck about with markets there are sometimes unintended consequences.
Europe reportedly considering making internet giants pay for news
The precedent set by Australia in forcing the likes of Facebook and Google to pay the publishers of news that appears on their sites could be copied by the EU.
Most of Europe fails to enact new telecom rules
The vast majority of EU member states have failed to enact new telecoms legislation so the European Commission is taking action…
Italian competition watchdog probes FiberCop plan
Italy’s antitrust authorities are keen to ensure that the planned creation of a new wholesale fibre network won’t harm competition.
EU human rights agency says we should tread carefully with AI
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has issued a report warning of confusion about the impact AI and automation can have of people’s rights.
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