World Aug 25 Europe takes on Big Tech. This may mean changes for U.S. users People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.
World Aug 22 Everything you need to know about Europe’s new Big Tech regulations Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online.
World Aug 05 Wildfires, heat waves deliver blow to southern Europe’s vital tourism industry Mediterranean destinations like Greece, Italy and Spain that have been hit by heat waves and wildfires are now weighing how the crisis will affect the tourism sector fueling much of their economies.
Politics Jul 11 Amazon pushes back against Europe’s strict new digital rules It's the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards by filing a legal challenge with a top European Union court.
Economy Jul 10 Europe signs off on a new privacy agreement that allows people’s data to keep flowing to U.S. The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.
Nation Jul 06 Facebook parent company Meta launches Threads app as rival to Twitter Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram.
Nation Jul 04 Meta unveils Threads, new app to challenge Twitter Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
World Jun 14 How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate artificial intelligence It comes as authorities worldwide are racing to rein in AI, and the legislation could act as a model for other places working on similar regulations.
World Jun 14 European Commission charges Google with antitrust violations, says it must break up digital ad business The unprecedented decision Wednesday to push for such a breakup marks a significant escalation by Brussels in its crackdown on Silicon Valley digital giants.
Science Jun 05 Europe calls for tech companies to fight disinformation by labeling AI-generated content A top EU Commission official said Monday that the ability of a new generation of AI chatbots to create complex content and visuals in seconds raises “fresh challenges for the fight against disinformation.”…