SYSTEMS Dutch chip startup claims all-European fab flow – with help from a very American friend Satnav parts designed and manufactured in the EU, but using GlobalFoundries to produce them
On-Prem Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short Get the balance right, Grundfos says, and the region will be a shining example of how to do it without sacrificing the environment
Systems EU's digital sovereignty boo-boo may be the best thing to ever happen to the project DIY or die. Just don't let the CIA buy it
Software EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar
Public Sector Europe wants out from under US tech – but first it has to find the exits Report maps the weak points in cloud, identity, and public sector procurement
AI + ML China's agentic AI policy wants to keep humans in the loop PLUS: Robot becomes Buddhist monk in Korea; TikTok spending $25bn in Thailand; Baidu floating chip biz; and more!
AI + ML EU hits snooze on AI Act rules after industry backlash Brussels says it's simplification, critics may call it retreat
Cyber-crime European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else Brussels notifying 'Union entities' whose data may've been snatched in websites breach
PaaS + IaaS Digital euro goes full sovereignty mode, US cloud giants not on guest list Central bank turns to homegrown providers to underpin virtual cash push
Security EU sanctions Iranian cyber front over election meddling, Charlie Hebdo breach State-sponsored attackers joined by Chinese snoops and hackers-for-hire in latest round of economic penalties
Security EU legal eagle says banks should refund cybercrime victims first, argue later Advocate General urges rethink of PSD2 to speed compensation after scams
Software Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online
Software UK still doodling digital pound while Brussels frets over payment sovereignty Geopolitical tensions turn up the pressure for European legislators
Personal Tech Brussels urged to pay 'sovereignty premium' to narrow China battery gap Analysis claims €500 per EV could secure local production and cut reliance on foreign supply chains
AI + ML European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated?
Public Sector Brussels drafts blueprint to spot and swat rogue drones Action Plan calls for EU-wide drills, industry forums, and expanded identification requirements
Public Sector Estonia hedges its bets on US tech while going all-in on Microsoft Riigi IT preps European escape plan as it herds civil servants into Redmond's cloud
Software EU's fishy digital certificate system leaves exporters floundering Catch platform sinks under weight of bugs, missing species, and postal code gaffes while containers pile up at ports
Software 'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off, claims MEP Open source gains urgency as Europe reassesses reliance on US tech
Networks EU's Digital Networks Act sets telcos squabbling before the ink is dry Comms harmonization plan already drawing fire from operators and Big Tech alike
Software Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
Legal EU won't scrap tech regs just because Washington dislikes them US trade body threatens software and services market access unless European approach changes
PaaS + IaaS Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud Tech exec admits not dead cert it'll find the right solution
Applications Devs say Apple still flouting EU's Digital Markets Act six months on Coalition for App Fairness warns App Store fees remain unlawful despite non-compliance ruling
AI + ML Google's AI training tactics land it in another EU antitrust fight Brussels probes whether unpaid web and YouTube content – and rivals' lock-outs – amount to abuse of dominance
Personal Tech X shuts down European Commission ad account after €120M fine announcement Brussels accused of using Ad Composer quirk to post link disguised as a video
Legal EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception TikTok, by contrast, satisfied DSA concerns over its ad repository transparency
AWS Re:invent Brussels eyes AWS, Azure for gatekeeper tag in cloud clampdown European Commission probes whether Amazon and Microsoft wield outsized control under Digital Markets Act
Cyber-crime Game over: Europol storms gaming platforms in extremist content sweep Law enforcement agency’s referral blitz hit gaming platforms hard, surfacing thousands of extremist URLs
PaaS + IaaS Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap Brussels reviewing proposal as Mountain View insists it will appeal antitrust ruling
Science Brussels weighs banning China from major EU research scheme Draft Horizon Europe plan cites lack of IP protections and Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy
Public Sector Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029 Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem
Public Sector France jacks into the Matrix for state messaging – and pays too Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount
PaaS + IaaS EU sovereignty plan accused of helping US cloud giants Brussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body
Public Sector EU biometric border system launch hits inevitable teething problems Malfunctioning equipment and manual processing cause 90-minute waits
CSO Germany slams brakes on EU's Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest Berlin's opposition likely kills off Brussels' bid to scan everyone's messages
Software Russia-backed Indian oil company loses bid to force SAP support as sanctions bite Delhi High Court denies urgent relief after vendor halts services citing EU rules
Systems EU member states pile pressure on Brussels for Chips Act rethink Semicon Coalition presses European Commission for stronger funding, strategy, and skills drive
Software EU probes SAP over alleged software support stranglehold While EC suspects vendor's practices stifle competition, it argues it is in line with industry standards
Security EU starting registration of fingerprints and faces for short-stay foreigners Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries
Cyber-crime EU’s cyber agency blames ransomware as Euro airport check-in chaos continues Airport staff revert to manual ops as travellers urged to use self-service check-in where possible
Public Sector EU court's dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates' ire Now you've gone and done it: Privacy lawyer says he's working on challenge to 2023 Data Protection Framework
Applications Google tweaks Play Store fees to keep Euro watchdogs at bay Epic boss brands the changes 'malicious compliance'
Legal Euro Commish on US lobbying against EU DSA rules: 'Our standards are not up for discussion' Tells The Reg they never were ... 'and this will not change'
AI + ML Italy says Meta may be violating law with AI in WhatsApp Competiton regulator smells abuse of a dominant market position, Zuckercorp claims all is well
On-Prem Datacenter lobby blows a fuse over EU efficiency proposals Green rules risk short-circuiting AI ambitions, warns group including AWS, Microsoft and Google
AI + ML Europe's AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn't happy Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves
Public Sector Trump pushes EU into trade 'deal' that several EU leaders aren't happy about Europe is acting like the victim of a bully
Legal Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations Zuckercorp blames legal uncertainty under upcoming TTPA law
Software Microsoft-owned GitHub: Open source needs funding. Ya think? 'Industry, national governments, and the EU' must pay for maintainers. El Reg says charity shouldn't start at home
PaaS + IaaS EU cloud gang wins Microsoft concessions, but fair software licensing group brands them 'stalling tactic' Pay-as-you-go model, privacy protections agreed – but critics say it just buys 'Microsoft more time to lock in customers'
AI + ML EU-sponsored report says GenAI's 'fair use' defense does not compute Just because a student reads a book doesn't mean Midjourney gets to eat Disney
Cloud Infrastructure Month Microsoft offers EU cloud providers fresh commercial terms, staves off risk of litigation Agreement or otherwise expected from CISPE top brass before August
Personal Tech Apple tries get €500M EU fine tossed The iMaker's fight with European regulators continues
On-Prem EU rattles its purse and AI datacenter builders come running 176 expressions of interest to erect 'gigafactories' across 16 member states, with 3 million GPUs needed
On-Prem Cloud lobby warns EU: Clamp down on water rules and we'll evaporate CISPE floats reforms to avoid new costs, fragmentation, and infrastructure flight
Public Sector Trump threatens to add formal Apple Tax on top of the 'Apple tax' But pauses tech-adjacent threat to slap all Euro-imports with 50 percent duties
AI + ML Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks' posts Case in Germany could derail Zuck's plans, noyb tells El Reg fight isn't over
PaaS + IaaS Google carves out cloudy safe spaces for nations nervous about America's reach From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue
Software Europe plots escape hatch from enshittification of search Plus: How to make Google less unhelpful
Security As US vuln-tracking falters, EU enters with its own security bug database EUVD comes into play not a moment too soon
Science EU tells US scientists to dump Trump for a lab in Europe Brussels rolls out €500M plan to lure boffins with grants and actual respect for research
Personal Tech TikTok fined €530M after EU user data ends up on servers in China Ireland privacy watchdog says transfers violated GDPR, as Chinese app confirms €1B datacenter in Finland
Security Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb
PaaS + IaaS European biz calls for Euro tech for local people 'Europe Stand Tall' campaign kicks off amid fear, uncertainty and doubt about Trump administration
Spotlight on RSAC CVE fallout: The splintering of the standard vulnerability tracking system has begun MITRE, EUVD, GCVE … WTF?
Networks Eight charged with corruption, money laundering, in case linked to Huawei lobbying Chinese tech giant has fired two staff, but Europe's anti-fraud org isn't probing
OSes EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats Thoughtful and considered … even if it is based on an American distro
Security Mobsters now overlap with cybercrime gangs and use AI for evil, Europol warns PLUS: Russian bug-buyers seeks Telegram flaws; Another WordPress security mess; NIST backlog grows; and more!
Systems Euro semi firms push for 'Chips Act 2.0' to expand beyond manufacturing Industry leaders want broader strategy, citing supply chain gaps, investment needs, and global trade uncertainty
Personal Tech EU says Google scroogles app makers, also gives Apple an antitrust must-do-list Chrome colossus accused of tilting search results, blocking cheaper purchases, while iTitan told to open iOS
PaaS + IaaS Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliament Trump administration 'has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue'
Public Sector Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam's digital death grip Nearly 100 orgs plead for homegrown lifeline amid geopolitical tensions
Networks Belgian cops raid Huawei in Euro bribery probe Chinese giant says it's 'committed' to obeying the law as arrests made
PaaS + IaaS Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored
Personal Tech Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above?
Systems Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker
Personal Tech Europe, UK weigh up how to respond to Trump's proposed tariffs. One WTF or two? Could a post-Brexit romance be on the cards?
Personal Tech EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of election
AI + ML Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC debacle 'Facts can't be decided by a roll of the dice'
Personal Tech EU stings Meta for nearly a billion bucks over competition-trampling Facebook Marketplace Mark Z does not like this
Public Sector Google decides Europe's political ad rules are too hard to implement at scale Will stop accepting ads instead before TTPA comes into force
Personal Tech EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs Ever try to change your account's registered country? It's nigh impossible
PaaS + IaaS CISPE framework aids EU Data Act compliance, cloud switching 'It helps Euro organizations to avoid lock-in and design the cloud strategy they want'
Systems Top EU court overturns Intel's billion-dollar antitrust fine Conditional rebates settled, but $400M matter of naked restrictions remains
Security Here's a NIS2 compliance checklist since no one cares about deadlines anymore Only two EU members have completed the transposition into domestic law
Security Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more
Science A huge week for satnav as both China and Europe make generational launches Upgrades on the way for both, with deep-ocean services and programmable sats on the way
Personal Tech Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win Qualcomm, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky
Security EU kicks off an inquiry into Google's AI model Privacy regulator taking a closer look at data privacy and PaLM 2
Public Sector European chip lobby seeks more government cash and policy clout Last year's €43B was a nice snack. Now for a feast of regulatory capture
Energy Efficient Datacenters Ammo-maker says TikTok's datacenter site could deprive it of electricity
