Technology
How Silicon Valley gamed Europe’s privacy rules
The region’s data protection overhaul was supposed to help citizens. Instead, it’s helped Big Tech.
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Inside Amazon’s German AI research program
US juggernaut is tapping German PhDs to crack some of the toughest problems in artificial intelligence — to the dismay of politicians.
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US to endorse new OECD principles on artificial intelligence
The group, representing the world’s richest countries, hopes non-binding guidelines will become global standard.
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Trump’s Huawei ban spooks allies, industry
European countries and industry groups are hedging their bets following Trump’s plan for an all-out ban on Chinese firm.
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Manfred Weber backs blocking fake names on social media
EPP lead candidate argues online platforms should be treated like other public spaces.
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Macron: Blocking Huawei ‘not best way to defend national security’
‘France and Europe are pragmatic and realistic,’ French president says.
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Catching up on research and innovation in Romania
From the scientific adventure of the early Framework Programmes to the global visibility of Horizon 2020.
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Trump signs order setting stage to ban Huawei from US
Order prohibits the purchase or use of any communications technology produced by entities controlled by ‘a foreign adversary.’
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Trump signs order barring Chinese tech from 5G networks
Commerce Department told to assess whether any firms should be blocked from the US rollout of 5G networks.
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Andrus Ansip’s liberal lament over Estonia
Estonia’s reputation as a progressive, tech-savvy nation is at risk, says the country’s former prime minister.
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Facebook changes livestream rules after Christchurch attack
Facebook did not specify all the rules it would use to enforce the policy.
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Macron, Ardern lead call to eliminate online terrorist content
Agreement lays out principles for combating terrorist content.
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Facebook to allow EU-wide political ads for Commission, Council
A previous ruling prevented EU institutions from running pan-European campaigns ahead of the election.
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The Euroskeptic plan for tech
Euroskeptic parties disagree on many things tech-related — except for the desire to say whatever they want online.
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Emmanuel Macron’s plan to fix Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
It involves putting regulators at the heart of platforms’ machinery for policing content, in an approach inspired by the financial sector.
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Facebook allows EU-wide political ads for European Parliament
Facebook faced a backlash last month from the three main EU institutions because of its policy on cross-border political advertising.
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What the AI Revolution means for project management
Strong, agile project management skills will become all the more valuable
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Half of European voters may have viewed Russian-backed ‘fake news’
Kremlin-backed campaigns are promoting extremist views and amplifying them to sow discord, says cyber firm.
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Facebook’s political ad rules unchanged as election looms, Selmayr complains
Despite Nick Clegg’s assurance, Facebook has yet to lift restrictions on cross-border advertising ahead of the ballot.
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Mark Zuckerberg will meet Emmanuel Macron this week
They will talk about Facebook’s partnership with the French government on tackling hate speech online.
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Inside Facebook’s European election war room
The social network has created a team in Dublin to counter wrongdoing, but political ads and disinformation are still reaching voters.
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