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Apple's AI Advancements On Hold In Europe: Regulatory Hurdles Delay Launch

Apple has delayed the European launch of its new AI features in iOS 18 until 2025 due to compliance issues with the EU's Digital Markets Act.

International Business Times UK · Jul 30, 2024

Keir Starmer needs to answer these pressing questions about how he will govern

Keir Starmer’s government has hit the ground running. But over the next few weeks and months some serious choices will have to be made about exactly how to govern. These are 13 pressing questions that will demand answers soon, partly drawing from my experience working in city government, several national…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Freedom safeguards for Italy’s public service media ‘urgently needed’

EU officials ask Giorgia Meloni to guarantee independence and funding of public broadcaster amid growing worries

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

Last week's CrowdStrike crash was caused by the app's kernel level access to Windows. However, Microsoft cannot legally stop companies from that level of access because of an agreement it made with the European Commission in 2009.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 22, 2024

Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident

EU rules may have restricted Microsoft from being able to better protect its operating systems.

TechRadar · Jul 22, 2024

Macron must 'admit he lost the election': Left group co-president Manon Aubry

The EU Commission president has won a comfortable majority from MEPs for a second term, but the Left bloc remains resolutely opposed to Ursula von der Leyen. We speak to Manon Aubry, the co-president of the Left group, about why she voted against von der Leyen, while also discussing international…

France 24 · Jul 19, 2024

Five more years for Ursula von der Leyen: Can EU Commission chief stay the course?

Ursula von der Leyen has been as confirmed the head of the European Commission for a second five-year term. She won a comfortable majority on July 18th, with 401 MEPs voting for her at the plenary session in Strasbourg – forty votes more than she needed to get her over…

France 24 · Jul 19, 2024

Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected, vows to advance EU's green ambitions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen won a second term on Thursday, after Green lawmakers agreed to back her following her pledge to stay the course on Europe's green transition while cushioning its burden on industry.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2024

Irish MEP blasts Ursula von der Leyen's 'hypocrisy on Israel' in powerful speech

AN Irish MEP has blasted the newly re-elected president of the European Commission for her “hypocrisy on Israel” during a powerful speech in the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2024

Ursula Von Der Leyen Reelected As European Commission President

Ursula von der Leyen secures a second term as European Commission president, focusing on infrastructure, defense, and green initiatives amidst a shifting p...

Top News · Jul 18, 2024