The Commission has launched a formal investigation into Corning. It is investigating whether the US manufacturer has abused its dominant position on the global market for a special type of glass. This is particularly break-resistant glass (alkali AS glass). Users mainly use it to protect the screens of portable electronic devices such as cell phones. […]
The music collecting society GEMA has published its AI Charter, which formulates ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence in the creative industry. It calls for fair conditions to protect human creativity and emphasizes the importance of intellectual property rights as well as appropriate remuneration for content that developers use when training AI models.“Our […]
When answering the crucial question: “What do you think about the protection of same-sex marriage and the right to abortion?”, father of seven Michael McGrath from Ireland was evasive. Otherwise, the Commissioner-designate for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law answered the MEPs’ wide-ranging questions with willingness and attention. And with success, because following the […]
Lovers of absurd humor can rejoice: the fourth season of the satirical series “Parliament” is here. The main character Samy, whose career in Brussels is the subject of the series, has arrived in the Commission. He takes over – not entirely voluntarily – the chairmanship of a committee with delegates from all 27 member states. […]
Apple is opening the iPadOS operating system to alternative app stores and third-party browsers. The change follows the EU Commission’s decision to classify iPadOS as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple’s now-published compliance report describes how the company is implementing the requirements of the DMA to enable more competition and freedom of […]
On Oct. 31, the EU Commission initiated formal proceedings against the online platform Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The move follows a preliminary assessment of Temu’s risk assessment report and Temu’s responses to the Commission’s previous requests for information. Temu is suspected of having violated various provisions of the DSA.The problem is urgent […]
The Commission presented the work program of the European Innovation Council (EIC) on Tuesday. The program will be able to spend €1.4 billion in the coming year to support European deep-tech research and high-potential start-ups. For its 2025 work program, the EIC has almost 200 million euros more at its disposal than in 2024.According to […]
E-commerce, artificial intelligence and cloud services will be among the biggest growth drivers of the global economy in the future. According to a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) think tank, these industries, together with other key technologies, could generate up to $48 trillion in sales and $6 trillion in profits by 2040.The […]
Following a protracted legal dispute, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday finally confirmed the annulment of a fine of €1.06 billion imposed on Intel by the European Commission. The fine was originally imposed by the Commission in May 2009. It accused the US chip manufacturer of granting anti-competitive rebates and thus abusing its […]
Despite significantly higher spending on state aid since 2020, the Commission has reduced its efforts to monitor aid. This is one of the key points of criticism made by the European Court of Auditors in its special report on state aid in times of crisis.The Commission reacted quickly to crises by adopting temporary frameworks for […]