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- Europe: The end of the privacy of digital correspondence https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/messaging-and-chat-control/ 32 comments
- Net neutrality is a “Taliban-like issue”, says Europe’s top digital policymaker https://juliareda.eu/2015/03/oettinger-net-neutrality-taliban-like/ 63 comments
- By 2050, renewables will supply 87% of electricity in Europe, 55% in the U.S., 62% in China and 75% in India. Fossil fuels are facing unprecedented challenges as the cost of renewables trends down often at double-digit rates while grid and local battery capacity ramps up to handle demand supply. https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/ 396 comments worldnews
- 'Green wave' in EU vote amid climate crisis: "With a double-digit score across Europe's biggest countries [...] the Greens bagged record gains in European elections" http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/567330 6 comments worldnews
- Blistering heat bakes the Plains with highs up to 115 degrees. As historic temperatures bake Europe it’s been just as scorchingly hot stateside. Sixty million Americans could experience triple-digit temperatures over the next several days, with the Plains hitting highs of 115 degrees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/19/heatwave-plains-texas-oklahoma-record/ 10 comments energy
- Facebook, Google to be Regulated as Europe Sets Digital Markets Act https://variety.com/2022/digital/global/facebook-google-amazon-apple-digital-market-act-europe-regulation-1235214516/ 28 comments technology
- Europe: The End of the Privacy of Digital Correspondence https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/messaging-and-chat-control/ 13 comments privacy
- Europe: The End of the Privacy of Digital Correspondence https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/messaging-and-chat-control/ 120 comments programming
- Europe includes cryptocurrencies in new framework for digital payments https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2021/11/24/europe-includes-cryptocurrencies-in-new-framework-for-digital-payments/ 6 comments cryptocurrency
- ‘Bitcoin Will Be Remembered for Pushing Central Banks To Adopt Digital Money’, Says CEO of Europe’s Largest Asset Manager https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/06/bitcoin-will-be-remembered-for-pushing-central-banks-to-adopt-digital-money-says-ceo-of-europes-largest-asset-manager/ 21 comments cryptocurrency
- Microsoft announces plans for first datacenter region in Greece as part of “GR for GRowth” digital transformation initiative - Microsoft News Centre Europe https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2020/10/05/microsoft-announces-plans-for-first-datacenter-region-in-greece-as-part-of-gr-for-growth-digital-transformation-initiative/ 16 comments greece
- Europe’s central bank moves toward introducing digital euro https://apnews.com/article/europe-christine-lagarde-166bf4ce8b02abb5ce91faa678ea338a 3 comments technology
- Europe threatens digital taxes without global deal, after U.S. quits talks https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-digital-france/europe-threatens-digital-taxes-without-global-deal-after-u-s-quits-talks-idukkbn23p0t2?il=0 76 comments europe
- US upends global digital tax plans after pulling out of talks with Europe and threatens tariffs https://www.ft.com/content/1ac26225-c5dc-48fa-84bd-b61e1f4a3d94 9 comments europe
- EU calls for greater regulation of US tech companies: The need in Europe for tighter rules on US internet giants has become "urgent," says its anti-monopolies chief Margrethe Vestager. Brussels is seeking submissions by September on its planned 'Digital Services Act.' https://www.dw.com/en/eu-calls-for-greater-regulation-of-us-tech-companies/a-53717205 25 comments technology
- Trump reignites trade battle with Europe over digital tax https://www.dw.com/en/trump-reignites-trade-battle-with-europe-over-digital-tax/a-52110107 4 comments europe
- Is The Single Market Preventing Digital Champions In Europe? https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/09/20/is-the-single-market-preventing-digital-champions-in-europe/#5b7427a14b71 8 comments europe
- France Vows to Block Facebook's Libra Currency in Europe, Suggests 'Public Digital Currency' Instead https://gizmodo.com/france-vows-to-block-facebooks-libra-currency-in-europe-1838062328 9 comments worldnews
- France Vows to Block Facebook's Libra Currency in Europe, Suggests 'Public Digital Currency' Instead https://gizmodo.com/france-vows-to-block-facebooks-libra-currency-in-europe-1838062328 86 comments europe
- Facebook’s Digital Currency Draws Response Across Europe https://150sec.com/facebooks-digital-currency-draws-response-across-europe/11647/ 3 comments europe
- Europe needs a continent wide Digital Identity that is not owned by an American Corporation in order to rebuild trust in Democracy https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/b80ods/europe_needs_a_continent_wide_digital_identity/ 3 comments europe
- Commission’s new €9.2B procurement programme, Digital Europe, aims to grab EU the lead in supercomputing https://sciencebusiness.net/news/commissions-new-eu92b-procurement-programme-aims-grab-eu-lead-supercomputing 5 comments europe
- Why Europe Will Never Build Its Own Digital Giants https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181030/01494640937/why-europe-will-never-build-own-digital-giants.shtml 54 comments europe
- The EU’s anti geo-blocking rules are now in place: Users can now subscribe to a service in their home country and travel throughout Europe without losing access to any of their digital content subscriptions https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/the-eus-anti-geo-blocking-rules-are-now-in-place/?pagespeed=noscript%27 3 comments technology
- The EU’s anti geo-blocking rules are now in place: Users can now subscribe to a service in their home country and travel throughout Europe without losing access to any of their digital content subscriptions https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/the-eus-anti-geo-blocking-rules-are-now-in-place/?pagespeed=noscript%27 157 comments europe
- One Third Happy to Ditch Cash as Europe Looks to Digital Future https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-25/one-third-happy-to-ditch-cash-as-europe-looks-to-digital-future 42 comments europe
- EU: Europe needs to invest $800bn in digital infrastructure to catch up with US https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/01/eu-europe-800-billion-digital-infrastructure-investment 4 comments europe
- Europe’s new cold war turns digital as Vladimir Putin expands media offensive - Russia is deploying social media trolls in an attempt to effect political change, and Britain is not immune http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/05/europe-vladimir-putin-russia-social-media-trolls 8 comments europe
- Europe’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement for moving people’s digital data between the European Union and the United States was invalid. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/technology/european-union-us-data-collection.html?partner=rss&emc=rss 6 comments technology
- Europe's plan to compete with US internet dominance - digital single market http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8558531/eu-single-digital-market-unveiled 18 comments europe
- Net neutrality is a “Taliban-like issue”, says Europe’s top digital policymaker, Günther Oettinger https://juliareda.eu/2015/03/oettinger-net-neutrality-taliban-like/ 4 comments worldnews
- Europe needs a Digital Single Market http://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2014/dec/01/eu-commission-europe-needs-digital-single-market/ 2 comments europe
- Could it happen in America? Real time, digital, citizens' happiness barometer over city hall? A political first from Eastern Europe http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3966/unhappy_european_country_launches_happiness_barometer_unhappily 4 comments worldnews
- PRISM fallout could cost US cloud industry billions, warns Europe's digital chief: US cloud service providers could miss out on business from EU firms because of anger of US government surveillance programs http://www.zdnet.com/prism-fallout-could-cost-us-cloud-industry-billions-warns-europes-digital-chief-7000017712/ 4 comments politics
- The Digital Divide. Which region of Europe uses the Internet the most? What surprises you most of all on this Infographic? http://one-europe.info/in-brief/the-digital-divide#.unxckutmbru 61 comments europe
- Europe's New Digital Arts Library Europeana Back Online http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ 2 comments technology
- Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Civil Liberties Union for Europe, and 58 other civil society organisations are urgently calling on Members of the European Parliament to reject the proposed Terrorism Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. https://www.accessnow.org/eu-civil-society-no-to-online-terrorism-regulation/ 3 comments europe
- Finland seeks to teach 50 million Europeans basics on AI - “we want to equip EU citizens with digital skills for the future, we wish to increase practical understanding of what AI is, we want to give a boost to the digital leadership of Europe" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-education-ai/finland-seeks-to-teach-50-million-europeans-basics-on-ai-iduskbn1ye1b6 14 comments europe
- EXCLUSIVE: Bitcoin Has 'Capacity' To Become Legal Tender In Europe, Says EU Member Of Parliament Sarah Knafo: 'I Am Going To Fight The Digital Euro' And The Totalitarian ECB https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43758789/exclusive-bitcoin-has-capacity-to-become-legal-tender-in-europe-says-eu-member-of-parliame 59 comments cryptocurrency
- Estland and Finland to become first two nations in Europe to allow joint mutual access to the e-government digital services for inhabitants http://news.postimees.ee/3264073/finland-and-estonia-on-joint-x-road-starting-november 103 comments europe