Russian moon-mission likely the ‘last hurrah’ for its space programme, expert says
Russia's latest moon mission will probably represent the "last hurrah" of the country's illustrious space programme, an expert has told Brussels Signal.
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Breton brags about new German chip factory as businesses leave EU in droves
European Union internal market tsar Thierry Breton has lauded the announcement of a new €15 billion microchip factory in Dresden, Germany, as dozens of other companies…
Ariane 6 launch pushed back to 2024, leaving EU dependent on Musk’s SpaceX
Initially set for its first lift-off in 2020, the ESA spacecraft has experienced numerous delays, forcing European Union Member States to rely on US billionaire…
London Mayor calls on mobile phone manufacturers to sort out theft epidemic
With crime on the rise in London since Sadiq Khan was installed as Mayor in the UK capital in 2016, mobile phones thefts have become endemic.
Meta ‘to appeal $100k a day fine over data-privacy breaches’
Facebook owner Meta is to appeal a Norwegian decision to fine the social media giant just under US$100,000 a day over alleged data privacy breaches, a source inside…
AFP news agency sues Twitter over copyright issues in EU
The French international news outlet Agence France-Presse (AFP) has pressed charges in a copyright case in France against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded…
Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has already lost half of its users
Threads, US billionaire Mark Zuckerberg's response to Twitter, is losing its shine after a promising start; users are leaving the new platform in droves, it seems.
EU opens antitrust investigation against Microsoft
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Dutch tech hub mayor warns EU is lagging behind on innovation support
The European Union is falling behind on support for new technologies as it risks becoming dependent on the US and China, according to the mayor of a major Dutch…
EU tech parts ‘found in Russian missiles’, reports say
Technology designed and developed within the European Union is being found in Russian missiles and bombs, multiple media reports claim.
Amazon takes EC to Court on grounds it is being ‘unfairly singled out’
The US company claims its designation as a Very Large Online Platform is based on discriminatory criteria and disproportionally violates the principle of equal treatment…
EU relying on Musk to get satellites into space
The European Union is having to rely on US billionaire Elon Musk to get its satellites into space.
Meta reveals launch date of its Twitter competitor
Meta, the mother company behind social media giants Facebook and Instagram, will launch a new app called Threads to compete with Twitter on Thursday, July 6.
Violence erupts in Brussels after French rioting spreads
Migrant youngsters took to social media to urge protestors to take to the streets.
Apple defies EU over antitrust charges in Spotify probe
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Brussels threatens to break up Google
Google is in the firing line after Brussels Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, on June 14 threatened to break up the global internet giant over what she…
Ireland: both rolling in cash and crashing hard
Ireland might have recorded the Eurozone's biggest GDP slump last quarter but a healthy cash surplus, the product of huge corporate taxes paid by a handful of US…
EU law-makers are struggling to keep up with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence platforms are progressing so fast that EU lawmakers face an “impossible task”.
It’s not just Twitter: EU’s Digital Services Act could force out smaller platforms
It’s not just social media giant Twitter that could fall foul of new regulations under the European Commission’s forthcoming Digital Service Act (DSA).