EU states set to scrap digital tax plan
Will work on global reform instead
European Union finance ministers are set to ditch a plan to introduce an EU-wide digital tax next week but agreed to work on a global reform of the taxation of internet companies.
European Parliament set to end EU-wide daylight saving
But this might be bad news for Apple
One of the fruity cargo cult Apple’s biggest programming challenges could be set to get more complicated – at least in Europe.
Facebook sucks up EU investigation time
Social networking is privacy watchdog’s main concern
An office that’s responsible for enforcing European data privacy laws against many of the biggest US tech firms is spending much of its time on one company: Facebook.
EU manages to make copyright directive even worse
Final law is out
The EU has managed to ignore everyone and come up with a final copyright directive which is even worse than the drafts.
Huawei happy to work under EU supervision
No-one has a real excuse
Huawei has said it is willing for its equipment and activities to be supervised by the European Union (EU) as it continues to fend off the threat of restrictions on the use of its kit in 5G networks.
Google pays EU more in fines than in tax
Must be cheaper not to pay
Search engine Google is paying the EU more in fines than it does in tax.
EU will investigate Apple Pay if it becomes significant
Not market dominant, so it escapes for now
EU regulators looked into Apple’s mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant, but they could review it again if they receive formal complaints, Europe’s antitrust chief said.
EU decides you will not own your self-driving car data
Bought to you by the same party that broke the internet
A routine vote on regulations for self-driving cars saw members of the European Peoples' Party vote down a clause that would protect a vehicle's telemetry so that it couldn't become someone's property.
Facebook faces huge EU fine
Even if only a small number of hacked customers lived in the EU
Last week's hack of 50 million Facebook customers might have mostly been outside of the EU, but that does not stop the commission throwing the book at the social notworking site.
EU needs to develop battery cells
German Chancellor says the industry needs leg room
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the European Union needs to develop its own battery cell production to secure its role in the automotive industry as it shifts to electric mobility.