ASRock can't flog RX 500s GPUs in EU
AMD said no
ASRock has been prevented from sellinf a new set of cards which it had hoped to cash in on the crypto-currency wave.
Whois could be killed off in EU
GDPR prevents Whois from working
Europe's data protection authorities have effectively killed off the current service, noting that it breaks the law and so will be illegal come 25 May, when GDPR comes into force.
Facebook working out how to limit EU law's impact
This is going to end well
Social notworking site Facebook is squaring up to take on the EU by directly attempting to circumvent its new privacy laws to minimise its effect on the company.
Experts unhappy with EU plans for AI rights
Machines are not people
More than 150 experts in AI, robotics, commerce, law, and ethics from 14 countries have signed an open letter denouncing the European Parliament’s proposal to grant personhood status to intelligent machines.
EU to mull over social networks privacy
Facebook assurances not enough
European Union privacy watchdogs will look deeper into the harvesting of personal data from social networks for economic or political purposes, following the scandal engulfing Facebook.
EU says it still might break up Google
Best not to rule it out
The European Union holds “grave suspicions” about the dominance of internet giant Google and has not ruled out breaking it up, according to the EU’s antitrust chief.
EU issues ultimatum to big tech
Take down terrorist content or face the music
The EU has lost patience with big tech pussyfooting around on terrorist material and says that it is about to get heavy.
Qualcomm to appeal $1.23 billion fine
Anti-trust
The European Commission announced that it would be fining Qualcomm $1.23 billion, for abusing its market position between 2011 and 2016, related to its relationship with Apple.
EU 2.4 billion euro fine was designed to surprise Google
Watchdog wanted a deterrent effect
The European Union aimed for a “deterrent effect” on Google and other technology giants when it ordered the internet search outfit to pay 2.4 billion euro ($2.8 billion) for breaching antitrust law over how it displays shopping ads.
Internet groups need to do more to fight extremist content
EU wants Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to pull their socks up
Internet groups such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter need to do more to stop extremist content on their platforms, the European Commission has growled.