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Google is finding itself in need of defending once again. Its privacy policy changes have created a lot of stir and, much like competitors trying to latch onto the confusion for their own gain, politicians too feel they can score an easy point or two with their voters if they sound "worried" about Google's plann... |
3 February 2012
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Google may be dominating the search space globally, but 'dominate' can mean quite a different thing from country to country. In the US, Google has about 65 percent of the market. In the UK, its share is at over 90 percent.
While it has been stuck at that level for a lot of time, having gained just 0.68 per... |
15 December 2011
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Google is bracing itself for a fight, or more likely, a heated round of negotiations with EU regulators, as they're getting close to completing an anti-trust investigation that started more than a year ago.According to the Financial Times, regulators have a 400 page statement of objections readied for Google. In... |
2 December 2011
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We already know there are some pretty ambitious plans on the European Union member countries’ table, and many remain skeptical about their chances of success. One of the implications is the increased adoption of energy efficiency measures in commercial buildings across the continent.The EU aims at increasing th... |
10 October 2011
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The ambitious plans made by the EU currently seem unlikely to turn real, according to Niina Kautto, a researcher at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University. The EU aims at increasing the proportion of renewable energy to 20 percent by the year 2020, while at the same time... |
3 October 2011
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Apple has quietly introduced the iTunes Store to twelve new European Union countries today, eight years after the platform’s debut in America.Millions of new European users can now download and buy music through iTunes in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Roma... |
29 September 2011
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At a meeting held at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters, in Paris, officials from the European Union signed a document that secured €104 million for initial operations of the space component for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security program.The document was signed by the director general o... |
16 June 2011
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Social networks and other websites could be facing much tougher privacy laws in the EU. The data protection laws may get an overhaul to make them more relevant to today's world and may especially target social networks and advertising companies.Viviane Reding, the EU’s justice commissioner, reiterated her ... |
17 March 2011
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It appears that one of the biggest acquisitions of the past two years is about to be completed, though Intel seems to have found that it will have to abide by a certain condition in exchange for the EU's approval. Some time ago, the entire IT industry raised at least an eyebrow upon learning of Intel's pla... |
28 January 2011
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Those users keeping track of such things will know that the European Commission and Intel do not have a very pleasant history, and the former seems to again be suspicious of the latter's activities. Ever since the European Commission fined Intel $1.45 billion for antitrust charges, it seems to have kept close w... |
20 December 2010
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The EU has launched a probe into Google's search business, both organic and paid searches, over earlier complaints of Google favoring its own products over competitors, unfair practices and meddling with its auction ad system. The European Commission will now be investigating the allegations. The investigation c... |
30 November 2010
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The Galileo satellite navigation system and the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative are the flagship programs of the European Space Agency (ESA) at this point, and European officials recently called for more actions to defined them as absolute priorities.The announcement was made at the S... |
26 November 2010
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Officials in Washington DC realized that the United States was nearly entirely dependent on China for supplies of critically-important rare-Earth elements, but they woke up too late; the Asian nation has just stopped exporting the minerals to America.Market analysts reveal that China, which controls an estimated 90+ ... |
20 October 2010
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In Spring 2010, the Commission launched two parallel preliminary investigations into Apple's business practices relating to the iPhone, both of which may soon be lifted, thanks to Apple’s recent change in policy.One of the investigations in question was focused on the "country of purchase" rule, whereby re... |
28 September 2010
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The international group of scientists that is in charge of the international nuclear fusion research project known as ITER recently managed to secure additional funding from the European Commission. The organization is the executive arm of the European Union, and it agreed to supply the project with an additional &eu... |
5 August 2010
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Alarmed by the state of the digital market, media and state of its citizens, the EU panned out a group of initiatives for their members and agencies to follow in the next five years. These initiatives have been grouped in a document called the Digital Agenda. The EU, represented through Neelie Kroes, vice-president o... |
19 May 2010
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There have been multiple investigations and charges of price fixing over the years, and while most of them were either dropped or are still not over, some are moving swiftly towards conclusion. Such is the case with the EU's actions against the memory chip cartel made up of Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconduct... |
18 May 2010
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A case watched closely by online advertisers worldwide came to a conclusion today, as the European Court of Justice found that Google didn't infringe on other companies' rights by allowing competitors to bid on trademarked keywords. The court, however, left it to individual countries to decide on the matter... |
23 March 2010
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Regulators in the European Union approved the founding of a new, high-tech, state-of-the-art nuclear research laboratory in Germany. The goal of the facility will be to promote the Union's ability to characterize and accurately analyze minute samples of nuclear materials. The effort is being conducted in the nam... |
3 March 2010
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As it was bound to happen eventually, Google is now under anti-trust investigation in Europe after three separate companies have filed a complaint alleging that Google's size is hurting their businesses and that the search giant was abusing its position and competing unfairly. The three companies going against G... |
24 February 2010
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Engineers working for the automobile industry are currently working towards creating smarter cars that could literally learn your driving patterns. The new, highly-advanced systems would have the advantage of figuring out when you are not driving safely, and display a message, warning you of this. Already, existing l... |
23 February 2010
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The preparation stage for the biggest deal in web-search history is over, Microsoft and Yahoo are free to do as they please with their search engines as far as US and EU regulators are concerned, as was expected. Both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission had given their approval of the search deal... |
19 February 2010
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The Yahoo Microsoft deal is one step closer to becoming a reality after several months of slow progress. The European Commission, which regulates major mergers and business deals in the EU, has set a February 19 deadline for itself to decide on the matter. The EC is largely expected to approve the search deal under ... |
15 February 2010
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Online privacy is increasingly becoming a hot topic as people spend more time online and services become more complex and targeted. With the international Data Protection Day last week, the topic was understandably the focus of several companies, Google included, but also of government organizations. The EU is worki... |
1 February 2010
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More than a few months after Oracle made its intentions to buy Sun Microsystems known, with a $7.4 bid for the tech company, the deal has cleared all major hurdles and seems set to go though in the short term. EU regulators have given their go-ahead and said they were satisfied that the database market was healthy e... |
21 January 2010
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The long-delayed acquisition of Sun by Oracle may be finally going through after several setbacks and a mounting opposition campaign lead by MySQL's creator. All Things D now says that sources from both companies are claiming that EU regulators are very close to putting their seal of approval on the deal, even ... |
19 January 2010
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The new legislation initiatives, which seek to impose a decibel limit on all new, personal music players, could be unnecessary, a new study shows. It would appear that, overall, the rate of hearing loss in the population is dropping rather than increasing, despite a surge in the usage of personal music devices such a... |
18 January 2010
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Experts at the University of Bath, working together with colleagues from the University of Edinburgh, have recently established that the current, economy-oriented approach of European Union policies was heavily influenced by tobacco companies such as British American Tobacco. The end-result was a set of instruments f... |
12 January 2010
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MySQL's future is very uncertain at this point after Oracle made a bid to acquire Sun Microsystems which owns the database system. The deal is still waiting for approval from regulators in the EU which are debating weather and how the acquisition will affect the database market in which Oracle has a very strong... |
14 December 2009
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The Oracle Sun deal is dragging on as the EU is still doubtful that the software giant will provide a good home for MySQL, an open-source database system owned by Sun which competes with some of Oracle's offerings. The proposed acquisition, in which Oracle would buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, is under s... |
11 December 2009
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Most of the controversy surrounding Google Books has been quieting down lately, but it's not all smooth sailing now that a revised settlement has been agreed upon. While the copyright issues regarding orphan books have been addressed, European countries are still very much against the idea that the task of pres... |
30 November 2009
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Scientists assessing the difficulties related to the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility in southern France have recently revealed that it may be unfeasible to fire up the reactor as soon as 2018, as current plans have it. The multi-billion-euro nuclear fusion test rea... |
20 November 2009
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The tension between the EU and Oracle may be mounting, as the Competition Commission is getting ready to release a formal statement of objection to the deal. This is usually the first step towards blocking a deal, but it serves more as a warning rather than a real threat. Oracle has refused to make any concession reg... |
4 November 2009
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A new legislative initiative circulated by the European Commission (EC) suggests that all newly manufactured mp3 players to be sold in Europe should have a built-in, removable noise limit. The idea is meant to safeguard people from their own bad listening habits, as well as to spare travelers in public transportation... |
29 September 2009
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Oracle made a $7.4 billion bid to buy Sun Microsystems in spring but the deal hasn't exactly gone smoothly since. It managed to get Sun's shareholders’ approval and pass the US' DOJ inquiry but it is still undergoing an antitrust investigation in the EU, which is expected to drag on until next ye... |
22 September 2009
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Not exactly known for its forward thinking or fast response and adapting to current needs, the European Commission is looking to make the necessary changes to copyright law in anticipation of the further digitization of the world's libraries. In light of the Google settlement with authors and publishers in the U... |
8 September 2009
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Oracle's Sun acquisition, believed to be a mostly done deal, has hit a snag most analysts didn't expect. After getting the approval of Sun's shareholders and passing the scrutiny of the US Department of Justice, the deal may be delayed several months, as the European Union's Competition Commission... |
3 September 2009
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Microsoft plans to extend the availability of the Family Pack edition of Windows 7 come the official launch of the operating system, scheduled for October 22nd, 2009. Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack will no longer be limited to the United States and Canada. In fact, the Redmond company confirmed plans to offer the... |
25 August 2009
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Cereal makers are about to take a serious hit as a new EU regulation is being lined up. Because of the many health claims that come on cereal boxes, which often omit to include the extra amounts of sugar, salt and fat, the Food Standards Agency in the UK and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) will see that all... |
24 August 2009
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When Microsoft announced the initial pricing details for Windows 7, along with plans for the E editions of the operating system for European Union markets, it appeared that European users were getting a lousy deal. Customers in EU markets could not access the upgrade editions of Windows 7, or actually perform upgrade... |
24 August 2009
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Oracle is moving ahead with its acquisition of IT company Sun Microsystems but it may hit a few snags along the way. Rumors have popped up that the EU is concerned about anti-trust issues concerning the merger and is investigating if the deal could drive up prices in the market and limit competition. The Wall Stree... |
8 August 2009
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The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life for a large percentage of the population, especially in the more developed regions, and Europe is no exception. Nearly half of European citizens use the Internet on a daily basis now but one third of them still have never gone online. The findings are part of ... |
5 August 2009
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The Article 29 Working Party, an advisory group made up of data privacy agencies members from all of the European Union member states, has published a report proposing tighter rules and regulations for social networking sites. Some of the guidelines in the report have been known since last week, but it is now finally... |
24 June 2009
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At least the Canadian seal hunt practice is dwindling. With an alloted yearly quota of 273,000 individuals, the hunters only killed 70,000 of the animals, with their regular brutality. But the hunting of seals is beginning to become bad business. The Russian and Chinese markets, two of the main places where Canada se... |
19 June 2009
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After a very long battle with other candidates, Sweden has finally won the honor of hosting Europe's next neutron-science facility, the European Spallation Source. The science complex will be built around a linear particle accelerator, which will accelerate protons to high speeds, and then have them collide into... |
30 May 2009
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The start of June 2009 should have been synonymous for Microsoft with a chance to defend the bundling of Internet Explorer and the Windows operating system, a practice considered monopolistic by EU antitrust regulators. However, the Redmond company won't get a chance to share its view with the Eu Antitrust Commi... |
22 May 2009
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Santa Clara, California-based Intel, the world's leading vendor of computer processors, has been found guilty of illegal practices by the European Commission, which has imposed a record US$1.45 billion fine on the chipmaker. The commission also ordered Intel to cease any illegal rebates and other practices that ... |
13 May 2009
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Following an extensive antitrust case between the European Union and Intel, the world's leading manufacturer of computer processors, recent reports claim that the EU Commission is just days away from fining Intel for anti-competitive behavior. The EU regulators are expected to demand Intel to pay a considerably ... |
11 May 2009
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E-mail exchanges obtained by a member of the public under the British Freedom of Information (FOI) Act show the conversations between the UK Home Office and the Phorm advertising company. The archives, which have been sent to the BBC, show that the company influenced the way in which the authorities decided the polic... |
28 April 2009
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The European Commission has recently begun an infringement proceeding against the United Kingdom over the way the Phorm advertising company conducts its online surveillance of Internet buyers' customs. Following extensive discussions with British authorities in the field, and numerous complaints from users in th... |
27 April 2009
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