Big tech
EU AI Act reaction: Tech experts say the world’s first AI law is ‘historic’ but ‘bittersweet’
Next
16.03.2024
EU AI Act reaction: Tech experts say the world’s first AI law is ‘historic’ but ‘bittersweet’
Europe’s policymakers have rushed to spin out rules and warnings to tech companies since the launch of ChatGPT and this…
From message editing to disabling the read receipts: Meta is rolling out new features on Instagram
Next
07.03.2024
From message editing to disabling the read receipts: Meta is rolling out new features on Instagram
Meta is rolling out new messaging features on its social media platform Instagram, making it look more like WhatsApp than…
Delay, depress, destroy: How tech corporations subvert the EU’s new digital laws
Next
06.03.2024
Delay, depress, destroy: How tech corporations subvert the EU’s new digital laws
As the EU’s new flagship tech laws, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, are coming into full…
Four in five men in tech say women are treated equally, as women criticise ‘invisible challenges’
Next
11.02.2024
Four in five men in tech say women are treated equally, as women criticise ‘invisible challenges’
Some 80 per cent of men working with tech companies believe that women in the industry are treated equally, according…
Safer Internet Day: Children want tech companies to do more to protect them but will they?
Next
06.02.2024
Safer Internet Day: Children want tech companies to do more to protect them but will they?
Children want greater protection online and want technology companies and governments to do more to keep them safe, according to…
US Magnificent Seven rival Europe’s top four economies: A sign of overvaluation?
Business
06.02.2024
US Magnificent Seven rival Europe’s top four economies: A sign of overvaluation?
The formidable league of the United States’ most colossal technology entities, known as The Magnificent Seven, has reached a market…
Tech companies are laying off thousands of workers. What does this mean for the industry?
Next
03.02.2024
Tech companies are laying off thousands of workers. What does this mean for the industry?
From Google to eBay, tech companies this month have announced new waves of layoffs after more than 260,000 workers lost…
EU’s platform accountability rules are not having a ‘Brussels effect’. Should they?
My Europe
03.02.2024
EU’s platform accountability rules are not having a ‘Brussels effect’. Should they?
EU policymakers often tout the Brussels effect — Europe’s regulatory influence and market power around the world — as a force to exert global…
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos to be policed under EU’s stringent digital rules
My Europe
03.02.2024
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos to be policed under EU’s stringent digital rules
The three adult content companies join the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Google and Elon Musk’s X on the bloc’s list…
How Big Tech’s ‘toxic’ business model is fuelling the climate crisis
Green
22.01.2024
How Big Tech’s ‘toxic’ business model is fuelling the climate crisis
Unnervingly personalised ads popping up online has become an everyday part of life. But have you ever paused to think…