It seems that Edward Snowden was right on the money with his views on the EU-US Privacy Shield Pact. The whistleblower hero (or traitor, depending on who you ask) pulled no punches…
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On demand video streaming comes with riders in EU
Just as Amazon and Netflix began sounding the bugles of arrival on the scene of on-demand video streaming, the European Commission has introduced some riders onto the good news. According to the…
EU raises red flag over excess caffeine intake
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) has issued a warning over excess caffeine intake as it could lead to heart problems, insomnia, panic attacks…
Novartis gains EU approval for Zykadia
Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved Zykadia (ceritinib) to treat adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with crizotinib. The approval…
EU mandates emergency calling devices in cars, light vans in Europe by mid-2018
The European Union has rolled out new laws which makes it mandatory for all cars and light vans in Europe to be fitted with automatic emergency calling devices from April 2018. Called…
EU outs list of happiest, saddest countries among member states
The European Union has revealed the list of the happiest and saddest counties based on the outcome of a new multi-dimensional data collection with Denmark, Finland and Sweden topping the charts with…
EU takes a u-turn on mobile roaming charges issue
EU member states have postponed the plan of scrapping mobile phone roaming charges in the 28-member bloc from the end of this year until at least 2018. Currently, mobile phone customers in…
Microsoft no longer needs to offer browser choice menu in Europe
Microsoft will no longer have to offer Windows users with a Browser Choice menu in Europe as a European Commission order enforcing the same has expired. The EU had penalized the Redmond…
Microsoft, Yahoo start acting on ‘right to be forgotten’ requests
After Google, it’s now Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing who have begun scrubbing search results for Europeans under the ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling. The latest move comes in wake of a May…
European Parliament waves green at resolution calling out for Google’s split-up
The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a resolution that called for splitting up of Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as a potential solution…
US: EU’s antitrust probe on Google shouldn’t be politically motivated
The United States on Tuesday noted that it is against European Parliament’s call for splitting up Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as it is of the…
European parliament wants Google to spilt up
The European Parliament is seeking Google to split up its search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations. According to Financial Times report [paywalled], the European People’s Party (EPP) and…
Facebook-WhatsApp acquisition finally gets EU approval
Facebook’s acquisition of popular messaging app WhatsApp, claimed to be as one of the biggest acquisition in the tech world till date, has finally received approval by European Union regulators. Explaining the…
Qualcomm may soon face EU antitrust probe
The European Commission might soon initiate an antitrust investigation into mobile chipmaker giant Qualcomm on the basis of a four year old complaint made by one of rival Nvidia Corp’s subsidiary. The…
EU: Apple might face legal action on failing to address in-app purchases issue
EU likely wants Apple to follow the footsteps of Google in addressing the in-app purchases issue and show some commitment to implement time-framed measures in future.