Ofcom opens an investigation under the OSA into Grok over the sexualized deepfakes of women and kids being generated on X and threatens X with a ban or a fine
apnews.com/article/grok... Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk's Grok over sexualized AI imagesTruls Gulowsen /@trulsgulowsen:Indonesia, Malaysia, UK, France and others ha...
The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track, despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France
President Emmanuel Macron, who wanted to be at the forefront of France's reindustrialization efforts, traveled to Isère … Bluesky: @pieterhaeck . Forums: r/europe , r/hardware , and r/technology Blues...
The EU warns of possible action after the US imposes travel bans on five Europeans, saying it will defend its “regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures”
What You Need to Know for Your Next Trip Mohd Haider / Benzinga : Elon Musk Reacts To US Travel Ban On Former EU Commissioner: ‘...Gets His Dessert’ Sky News : EU warns of possible action after US bar...
France's La Poste says it has suffered a suspected DDoS attack in “a major network incident” on December 22, which disrupted its postal and banking services
The postal service called the attack “a major network incident” that was disrupting “all of our information systems.” — https://techcrunch.com/...
The US CBP proposes vetting five years of social media history for travelers from the UK, France, Germany, and more; the current system only requires basic info
Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would have to share five years' worth of social media.
France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation
Financial Times :
France begins the process to temporarily suspend Shein for “the time necessary for the platform to demonstrate” it has scrubbed its website of illegal products
The order came as the Chinese-founded platform opened its first permanent store in Paris
France threatens to ban Shein and refers it to the Paris prosecutor after an investigation found that the site sold lifelike sex dolls “resembling children”
still no action. Stop Shein in Markham. Enforce the Modern Slavery Act. #BanSheinCanada #HumanRights #Markham @VincentVerier [image] @brusselssignal : France's High Commissioner for Children, Sarah El...
French lawmakers vote to raise France's digital services tax on US tech giants to 6%, up from 3%; the French government opposes the move, fearing US retaliation
PARIS — French lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to double a tax on big tech firms — backing away from a more aggressive push amid fears …
Europe's startup ecosystem, which had 35,000 early-stage companies in the EU and the UK in 2024, per Atomico, is hindered by complex and varying regulations
Start-ups are booming in the European Union, but experts say bureaucracy keeps them from expanding across borders. Bluesky: @cyrilpedia Bluesky: Thiago Carvalho / @cyrilpedia : ‘More start-ups have fo...