EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Uber Predicts 40% Price Hikes Under EU Gig Worker Law
Uber Predicts 40% Price Hikes Under EU Gig Worker Law
September 20, 2023  |  Gig Economy

Uber said a proposed European gig worker law could trigger price hikes and service shutdowns. Anabel Díaz, head of Uber’s mobility division in Europe, cautioned...

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Prescription or Principle: A Framework for Designing AI Regulation
Prescription or Principle: A Framework for Designing AI Regulation
September 18, 2023  |  Regulation

By Travis LeBlanc, Jonas Koponen, Anna Caro and Mari Dugas The meteoric rise of AI in the public’s consciousness and the launch of several innovative...

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US Eyes AI Regulations that Tempers Rules and Innovation
US Eyes AI Regulations that Tempers Rules and Innovation
September 15, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The world’s moving on artificial intelligence (AI), and it’s because AI already moved the world. But the story is nothing new: governments are often, and...

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Standard Deviation? Private Rule-Making Under the EU AI Act
Standard Deviation? Private Rule-Making Under the EU AI Act
September 12, 2023  |  Regulation

The proposed EU AI Act (AIA) is an omnibus piece of legislation. It aims to provide the world’s first “horizontal” regulatory framework for AI, not...

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European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot
European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot
September 11, 2023  |  Acquisitions

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have reportedly put a temporary halt to their investigation into Amazon‘s $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot. The European Commission (EC), responsible...

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French Watchdog Searches Worldcoin Paris Office
French Watchdog Searches Worldcoin Paris Office
August 31, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

France’s data regulator, the CNIL, this week carried out “checks” at the Paris office of Worldcoin, a digital identity and cryptocurrency platform co-founded by OpenAI...

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Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office in EU to Address Antitrust Concerns
Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office in EU to Address Antitrust Concerns
August 31, 2023  |  Regulation

Microsoft has announced plans to unbundle its Teams software from its Office suite in Europe in response to concerns raised in an antitrust investigation by the...

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Trustly to Acquire SlimPay to Build Pan-European Recurring Payments Service
Trustly to Acquire SlimPay to Build Pan-European Recurring Payments Service
August 29, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Trustly plans to acquire SlimPay with the goal of revolutionizing the recurring payments experience for merchants and consumers across Europe and the United Kingdom. By combining Trustly’s global...

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Spanish Official Suggests Tools to Mitigate Digital Euro’s Unintended Consequences
Spanish Official Suggests Tools to Mitigate Digital Euro’s Unintended Consequences
August 25, 2023  |  International

Before making a final decision on the potential launch of a digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) must assess the impact of a digital euro on...

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