The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened a Public Comment proceeding regarding the proposed renewal of the .COM Registry Agreement (.COM RA). The current .COM RA between ICANN and Verisign, Inc. (Verisign), the registry operator for the .COM top-level domain (TLD), was established in 2012 and is set to expire on 30 November 2024.
According to the S&D Group, social media platforms are increasingly affecting democracies and citizens. The spread of disinformation is a crucial problem across the globe. Earlier this year, the EU Commission detected 50,000 fake accounts and bots on X (formerly Twitter) promoting disinformation narratives against the German Government.
The European Mobility Week, an annual event promoting sustainable urban mobility, has kicked off today, with over 2,500 cities and towns participating in a week-long festival from 16 to 22 September. This year’s focus is on ‘shared public space’, highlighting the benefits of more balanced road space allocation and respect for other users.
These are the topics of the frist plenary session of the newly elected European Parliament.
Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy for responsible innovation, the White House convened leaders from hyperscalers, artificial intelligence (AI) companies, datacenter operators, and utility companies to discuss steps to ensure the United States continues to lead the world in AI.
“Space is becoming more critical to global development than ever before. The question of space sustainability, therefore, looms large. As we look to leverage space technologies to improve lives and livelihoods on Earth, we must also consider how to preserve the space environment itself. Now, you might ask: Why ITU? Why now?” – Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General.
Die Vorabentscheidungsersuchen betreffen die Auslegung verschiedener Passagen der Verordnung (EU) 2016/679 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 27. April 2016 zum Schutz natürlicher Personen bei der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten, zum freien Datenverkehr und zur Aufhebung der Richtlinie 95/46/EG (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung).
U.S. Commerce Department unveils first-of-its kind diagnostic supply chain risk assessment tool as Secretary Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Graves highlight how the Commerce Department is working to make America’s supply chains more resilient.
The one-stop shop allows project promoters, national managing authorities and investors to access key information and identify EU funding opportunities in STEP’s three strategic sectors: digital technologies and frontier innovation, clean and resource-efficient technologies and biotechnologies.
The EU Commission has launched a call for AI Factories to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI). AI Factories will be created around the EU’s world-class network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers and will be available to a range of European users, such as startups, industry and researchers.
The AI Board is comprised of high-level representatives from the Commission and all EU Member States, and is discussing how to enhance the development and uptake of AI in the EU and the next steps in the implementation of the AI Act.
Tax rulings: The EU Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the EU General Court concerning tax rulings issued by Ireland in favour of Apple. The Court of Justice gives final judgment in the matter and confirms the European Commission’s 2016 decision: Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid which Ireland is required to recover.
The EU Court of Justice upholds the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google for abuse of its dominant position by favouring its own comparison shopping service. The appeal lodged by Google and Alphabet is dismissed.
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