EU aims for battery independence
Could produce its own
The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells.
EU wants to increase offshore windfarms
Up 250 per cent
The capacity of the EU's offshore windfarms in the North Sea, the Baltic, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea will be increased by 250 percent under a draft plan drawn up by the European commission.
Big Tech could face Euro ban
If they ignore EU regulations
Technology companies’ services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation.
Antitrust action against Amazon expected today
Europe watchdog barks
The European Commission is expected to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon.com today over its dual role as a marketplace for merchants and as a retailer competing to sell the same products.
EU to spend 10 billion euro on cloud
Skies the limit
The European Union aims to spend up to 10 billion euro ($11.7 billion) over the next seven years to help build up a homegrown cloud computing sector that could rival foreign corporations such as Amazon, Google and Alibaba.
EU needs to tackle 5G conspiracy theories
They are actually effecting the technology spread
The European Union needs to come up with a strategy to counter disinformation about 5G technology a group of 15 countries including Poland and Sweden have warned.
EU might narrow Amazon investigation
Wants to speed things up
EU antitrust regulators may narrow the scope of their year long investigation into Amazon to speed up the case against the online bookseller.
EU looks to green fuel alternatives
It wants to be climate neutral by the middle of the century
Green hydrogen, low-carbon aviation fuel and electric trucks are among 55 clean technologies that can help the European Union to reach its goal of climate neutrality by mid-century, according to research by Capgemini Invent.
EU needs to tackle 5G disinformation
It does not spread COVID-19
European Union leaders need to tackle urgently disinformation on 5G technology, which is central to the bloc's economic recovery from COVID-19 and its plans to catch up with the United States and China, a study by telecoms lobby group ETNO showed.
Big Tech might have to share data with rivals
EU ready to insist
The European Union is preparing to force big tech to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported