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9:03am, 7th May, 2020

European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.

Apple-Google alliance welcomed by European coronavirus app platform

6:20am, 15th April, 2020

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Apple-Google alliance welcomed by European coronavirus app platform

An Apple collaboration with Google will make it quicker to get systems for tracing coronavirus infections up and running, the prime mover behind a European effort to support the smartphone technology says.

German tech startups plead for European approach to corona tracing app

11:28am, 14th April, 2020

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German tech startups plead for European approach to corona tracing app

Europe should not cede its sovereignty to Silicon Valley when it comes to using technology to help trace those at risk of coronavirus infection, the German developers of a smartphone app said on Tuesday.

YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering

1:25pm, 20th March, 2020

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YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering

YouTube will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home.

Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% due to coronavirus

2:19pm, 19th March, 2020

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Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% due to coronavirus

Netflix said on Thursday it would reduce its bit rates across all its streams in Europe, in effect cutting traffic on its European networks by 25% to preserve the smooth functioning of the internet during the coronavirus crisis.

European mobile operators share data for coronavirus fight

11:02am, 18th March, 2020

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European mobile operators share data for coronavirus fight

Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria, helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europe's privacy laws.

Coronavirus detected at Apple's European HQ in Ireland

7:58am, 10th March, 2020

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Coronavirus detected at Apple's European HQ in Ireland

A worker at Apple Inc.'s European headquarters in Ireland has tested positive for coronavirus.

EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in U.S. tech giants

8:58pm, 18th February, 2020

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EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in U.S. tech giants

The European Commission will on Wednesday launch the first of a raft of proposals to help European companies exploit their rich trove of industrial data and at the same time rein in online giants Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon.co...

Venture capital firm Atomico backs European tech with $820 million fund

2:05am, 18th February, 2020

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Venture capital firm Atomico backs European tech with $820 million fund

Venture capital firm Atomico has closed its fifth fund with $820 million to invest in early-stage technology companies in Europe, a region it said had come of age in terms of innovation and opportunity.

European data supervisor investigates Microsoft contracts with EU bodies

7:52am, 8th April, 2019

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European data supervisor investigates Microsoft contracts with EU bodies

The European Union's data protection supervisor on Monday said it had launched an investigation into whether services and products provided by the software giant Microsoft to EU institutions comply with its new data protection rules.