Ireland’s data protection commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms’ Irish arm €251 million (US$264 million) following two inquiries into a personal data breach that it said impacted 29 million users worldwide. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on … Read more
The new government of Syria is moving quickly to reach out to Europe, the UN, and the US to end Syria’s isolation ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. It’s possible that the Idlib-based leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham thought of this before it launched its offensive in late November. It knew … Read more
Keir Starmer has been accused of setting up a ‘surrender squad’ of government officials with the aim of effectively undoing Brexit by the backdoor. Meanwhile Reform and its ‘Mr Brexit’ leader Nigel Farage appear to be gaining momentum, overtaking the Tories in one recent poll. Over 100 civil servants will be part of the new … Read more
On Dec. 1, President Ursula von der Leyen, leader of the European Commission since 2019, launched a new set of mandates with a new team of commissioners. On Dec. 6, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), held a webinar outlining seven key policy recommendations for the new commission to consider, especially in light of … Read more
China’s annual tone-setting economic work conference, which is set to convene this week, is expected to assess mounting challenges and signal intensified policy support, as policymakers seek to stabilise growth amid domestic pressures and external uncertainties, analysts said. Chinese leaders are expected to spend at least two or three days for closed-door exchanges on next … Read more
This story has been updated. PARIS – Pierre Cardin and its Germany-based licensee Ahlers will have to pay a 5.7-million-euro fine for agreeing to restrict cross-border sales as well as sales to specific customers, the European Commission said Thursday. An investigation launched in 2022 by the EC, the executive arm of the European Union in … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding’s workplace collaboration app, DingTalk, has officially launched in Hong Kong, the first stop that is considered a “touchstone” in the overseas expansion of the professional office tool. DingTalk, which has always been accessible to users in Hong Kong, will establish a new service team based in the city to “better respond to … Read more
Bluesky is under scrutiny for failing to disclose key details and potentially violating EU regulations, but regulators claim they lack the authority to oversee the platform because it isn’t classified as a “very large online platform” under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Founded in 2019, Bluesky was initially funded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. … Read more
Fewer Westerners are working in major Chinese cities as high-paying jobs dry up amid slow economic growth, with living costs and China’s geopolitical tensions with the West also taking their toll. But some of those gaps are being filled by professionals from Southeast Asia, as foreign firms increasingly turn to local or regional talent. Census … Read more
Last Updated:November 09, 2024, 17:18 IST We still get a lot of [liquified natural gas] from Russia, and why not replace it by American LNG, which is cheaper for us and brings down our energy prices, says Ursula von der Leyen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen … Read more
