TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. A draft law agreed by ministers was presented to the parliament last month. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

Conversational commerce comes to Europe. One point worth noting is that Charles has specifically built its platform with Europe’s data privacy laws (i.e. “Our ultimate ambition is global, and we selectively pilot with companies outside of Europe.” WhatsApp newsletter: An incentive to sign-up.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Today, London-based Legl — a 2019-founded SaaS startup that sells tools to law firms wanting to digitize processes and automate workflows in areas like client onboarding, payments and compliance to support a more modern customer experience — is announcing the close of an $18 million Series B round, just over a year after it raised a $7M Series A.

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TechSpot

MARCH 14, 2024

In a press release following the vote, the European Parliament said that the new law is the first-ever legal framework on AI, and will do a balancing job of addressing the risks related to the use of the emerging technology while positioning Europe to play a leading role in its. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

AUGUST 23, 2022

Returning an SSD can be a delicate process as data security can be of utmost importance -- even more so in Europe where strict data protection laws have been in place for decades. However, a user from Igor's Lab discovered a rather unconventional RMA policy when returning his Samsung 980.

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The Verge

APRIL 16, 2021

Because mopeds are banned, and the law doesn’t differentiate. Because Europe is Europe, there’s often variance in how regulations are set into law in each member country. At the close of 2020, Stromer bikes registered in Belgium (4,061) were more than double that of my Dutch home (1,558), according to Bike Europe.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

Dr. Adam Sanitt is a Knowledge Director specializing in financial disputes, technology and innovation at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. The Law Commission’s consultation paper has considered the many opposing views and settled decisively on one option: treating digital assets as a new form of property. Adam Sanitt. Contributor.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Clearview AI received yet another fine for its biometric profiling activities in Europe, this time for illegally collecting and using data belonging to French citizens without their knowledge.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

Conversion therapy is banned in one form or another in at least 19 US states , in most cases protecting minors, but it remains legal at the federal level in the US and allowed in large swaths of Europe and elsewhere in the world. We have removed violating content from @coreissuestrusttv.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Last year, Congress passed a law that should have fixed this ridiculous loophole as of June 20th, 2020 — and though the FCC managed to extend the deadline six months by spinning up some b t about how cable companies didn’t have the resources to stop charging you money , the law should take full effect tomorrow.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Much like the US, Europe could soon have its own "Chips Act" law. The European Council, one of the two legislative bodies of the EU, together with the European Parliament, has adopted a common position to propose the new regulation. The goal: strengthening the EU's competitiveness in semiconductor technologies.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2022

While the law isn’t passed yet, the language the EU’s referring to could compel companies like Apple and Meta to open up systems that they formerly controlled completely. Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Electric vehicle startup Canoo is ending its deal with Dutch automotive manufacturing company VDL Nedcar to serve as its contract manufacturer in Europe, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday.

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TechSpot

JULY 28, 2023

After a "truce" which lasted more than a decade, the European Commission is once again probing Microsoft for unfair and monopolistic business practices. The cloud and AI corporation is seemingly back to its old nasty behaviors towards competitors, trying to crush third-party companies by exploiting unfair advantages like bundling Teams.

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TechSpot

APRIL 22, 2022

A few years ago, the EU implemented some laws that required websites to ask for user consent before setting non-essential cookies. While these regulations were well-meant, they didn't do much to improve privacy as people routinely accepted these cookie dialogues without reading them. The European Center for Digital Rights claims.

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The Verge

MAY 22, 2020

In its first two years, the stringent privacy law generated €114 million ($126 million) in fines and led to over 160,000 data breach notifications across Europe. Under GDPR, which went into effect in 2018, whenever a company collects personal data on a citizen of the EU, that company needs the person’s explicit consent.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

The complaints filed in France, Austria, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom say that the company’s method of documenting and collecting data — including images of faces it automatically extracts from public websites — violates European privacy laws.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

9) Stay current on online privacy law. The law is finally starting to catch up with the internet and privacy rights are a legal trend that nonprofits cannot afford to ignore. Privacy policies are also required by the existing regulations SHIELD in New York and GDPR in Europe. Check Your Compliance ].

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Netflix will not distribute a number of state-run channels in Russia as mandated by a new law, the company says, following reports that it could soon be forced to carry the networks. Reporting on when and how the law will be enforced has been conflicting. Reporting on when and how the law will be enforced has been conflicting.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

million US) for violating Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA says that Clearview's database, containing over 40 billion images, is illegal under European law. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined troubled facial recognition company Clearview AI 30.5 million euros ($33.6 Read Entire Article

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. It is also worth noting that the laws which govern the tech sector, although less developed than the West, will eventually offer the same level of protection and clarity as in the EU. Asia Entrepreneur Europe Insider' Russia in numbers.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In the Polish case, Citizen Lab also found evidence of spyware compromises targeting a lawyer representing Polish opposition groups and a prosecutor involved in a case against the ruling Law and Justice party. The Pegasus system is not used by the Polish services,” the Deputy Defense minister said recently, as reported by Politico Europe. “It

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2021

On July 16, 2021, the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (the “CNPD”) issued a decision against Amazon Europe Core S.à That converts to about $887 million US, which would be the largest fine ever under Europe’s data protection law. The decision imposes a fine of €746 million and corresponding practice revisions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

million seed, back in October 2020 , but says the new funds will be used to scale the business across Europe and the U.S., Pimloc declined to disclose customer numbers — but CEO Simon Randall told TechCrunch: “We have a large numbers of users from around Europe and the U.S.; Pimloc , a U.K. The startup raised a $1.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

.” The country has also — over the last decade or so — gained a bit of a reputation for successfully challenging digital developments over specific societal impacts in Europe’s courts. Asked about progress on the reform of the labor law Polo says only that work is continuing. And we have a rule of law.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Are we seeing similar SPAC interest in Europe? Is the SPAC game afoot in Europe? Global law firm Skadden counts 16 U.S. Unicorns are hardly unique to the U.S. startup ecosystem. The Exchange tried to find out, given that we’ve seen huge rounds from the region and a few IPOs over various types. Hunting European targets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In Europe, security is becoming increasingly critical. New security qualifications, such as the French-German ESCloud Label for secure cloud computing, are examples of cooperation aimed at raising the level of cybersecurity in Europe. law could soon be banned from both government markets and processing personal data.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Law enforcement agencies across Europe, the US, and Oceania revealed Anom’s origins earlier today, saying they had arrested 800 criminal suspects based on intercepted communications. Its growth surged in early 2021, when law enforcement shut down Sky Global , another encrypted messaging company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For its part LiveRamp plans to use its augmented services to expand its operations and offerings in Europe, Asia and Latin America over the coming year. The company has also called for a federal data privacy law , something that hopefully that will be achieved under the new administration.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Yair Geva is a partner at Herzog Fox & Neeman , one of the leading Israeli law firms that has helped facilitate some of the major exits and deals in Israel within the past few years. Prepare for China’s IP laws. Some statistics first: according to the OECD, the global middle class will grow from an estimated 1.8 billion in 2030.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A default region setting in the VanMoof app allows owners outside the US to select the faster and more powerful US limits even when located in Europe. We are making a change on November 17 to avoid any discussion on adherence to these laws.”. EU directive 168/2013 has governed all e-bikes in Europe since January 1st, 2017.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As companies deal with a growing array of privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA, they are looking for solutions that help them not only understand their customers better, but also help them comply with those laws in a less labor-intensive way. The company currently has 30 employees spread out across the Bay Area, India and Europe.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

But if we’re honest, Amsterdam is currently outdone by several places in Europe. The Swedes have the law of Jante , the Anglo-sphere has Tall poppy syndrome , but us Dutch have a saying that epitomizes our exaggerated egalitarian desires: “Act normal, that is strange enough.” Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion'

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

They spent money managing corporate structures for holding companies in Delaware, Canada, and Europe but maintained paper-based subsidiaries across Africa. So they started Raise to help startups, investors, employees, and law firms manage deals, cap tables and corporate compliance. . Image Credits: Raise.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

TechCrunch readers probably know that privacy regulations like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA give them additional rights around their personal data — like the ability to request that companies delete your data. Mine launched in Europe earlier this year and says it has already been used by more than 100,000 people to send 1.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Businesses can’t know all of a country’s laws,” Reid added. Going after venture capital at this time was important to Reid, who saw global trade becoming more complex as countries added new tax laws and stopped using other trade regulations. Our mission is to create trust in global trade. If you are transparent, you bring trust.

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