TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The nation’s proximity to the U.K., Belgium, France and Germany makes Amsterdam a natural gateway to those markets. And Brexit is helping: The Dutch are highly proficient in English and Dutch law is similar to English law, which means U.K.-based based tech founders are welcomed with open arms.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

But wait, a patent is a national right. Further, differences in the law in some countries can result in you spending significant money for little gain. You know that if you want to protect the product, you should file a patent application. So, you hire a patent lawyer and file a U.S. patent application. Problem solved, right?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Numerous European countries already have laws in place that regulate the sale of gas-powered vehicles and lay out incentives to increase the number of electric and zero-emission ones. In Norway, Europe’s leading electric market ahead of Germany, one out of every three cars purchased is an electric vehicle.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

The first thing any American notices when coming to Amsterdam is that unlike Germany and France, everyone speaks English. 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.” Serious talent.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. Before coming to HRDAG, Jule was co-founder and deputy president of the German student organization Studies Without Borders.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

On the regulation point, Spain’s first startup law — which was adopted in draft and presented to parliament in December — has been well received by the local tech community. . So we are going to take this as a base scenario and try to propose different improvements,” says Szpilka. All the tax incentives.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Meta faces years of tougher antitrust oversight in Germany. In advice to the government, which the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published today , it writes: “Before any code is put into place, further analysis of the concerns and consultation with the parties would need to be undertaken through a participative approach.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Spain, France and Germany. Obviously, to continue to score clients and expand nationally, Joco will need to raise more money. There are a few differences between the companies, aside from their maturity and reach – Zoomo was founded in 2017 and has since expanded to Canada, the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Twitter faces a $250 million lawsuit filed by major music publishers The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), representing 17 publishers, listed 1,700 songs for which it sent multiple copyright violation notices to Twitter. An engineer at Twitter, Prachi Poddar, also announced the change by posting a long tweet.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

This Friday at its annual Digital Day , the European Commission will be launching a “legislative instrument” called the EU Startup Nations Standard (SNS). However, the group is also urging EU Member States to turn the recommendations into actual national legislation, and not just stay on the books at the EU Commission.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

The current economic reality can be even more disheartening for families: Based on a recent analysis by the National Womens Law Center, the average family would need to earn at least $180,000 annually in 2025 to comfortably afford the national cost of infant care. Australia France Italy Japan Mexico Spain Germany New Zealand

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

“Then you have the IFPEs, or wallets, via the fintech law. Fintech laws say that IFPEs are not allowed to touch consumer deposits — they can’t lend with them or share returns. So far, 55% of Bankaya’s customers are women, and 59% earn an income below the national average of $600 a month.

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The Verge

MARCH 25, 2021

Turing was selected to appear on the note in July 2019 in recognition of his groundbreaking work in mathematics and computer science, as well as his role in cracking the Enigma code used by Germany in World War II. Despite changes to the law, prosecution of same-sex acts continued in the UK for decades afterwards.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

It's called out Apple for allegedly blocking Proton VPN security updates after the United Nations recommended that people in Myanmar use Proton Mail to report crimes during the country's 2021 coup. Under Swiss law, such requests can't proceed without a court order.). It's raised money for privacy activists in Hong Kong.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

The muted responsenot to mention the fact that some executives are embracing Trump and voluntarily ditching programs like diversity, equity, and inclusionisnt dissimilar to what happened when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. Trump broke the law to fire inspectors general at federal agencies. The country is at a pivotal moment.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

This trend has only accelerated since the Black Lives Matters protests swept the nation last month — which, among other things, led to the first-ever virtual Facebook walkout a few weeks later. It represents one of the largest law enforcement infiltrations of a communications network predominantly used by criminals ever.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

The federal government’s National Travel and Tourism Office released preliminary figures Tuesday showing visits to the U.S. The National Travel and Tourism Office gave a rosier forecast last month for international travel to the U.S. national parks, for example. and choosing to travel elsewhere. from overseas fell 11.6%

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things. Webby Award for Law : Knight First Amendment Institute Website by Tierra Innovation. Webby People’s Voice Award for Law : Urban Justice Center by Superunion.

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The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2022

So Biden held up Intel and Ohio as an example of what’s possible if we invest in domestic chipmaking, while raising the specter of national security and global competitiveness concerns if we fail to pass the bill. “We Is there something to the national security concern? We were ranked number one in the world in R&D. But guess what?

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

It’s not just the GOP administration lashing out, either; the Democratic National Committee has also previously issued warnings to campaign staff not to use TikTok on their work phones, citing how much data is gathered. China is detaining over a million Uighurs in internment camps, citing national security issues.

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Futurism

APRIL 10, 2025

This echoes some conservative arguments against universal healthcare that say the United States is too unhealthy for socialized medical coverage as well as some more troubling attitudes from Germany circa 1930, where individual health was tied to culturalpride , and national health became an excuse for ruthless experimentation.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 19, 2025

could have a detrimental effect on the nations tourism economy. has with Germany and 40 other countries. I’m telling you my perspective as someone who is not a citizen: I’ve never broken the law, I’m an academic, I have a good job, yet when I enter the U.S., would increase by 8.8% Brsche entered the U.S.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

Look close enough at any system of law or content moderation and it can start to feel arbitrary, but Apple’s has proven to be particularly vulnerable to criticisms. Employees around the world will get paid time off to vote in national elections. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

Maybe your reaction is that’s terrible, we should get rid of the law that makes all that posting possible. Is that why so many of its decisions around content moderation suddenly feel like national emergencies? Officials said the decision was made over concerns that the apps threatened India’s national security. Talk to us.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

President Trump earlier this month gave the deal his preliminary blessing as a way to address his administration’s national security concerns. He said the ban seeks to regulate the exchange of “informational materials” — something that’s expressly exempted from the law laying out the emergency powers Trump invoked. Tim McDonald / BBC).

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 21, 2025

The country still reels from a single terrorist attack that our intelligence and national security communities failed to stop a quarter century ago. And Johnsons civil rights laws were the culmination of over a century of struggle that included a Civil War. But no nation weathered this storm better than the United States of America.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Last year, he landed a dream job at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Miami to pursue his research. A letter, reviewed by Reuters, signed in March by 13 European countries including France, Germany and Spain, urged the EU Commission to move fast to attract academic talent. million) per applicant. higher learning.

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

That’s the irony of all this,” said Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor who studies technology and democracy. It’s really not clear that you can change 230 (which is part of a law, let’s remember) without congressional approval. And even if you could, all the usual concerns about changing 230 still apply.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 3, 2025

The agreement, first tranche of which is expected to be in place by the fall, would focus on enabling both nations to boost trade, investments and technology transfers in addition to deepening supply chain integrations, it said. ” He added that Vietnam was still overcoming the consequences of the long war between the two nations.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

This month, Axios reported that Marco Rubios “Catch and Revoke” plan to strip foreign nationals of the visas that allow them to remain in the country could be powered by AI analysis of their social media accounts. Thats a concern too for Joanna Bryson, professor of ethics and technology at Hertie School in Berlin, Germany.

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