Tag: European Union
EU Cops Seek Union-Wide Face-Recognition Database as Authoritarian Concerns Rise
At least 10 national police forces in the European Union are pushing for an international face-recognition database to help identify criminals, raising...
EU May Ban Facial-Recognition Software for Five Years Amid AI Privacy...
The European Union is considering banning facial-recognition software in public areas for up to five years so privacy issues surrounding artificial intelligence...
Investors Poured Record $18.5B Into AI Firms as Tech Transforms Society
Artificial intelligence’s potential to revolutionize our lives is attracting record amounts of cash.Last year, 1,356 AI-related startups in the U.S. raised a...
Germany’s First Green Bonds Seen Spurring Spending in Debt-Averse Nation
Germany’s bonds are going green.
The debt-averse country will issue its first green bonds -- debt that finances environmental...
EU’s Plans for Sustainable Food May Open Door to Gene-Edited Crops
The European Union says it wants to ensure safe and affordable nourishment for all its citizens, but a pair of food policy...
Boiling Frogs and Smokestack Emissions: EU Experts Warn Corporations to Report...
When climate experts start with the boiling frog comparisons, the news isn’t going to be good.
Such was the...
Biomass Might be Renewable but Environmentalists Warn It’s Not Clean
Key Takeaway: The burning of biomass, trees, plants and animal poop, was...
EU Antitrust Chief Promises Renewed Assault on Big Tech’s Data Use
The European Union’s competition chief has a warning for Big Tech: the heat is staying on.
Margrethe Vestager said...