European governments have been bringing the hammer down on tech in recent months, slapping record fines and stiff regulations on the largest imports out of Silicon Valley. Despite pleas from the world’s leading companies and Europe’s eroding trust in government, European citizens’ staunch support for regulation of new technologies points to an operating environment that […]
View More Tech regulation in Europe will only get tougherCategory: Netherlands
Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 markets
In an update to the chromium engine, which underpins Google’s popular Chrome browser, the search giant has quietly updated the lists of default search engines it offers per market — expanding the choice of search product users can pick from in markets around the world. Most notably it’s expanded search engine lists to include pro-privacy […]
View More Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 marketsUber pays $2.6M to settle historical charges it violated Dutch taxi laws
Another fine for Uber’s historical playbook: The ride-hailing giant has agreed to pay around $2.6 million (€2.3M) to settle charges in the Netherlands related to violations of local taxi law, dating back to when it was operating a peer-to-peer ride-hailing service in contravention of local transport laws. Uber offered its UberPop service in the Netherlands […]
View More Uber pays $2.6M to settle historical charges it violated Dutch taxi lawsMedal.tv’s clipping service allows gamers to share the moments of their digital lives
As online gaming becomes the new social forum for living out virtual lives, a new startup called Medal.tv has raised $3.5 million for its in-game clipping service to capture and share the Kodak moments and digital memories that are increasingly happening in places like Fortnite or Apex Legends. Digital worlds like Fortnite are now far more […]
View More Medal.tv’s clipping service allows gamers to share the moments of their digital livesWaze expands its Bluetooth beacons to New York City to end GPS signal blackouts
Drivers in New York City will soon be able to use Waze — and other navigation apps — in places like tunnels or bridges where it’s common to lose a GPS signal. The new capability is courtesy of small open source puck-like devices called Waze Beacons that were invented in-house by Gil Disatnik, an engineer […]
View More Waze expands its Bluetooth beacons to New York City to end GPS signal blackoutsUnion’s human rights challenge to Deliveroo dismissed by UK High Court
A UK union that has been fighting to win collective bargaining rights for gig economy riders who provide delivery services via Deliveroo’s platform has had its claim for a judicial review of an earlier blocking decision dismissed by the High Court today. Six months ago the IWGB Union was granted permission to challenge Deliveroo’s opposition to collective […]
View More Union’s human rights challenge to Deliveroo dismissed by UK High CourtUber’s bill for 2016 breach and cover-up rises by $1M+ on EU fines
The legal bill for Uber’s 2016 data breach, which affected some 57 million customers, revealing names, email address and phone numbers, has increased by more than a million dollars. Two months ago the ride-hailing giant agreed to pay $148M to resolve legal inquiries pertaining to the breach in the U.S., with that settlement covering all 50 states and […]
View More Uber’s bill for 2016 breach and cover-up rises by $1M+ on EU finesOhio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
Starting Monday, businesses in Ohio will be able to pay their taxes in bitcoin — making the state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends the first in the nation to accept cryptocurrency officially. Companies who want to take part in the program simply need to go to OhioCrypto.com and register to pay […]
View More Ohio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax paymentsEuropean city to 3D print world first housing project
The Dutch city of Eindhoven is building the first 3D printed housing project, consisting of five homes that will be constructed consecutively over the course of the next couple of years. Read more…More about Design, House, 3d Printing, Univer…
View More European city to 3D print world first housing projectWhat President Trump Doesn’t Know About ZTE
David Kline Contributor David Kline is a journalist, author and intellectual property strategist. More posts by this contributor A new (old) way for product makers to defeat patent roadblocks After meeting with Chinese Vice Premiere Liu He this week, President Trump is still considering easing penalties on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE over its violation of […]
View More What President Trump Doesn’t Know About ZTEA free web tool can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from DNA data
A new tool by researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI and Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from your DNA data. The system, which is essentially a web app that can accept DNA sequences, compares known color phenotypes to known data and […]
View More A free web tool can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from DNA dataHow 3D printing is revolutionizing the housing industry
If you build it, they will come. And if you 3D-print it, they will come faster, cheaper and more sustainably.
View More How 3D printing is revolutionizing the housing industry