Tag: European Union

EU plans tech scale-up fund to narrow gap with US, China

Posted on   |  by Philip Blenkinsop
The European Commission plans to create a public-private fund of at least €10 billion euros (A$17.5 billion) to help tech companies scale up as the European Union aims to...

US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta ‘economic extortion’

Posted on   |  by Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh
The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple and Meta Platforms by the European Union were a “novel form of economic extortion” that the United States will not...

Europeans move to supercharge AI capability, ease regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The European Union will spend €200 billion (A$366 billion) supercharging its AI development and deployment capabilities, investing in a new generation of AI data centres and relaxing AI regulation....

Nine EU countries align to accelerate chip industry

Posted on   |  by Harshita Mary Varghese
Nine European Union countries are working together to accelerate plans to boost the bloc’s computer chip industry and aim to present their proposals within months, one of the coalition’s...

Under the horizon: Researchers frustrated by EU R&D snub

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia is “missing an open goal” by not joining the European Union’s flagship research and innovation program, research and businesses leaders have warned while calling on a reluctant federal...

Australia lands EU trade win in critical minerals pact

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia and the European Union have formalised ambitions to diversify critical minerals supply chains away from China, including a carve out for Australia from new EU import restrictions. The...