Pieter Haeck

1 week ago | politico.eu | Pieter Haeck

On Monday, the European Commission’s tech chief Henna Virkkunen visited ASML’s headquarters in the Netherlands. The EU executive is gearing up for a second major chipmaking support plan, which will focus on chips powerful enough to train artificial intelligence models. “Advanced microchips are the essential building blocks of AI systems,” Virkkunen said Monday. AI is currently “the driver of the market,” ASML’s Fouquet said Wednesday. Orders for ASML’s machines came in below analysts’ expectations.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Pieter Haeck

4 days agoWith reports of $2300 and even $3500 iPhones, it’s little surprise to see suggestions that Apple CEO Tim Cook “is facing the most daunting moment of his career.” But as President Trump plays out a game of tariff chicken with other world leaders, let’s not forget Apple has an even bigger problem on …

1 week ago | politico.com | Daniella Cheslow |Pieter Haeck

With help from Alfred Ng Washington’s trade war is hitting Europe at a loaded time for the continent’s tech regulators. For the past decade, Europe has proudly staked out a role as the leading global rulemaker on Big Tech, with major laws governing data privacy, online competition, content moderation and now artificial intelligence. But recently Brussels has been second-guessing its approach, worried it could stifle innovation.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Daniella Cheslow |Pieter Haeck

With help from Alfred Ng Washington’s trade war is hitting Europe at a loaded time for the continent’s tech regulators. For the past decade, Europe has proudly staked out a role as the leading global rulemaker on Big Tech, with major laws governing data privacy, online competition, content moderation …

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Pieter Haeck

Confirmation that amending the AI law is not off the table is the latest appeasement after the Commission in February moved to ax plans to set strict liability rules for harm caused by AI. Brussels’ leading U.S. Big Tech lobby group, CCIA, acknowledged Wednesday’s strategy as a first move to simplify tech rules — and called for more ambition. “This is only the first step. What matters most is tackling them head-on,” said Boniface de Champris, senior policy manager at CCIA Europe.