Data from GSD shows that just under 80 million PC and console games were sold across Europe in the first six months of 2024. That’s a 1.6% drop in sales compared to the start of 2023, a strong result considering the relatively weak release slate for the first half of this year compared to last … Read more
3 hours ago By means of Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science Correspondent AFP Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, has been successfully launched on its maiden flight. The vehicle took off from a launch pad in French Guiana at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. GMT) for a demonstration mission to launch a number of satellites … Read more
Chinese freight containers on the map of Europe. Import of Chinese goods concept. 3D rendered … [+] illustration. getty The European Union has imposed preliminary fine increases on Chinese electric vehicles. European carmakers do not know when the expected retaliations will come and how severe they will be. The EU on Thursday raised tariffs to … Read more
Update, Saturday July 6: Epic Games updated its statement to confirm that Apple has accepted its submission. In a brief release, Epic said, “Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarization request has now been accepted.” Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarization request … Read more
Science and discovery 05/07/2024 1081 views 12 I like this ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft to image an object orbiting another planet, has reached a major milestone by returning the first Martian samples to Earth. Today, the critical design review for the spacecraft platform was completed with the cooperation of European industry and … Read more
European central bankers warned that risks to the region’s economy, including trade tensions and high government debt, are growing. They met in Portugal this week. Falling inflation and improving growth in the eurozone were overshadowed by the victory of Marine Le Pen’s far-right Eurosceptic party in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections at the … Read more
Topline Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta broke Europe’s strict digital competition rules by forcing users to “pay or consent” to share personal data, the European Commission said Monday. The breach could cost the company billions of dollars and comes just a week after the powerful regulator clamped down on iPhone giant Apple for stifling … Read more
HOLIDAY MAKERS have been warned about a popular scam targeting visitors to popular tourist destinations in Europe. Whether you are visiting the Eiffel Tower or the Trevi Fountain, it is essential that you are aware of the various dangers and how to avoid them. 2 Tourists visiting Paris for the Olympics this summer or flying … Read more
June 28, 2024 About half of Apple’s keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month was devoted to AI features, and how the company will weave them into the upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. And if you live in the EU, that matters none of this matters, because Apple has decided not to … Read more
Enlarge / The first stage of the Ariane 6 rocket at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou in the French overseas department of Guyana, on March 26, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images Eleven years ago, a panel discussion took place at a space conference in Singapore that has since become legendary in certain corners of the … Read more