The US chip company Nvidia will soon have to submit its planned takeover of Arm to the EU competition regulators for review. The 40-billion deal is also of strategic importance for Europe. It could fail because of China.
By Till Hoppe
The DSA is to be passed by the end of 2021, but some basic issues are being disputed. The "basic law for the Internet" contains much of the DNA of the German Network Enforcement Act – and thus comparable problems. The platforms have long since taken new paths.
By Redaktion Table
Max Schrems brought down the Privacy Shield, which was supposed to secure the processing of European data in the US legally. The lawyer and data protection activist has much more in store, as he explains in an interview with Europe.Table editor Falk Steiner.
By Falk Steiner
Strengthening sovereignty, breaking up monopolies, promoting artificial intelligence: Europe's new digital policy is pursuing many goals at once. To this end, data law is also to be modernized – and create entirely new markets.
By Falk Steiner
The von der Leyen Commission is massively restructuring digital law. The goal: To make Europe a sovereign player in the global digital world. One legislative act follows the next – coherence is becoming a problem.
By Falk Steiner
China wants to be the first major economy to introduce a state-owned digital currency. Companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and JD.com support the introduction. The first tests are already underway. Beijing is pursuing a major goal: The e-CNY is supposed to become the new world currency. But the project still has its limits. An interim solution could pave the way.
By Frank Sieren
German citizens in Beijing and Shanghai can get vaccinated against COVID-19 – so the general vaccination offer for Germans in China is coming faster than in Germany itself. The Chinese government is now launching an international digital platform for the verification of tests and vaccinations.
By Redaktion Table
