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The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has selected its second portfolio of 27 research, innovation, and trial projects aimed at promoting research in the field of 6G technology in Europe.

The European Commission has initiated a third round of calls for proposals, amounting to over €240M, under the CEF Digital programme, which aims to fortify the establishment of ultra-fast, secure, and sustainable digital infrastructures.

With this investment, Optix Infrastructure will bring ultra-fast internet to more than 200,000 currently underserved households, the company confirmed to Lider Media.

The social network has inaugurated its first European data center in Ireland to allay fears of potential privacy breaches and surveillance from China by moving European users’ data to the Old Continent.

Ireland’s big tech regulator claims the platform set the accounts of users aged 13 to 17 to public, among other breaches.

Meta has released details on how it will implement the EU’s Digital Services Act, including greater transparency and an option for users to opt out of personalized recommendations.

TikTok is implementing new changes for EU users, in accordance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes new operating conditions for digital platforms to better protect user privacy.

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission officially approved a new agreement with the US to allow the transfer of personal data again across the Atlantic.

The new regulations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act will soon apply to tech businesses that create the operating systems, social networks, and search engines used by millions of people.

The EU member states, with the support of the European Commission and ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity), published on June 15 the Second report on Member States’ progress in implementing the EU Toolbox on 5G Cybersecurity.