“Artificial intelligence is a new digital frontier that will have a profound impact on the world, transforming the way we live and work”
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“Artificial intelligence is a new digital frontier that will have a profound impact on the world, transforming the way we live and work”
New copyright rules for the internet: The aim of the new directive just approved by the European Parliament is to ensure that rules applying in the “real” world also apply online.
The AI market is predicted to grow from $8 billion in 2016 to more than $47 billion in 2020.
The European Commission welcomes today’s Opinion of the Court of Justice of the European Union that the Investment Court System (ICS) provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada are consistent with the EU…
The pace of eurozone economic growth slowed for a second successive month in April, according to flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI®) survey data, indicating that the economy remains in its worst growth spell since 2014.
The eurozone’s manufacturing sector remained firmly in contraction territory during April. After accounting for seasonal factors, the IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI®) recorded a level of 47.9, up only marginally on March’s near six-year low of 47.5.…
This report details how Portuguese metal tech firms confronted by crisis in 2008 managed to find new opportunities through a twin strategy of innovation and internationalisation, becoming major players in European value chains and delivering a serious boost to their…
In February 2019 compared with January 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 3.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.3% in the EU28.
The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.4% in March 2019, down from 1.5% in February 2019.
The Swedish retailer Byggmax Group has entered 2019 with a positive first-quarter performance.
