EU

Space

EU contracts Airbus to develop in-orbit satellite manufacturing concept

Europe is getting into the space manufacturing race as the European Commission awards Airbus a €3-million (US$3.5-million) contract to study the potential for assembling spacecraft in low-Earth orbit using robotic systems.

Critics are concerned a judgement against Facebook by the EU's highest court could be abused by governments with more restrictive free speech laws

Computers

EU court hits Facebook, orders global removal of illegal content

An EU court ruling demands that Facebook globally remove content an EU state deems illegal. Critics of the ruling suggest it infringes on global freedom of expression.

An EU ruling suggests global search engine de-indexing is not required, however, there are strange gray areas in the Court's statement

Computers

A landmark EU court rules over the "right to be forgotten"

Following years of legal battles, Google has emerged victorious with the EU Court ruling the its “right to be forgotten” rules do not extend past EU borders.

Robotics

Pan-Robots could streamline operations in factories

In an effort to help supply logistics keep up with robotic manufacturing, the EU's Pan-Robots project is working to create warehouse robots that are faster, more efficient, and safer than both manual operations or current robotic systems.