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The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kicks in from March 7th. "As of midnight, the gatekeepers are required to prove that they are complying with the DMA (Digital Markets Act)", says Johannes Bahrke, EU spokesperson. Brussels is determined to create a more competitive online field that allows smaller players to flourish by ushering in a list of do's and don'ts for six so-called "gatekeepers" designated by the EU: Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. SOUNDBITE
The sports car manufacturer has created a solution for its customers that is unique in the industry. From booking appointments and choosing a service advisor to additional services and vehicle handover planning, all services will be handled centrally via the My Porsche digital customer ecosystem.The application also offers customers a video vehicle check function. Here, the service advisor records the vehicle condition and documents all the necessary work by video. With just one click, the customer can view the recording with the corresponding offer in My Porsche and then issue their approval.
Brussels, Apr 21 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Providing more digital services and high-speed internet to rural areas of the European Union, where one in four Europeans live, is key to create jobs and avoid depopulation, as defended by the vice president of the European Commission Dubravka Suica in an interview with Efe.FOOTAGE FROM THE INTERVIEW WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COM
Dhaka, Mar 1(EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people rallied on Monday in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to reiterate their concerns over the Digital Security Act 2018, which they claim hampers the freedom of the press and free speech.The law - proposed by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, penalizes "negative propaganda" against former-president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina's father, or against Bangladesh's Liberation War.It also states that publication of "false and distorted" information against the state or "spreading rumors" will be punishable by up to three years in jail. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE DIGITAL SECURITY ACT 2018, IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
India has some of the highest farmer suicide rates in the world, and experts fear the crisis could worsen if three laws affecting them aren't repealed. The new laws that they have passed, we call them death warrants of farmers and laborers. Kewal Singh Farmer, Punjab According to Business Insider, the laws deregulate the buying and selling of agricultural goods. That's led farmers to fear they will be exploited by corporations. The massive country's government is in talks with farmers, who continue to block road and rail routes across the country.