This week’s episode is a joint episode with the friends at Consumer Choice Radio. One of our topics in this episode: Ireland attempts to stick warning labels on your booze, and we’re not a fan. February 23, 2023 Check out more of Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio/ Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: […]
Avertissements sanitaires obligatoires sur l’alcool : les nouvelles règles de l’Irlande ne sont qu’un début. Le gouvernement irlandais avance dans son projet d’apposer des étiquettes d’avertissement sanitaire obligatoires sur les boissons alcoolisées telles que le vin et la bière. Ce mois-ci, la période d’objection de la Commission européenne concernant les modifications proposées à la loi irlandaise […]
In this week’s episode: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands makes stricter rules on aviation emissions 💨 World Vapers’ Alliance is back in Strasbourg (w/ Michael Landl) 🚗 European Parliament supports petrol car ban You can follow Michael Landl on Twitter @LandlMichael. Check out World Vapers’ Alliance February 16, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 💸 The EU considers its options in response to the Inflation Reduction Act ⚕️ Proposed Commission changes on patents are a bad idea (w/ Fred Roeder) 🧪 What makes us afraid of chemicals? (w/ Dr. Angela Bearth) You can follow Dr. Angela Bearth on Twitter @a_bearth, or on her […]
L’Union européenne veut réagir aux subventions américaines de la pire façon qui soit, mais certains pays se sont heureusement déjà opposés à cette solution… La loi sur la réduction de l’inflation (Inflation Reduction Act/IRA) – nouveau programme de relance économique et environnementale aux Etats-Unis – est un mauvais texte de loi, et pas seulement parce […]
If you’re connected to Wi-Fi while reading this article, you might be interested in testing your internet speed, which you can do with a simple online search to check your download speed. The highest median download speed in the United States is in Minnesota, with 100 megabytes per second, which is great for all work and […]
We’re back from Davos! In this week’s episode: 🌱 What’s the future of the EU Farm to Fork strategy? 🎵 Tick-tock for TikTok (w/ Zoltán Kész) 🌐 The importance of browsers (w/ Kush Amlani) Zoltan quoted on TikTok: https://dailynewshungary.com/will-tiktok-be-banned-in-the-eu-and-hungary/ Mozilla research on browser competition: https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/ February 2, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]
It is episode 100 of the ConsEUmer podcast! Happy birthday to us! Joining us this week as a co-host is Fabio Fernandes! These are our topics: 🪫 New consumer electronics tech presented at the ESC in Las Vegas 🎶 Does Netflix’s “The Playlist” tell the whole story on Spotify? You can follow Fabio Fernandes on […]
Dans quelle mesure devons-nous être prudents lorsque nous adoptons des solutions technologiques chinoises ? TikTok est la star incontestable des réseaux sociaux actuellement, attirant plus d’utilisateurs nouveaux et de longue date que n’importe lequel de ses concurrents. L’entreprise chinoise a mis au point un algorithme qui permet aux utilisateurs de rester « accrochés » pendant des heures […]
The Biden administration has released an updated security memorandum, which outlines the threats to the American agricultural system, as well as ways to address them. “To achieve this, the Federal Government will identify and assess threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts from these high-consequence and catastrophic incidents – including but not limited to those presented by CBRN […]
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