Consumers in the European Union will gain greater control over the data collected by their connected devices under new rules that took effect on Friday. The EU Data Act, which formally entered into force in early 2024 and is now being applied, requires manufacturers of smart TVs, modern kitchen appliances, cars, and some industrial machines to disclose what information their devices collect and how users can access it. The rules are designed to make it easier for consumers to share device data with third-party providers for services like repairs, potentially making services ultimately cheaper ...

World Athletics is sticking to its policy and Russian and Belarussian athletes remain banned from international competitions, including the world championships starting on Saturday in Tokyo. "We need a peaceful resolution," Wolrd Athletics president Sebastian Coe said referring to Russia's war in Ukraine, which started in 2022. "Nothing has changed. But I sincerely hope that something will change - not just for athletics, because it's an untenable situation. Russia was banned in November 2015 due to systematic doping. Since then, World Athletics has only granted individual Russian athletes per...

Panasonic Industry, a subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, said on Friday that it plans to invest around ¥17 billion ($115 million) to build a new production facility in Thailand. The new plant is intended to help meet growing artificial intelligence (AI) server demand and will be located on the grounds of the existing Panasonic Manufacturing Ayutthaya property. It's scheduled to commence operations in November 2027, with expected mass production by the end of fiscal 2028. With these plans, Panasonic aims to boost its global production of MEGTRON multi-layer circuit board materi...

In response to Russian drones entering Polish airspace, Germany's Social Democratic party (SPD) is calling for stronger air defence capabilities for the country's armed forces. "Our air defence capacities urgently need to be expanded," deputy group chair Siemtje Möller told the Funke Media Group, in comments published on Friday. In addition to replenishing Patriot and Iris-T systems previously transferred to Ukraine, Möller stressed the need for significantly more Skyrangers, a mobile air defence system mounted on vehicles. "The 18 units currently ordered are far from sufficient," Möller said....

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