Tag: Cables

Commission mulls cloud providers regulation, submarine cables high-risk vendors phase-out – Euractiv

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“Even though cloud providers run large (backbone) electronic communications networks, these networks are exempted from parts of the electronic communications regulatory framework,” reads the Commission’s telecom draft white paper, to be published on 21 February.

Story of the week: 

EU Commission mulls cloud providers regulation, update of fair share tax. According to a Commission draft document,

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Pictured: The most Instagrammable Michelin-starred restaurants in the British Isles for 2024, from a lavish multi-coloured room to a private dining space shielded by a curtain of fibre-optic cables

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These are the Michelin-starred restaurants that are as good-looking as the food they serve.

Behold the most Instagrammable restaurants on the 2024 British Isles list.

From the English capital to Scotland via lush Oxfordshire countryside, our ravishing pictures will leave your mouth watering. 

There are spaces with the wow factor, rooms that feel wonderfully cosy – and some that mesmerise with lens-baiting simplicity.

Our list includes restaurants with one, two and three Michelin stars.

Which one is your favourite? 

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The AI Act’s crunch time, submarine cables financing – EURACTIV.com

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“Foundation models differ from more traditional narrow AI models on the basis of their numerous capabilities.”

-Spanish presidency’s preparatory document for the next trilogue on the AI Act

Story of the week: At the start of this week, the Spanish EU Council Presidency shared a preparatory document touching on the core areas of the AI Act. On

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fair share stumbles, national security and AI, executive orders and Arctic cables – EURACTIV.com

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“BEREC’s experience shows that the internet has proven its ability to cope with increasing traffic volumes, changes in demand patterns, technology, business models, as well as in the (relative) market power between market players.”

-BEREC preliminary assessment of the underlying assumptions of payments from large CAPs to ISPs

Story of the week: The Body of European Regulators

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The best ethernet cables for 2022: Cat 8, Cat 7, and Cat 6

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You might have bought some Cat-5 Ethernet cables a few years ago, but as time passes, it’s probably time to think about upgrading them to a more modern, more capable option. Unfortunately, the list of Ethernet cable options has not become any less complicated over the years.

Everyone has different needs for their network setup, so we’ll walk you through the best choices from the Cat-5e to Cat-8 standards. Want to know which cable is right for you? Check out

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The best HDMI cables you can buy in 2022

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Believe it or not, not all HDMI cables are created equal. Sure, the simple pathway of ones and zeroes is the digital highway that makes up every A-to-B connection that HDMI satisfies. But when you factor in things like cable dexterity, bandwidth, frame rate, gold-plated tips, and silver-inlaid jacketing, then the world of HDMI cables becomes a bit more challenging.

And while it may be tempting to purchase the cheapest wire for the job, you may be shooting yourself in

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COP 26 Cables: Der Glasgow-Pakt ist ein Schrei nach zentraler Planung

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Ein Update des Competitive Enterprise Institute zur internationalen Klimakonferenz in Glasgow.

Meine Kollegen vom Competitive Enterprise Institute und ich haben kurze Depeschen zur COP26 eingereicht, der internationalen Klimakonferenz, die in Glasgow, Schottland, stattfand. Unten ist unser sechster und letzter Versand.

TL;DR: Die COP26-Sitzungen schlossen mit einem Wimmern, als die Realpolitik die Träume einer sofortigen grünen Revolution zunichte machte. Die Inselgemeinschaft, die bei COP-Treffen erfolgreich ist, wird weiterhin auf große Hindernisse stoßen, wenn sie versucht, die nationalen Gesetzgeber dazu zu bringen,

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