Bloomberg The European Union (EU) may need an agency for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster consumer trust in the technology and help realise its economic potential, a German government official said. Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht made the comment to a European Parliament committee in Brussels on Tuesday while presenting priorities for Germany’s six-month presidency of 27-nation EU through December. She cited ...

Bloomberg France’s decision to give only temporary security approval for fifth-generation mobile equipment shows the government intends to gradually sideline Huawei Technologies Co., a majority party lawmaker said. The head of the country’s cybersecurity agency Anssi said this week it will grant time-limited waivers on 5G for wireless operators that use the Chinese company’s products. The measure will deter them ...

Bloomberg Novavax Inc., one of the front-runners in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, will receive $1.6 billion from the US Operation Warp Speed program to develop its experimental shot. The funds will allow the company to conduct advanced human studies and establish manufacturing to deliver 100 million doses as soon as late 2020, Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax said in ...