Margrethe Vestager
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 |
| Date of birth | April 13,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Glostrup |
| Denmark | |
| Height | 179 (cm) |
| Spouse | Thomas Jensen |
| Party | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Children | Ella Jensen |
| Rebecca Jensen | |
| Maria Jensen | |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Copenhagen University |
| Varde Gymnasium | |
| Position | European Commissioner for Competition since 2014 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Previous position | Minister for Economic Affairs of Denmark (2011–2014) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 430905 |
Margrethe Vestager Life story
Margrethe Vestager is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since December 2019 and European Commissioner for Competition since 2014.
European outcry forces US economist to drop top job
... EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has earned a reputation for taking on some of the biggest US tech firms, had robustly defended the appointment before MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday and described her corporate experience as an asset...
Discrimination bigger concern from AI than human extinction, says EU
... Margrethe Vestager told the BBC " guardrails" were needed to counter the technology s biggest risks...
Five key challenges to make AI safe
... The Artificial Intelligence Act will not come into force until at least 2025 - " way too late" EU technology chief Margrethe Vestager says...
UK to host global AI 'safety measure' summit in autumn
... EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager said last month that would be " way too late" and said it was working on a voluntary code for the sector with the US, which they hoped could be drawn up within weeks...
EU Parliament approves common charging cable from 2024
... EU commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager celebrated the new rule on Twitter, citing the " waste and inconvenience" of having multiple chargers...
Apple sued over Apple Pay payment system
... In discussing the European Union s probe of Apple s mobile payment policies in May, the bloc s digital chief Margrethe Vestager said Apple claimed it couldn t provide access to NFC for security reasons...
EU accuses Apple of breaking competition law over contactless payments
... " We have indications that Apple restricted third-party access to key technology necessary to develop rival mobile wallet solutions on Apple s devices, " EU Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said in a statement...
MPs summon of China-owned company execs over security concerns
... The call for evidence comes a day after the EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager warned that the companies, many of which were in the EU - or are pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the economic effects of the Coronavirus are prone to the acquisition of Chinese companies...
EU Parliament approves common charging cable from 2024
By Tom GerkenTechnology team
Euro-MPs have voted for a law requiring all new portable devices to use The same type of charging cable.
Smartphones and tablets, including The Apple iPhone and iPad, would have to use a USB-C charger from 2024, while laptop manufacturers would have until 2026 to make The Change .
There were 602 votes in favour and 13 against, with eight abstaining.
Member states are expected to grant approval on 24 October, before The rule is signed into law at The Parliament .
Multiple chargersFollowing by The European Union , in June 2022, The UK government told News BBC it was not " currently considering" introducing a common charging cable.
But under The current post-Brexit arrangements, The new regulation could apply to Northern Ireland .
The " new requirements may also apply to devices sold in Northern Ireland under The terms of The Northern Ireland protocol in The Brexit agreement, potentially triggering divergence of product standards with The rest of The UK" .
The treaty works by keeping Northern Ireland inside The EU's single market for goods, while The rest of The UK is outside it.
A row between The UK and EU about How To reform The Northern Ireland protocol remains unresolved.
EU commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager celebrated The new rule on Twitter, citing The " waste and inconvenience" of having multiple chargers.
The BBC is not responsible for The content of external sites.But Apple has historically argued against The proposal.
When it was first introduced, in September 2021, " Strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around The world".
The technology giant is The main manufacturer of smartphones using a custom charging port, as its iPhone series uses an Apple-made Lightning connector.
Apple has been approached for comment.
The new rule will cover a range of " small and medium-sized portable electronics" according The EU, including:
Source of news: bbc.com
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