Greetings from Brussels – Episode 32

Tech History

October 1971: Smiley face is serious to company – The New York Times

September 1982: Turn that frown…sideways – This Day in Tech History

Brussels Bytes

Facebook ‘operating in the shadows’ says whistleblower, lawmakers demand probes – Reuters

Facebook down: Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour outage – BBC

EXCLUSIVE: Dutch watchdog finds Apple app store payment rules anti-competitive – sources – Reuters

International community strikes a ground-breaking tax deal for the digital age – OECD

EU Policy Discussion

What the end of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield means for small businesses – App Association Blog

EU-US Trade and Technology Council Inaugural Joint Statement – European Commission

Random Identifier

Anna: Adele announces release date for new album – CNN

Niels: Turkey: ‘Missing’ man joins search party looking for himself – Sky News

Matt: The Ministry for the Future – Hachette Book Group

Morgane: App Makers Tour of Europe – Spain – App Association Blog

Social Media

Twitter: @actonlineEurope and @actmembers

LinkedIn: Find us at ACT | The App Association

 

Until Next Time

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