AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEU Consumer Safety & Big Tech: The European Commission has formally charged Meta over “addictive” Instagram and Facebook design, targeting infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and personalized feeds, with potential fines above $12bn. Road Safety Tech: From July 2024 onward and now across all new EU cars/van registrations, an infrared driver-distraction camera (ADDW) must warn if drivers look away too long. Energy Bills & Grid Flex: Smart meters are being positioned as key to balancing rising wind/solar variability, while TotalEnergies exits a ~170MW distributed solar portfolio across seven European markets. Retail & Payments: PayPal has joined the European Payments Council to push payment interoperability and innovation for merchants. Food Packaging Rules: New EU rules will force takeaway coffee shops to accept customers’ reusable cups and offer reusable containers from 2028, with single-use plastic restrictions later. Heat & Consumer Impact: Europe’s heatwaves are driving cooling demand and worsening wildfire risk, with southern Europe seeing deadly blazes. Consumer Tech/Entertainment: Sony says it will stop producing physical PS game discs for new releases from Jan 2028; the EU says it can’t force companies to keep physical media.
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