On Tuesday, the European Commission launched its EUChipsAct to bring together research, design & testing capacities for microchips.
⛔ No chips = no digital.
Microchips are everywhere – from smartphones to electric scooters to factories.
Our #EUChipsAct will bring together our research, design & testing capacities to create a state-of-the-art chip ecosystem.
Learn more with #EUDataCrunch. ?
— European Commission ?? (@EU_Commission) February 8, 2022
Dear Sir,
I today noticed that, as well as referring to vital computing components, “chips” can also refer to a potato based snack product. I wondered if this amusing confusion could form a source of humour on your popular website https://t.co/gKegV1uTlK?
Yours faithfully,
— Martini Seltzermayr (@mseltzermayr) February 8, 2022
Spokesman Johannes Bahrke was on the ball
?? depends on chips. #EUChipsAct will make us stronger: secure supply, double our market share by 2030. @EU_Commission Chips Act package out ? ? pic.twitter.com/6Q35ZInY96
— Johannes Bahrke (@jb_bax) February 8, 2022
DG Meme’s feed looks like this:
My feed and mood today.#chips #chipsact pic.twitter.com/kOdhfujGCu
— DG MEME ?? (@meme_ec) February 8, 2022
Please tell me all journos today are getting a bag of chips begged Jillian Deutsch.
Please tell me all journos today are getting a bag of chips
— Jillian Deutsch (@DeutschJill) February 8, 2022
Laura Heuvinck, too, feels hungry every time she hears #EUChipsAct
I feel hungry every time I hear #EUChipsAct ?
— Laura Heuvinck ?? (@GroovyHeuvy) February 8, 2022
Berlaymonster mused that the Chicon Roadmap and the Dame Blanche Compass, must be coming later this week.
Top of the commission's press site:
Mussels and chips.
Coming later this week, the Chicon Roadmap and the Dame Blanche Compass. pic.twitter.com/3VOO86oSl2
— Berlaymonster (@Berlaymonster) February 8, 2022
Dimitri Eynikel was less enthusiastic, remarking that in the EU everything leads back to subsidising agriculture.
In the EU everything leads back to subsidizing agriculture.
— Dimitri Eynikel (@DimitriEynikel) February 8, 2022
But congratulations to Danny Van Roijen for avoiding the obvious and going old school with the Chips memes!
European Commission today to unveil its proposal for an #EUChipsAct
Bring out the memes! pic.twitter.com/HCPqCCMksH
— Danny Van Roijen (@DannyBXL1) February 8, 2022
In a filing on Wednesday, Meta companies Facebook and Instagram have threatened to pull out of Europe because they don’t like EU privacy laws
Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe — but why? ?
The issue comes down to European data regulations that prevent Meta from transferring, storing and processing Europeans’ data on US-based servers.
Find out more ?https://t.co/93vncIQeFd
— Euronews Next (@euronewsnext) February 7, 2022
“I can assure you that you can live perfectly well without Facebook,” said German and French ministers.
"I can assure you that you can live well without Facebook."
France and Germany brushed off Meta's threats to pull Instagram and Facebook from Europe if it is unable to keep transferring user data back to the U.S. https://t.co/ppLtkGCVwO pic.twitter.com/dzKT97j9gC
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) February 8, 2022
While Margrethe Vestager reckons ditching Instagram would free up 20 minutes a day,
Ditching Instagram would free up 20 minutes a day, @vestager says, a softer response than the (male) German/French ministers who say they're just fine without sharing cool photos on Facebook's social media siteshttps://t.co/Jyf34X0yhy via @technology
— Aoife White (@aoifewhite101) February 8, 2022
Thank YOU Facebook! Please fulfil your threats! So many EU parents will be eternally grateful, tweeted Rajeev
Thank YOU Facebook ! please fulfill your threats ! So many EU parents will be eternally grateful !!! Just do it ?
— Rajeev (@Rajeev_NL) February 7, 2022
Sounds like good news to Volker Weber
Sounds like good news to me. https://t.co/gw4bK5KVFN
— Volker Weber (@vowe) February 6, 2022
Sounds like another great reason to move to Europe.
Sounds like another great reason to move to Europe
— drscottmcgluestick (@drscottmcglue) February 7, 2022
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, added Laura Evans.
Meta is threatening to leave Europe! ?? Don’t let the door hit you on the way out ?? https://t.co/zSyBSaRTKd
— Laura Evans (@lauraevans2021) February 7, 2022
Comfortably numb summed up the reactions like this:
*Meta threatening to leave Europe* pic.twitter.com/00Ix4OwCPN
— Comfortably Numb (@pr0f3ssor_) February 8, 2022
On Monday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington to meet President Biden…
?? Chancellor @OlafScholz will meet @POTUS in Washington today (7 February) amid growing dissatisfaction with the German reluctance to take a clear stance on #Russia. @noyan_oliver reports. https://t.co/Mrf1nrh640
— EURACTIV (@EURACTIV) February 7, 2022
But in Germany it’s more a case of they seek him here, they seek him there…
As his leadership is rumoured to be MIA
#woIstScholz #WoIstOlaf ? pic.twitter.com/2SGviGiBYc
— Prof Chaosmichael (@ProfCha0s84) February 5, 2022
From Finding Nemo
Ahahaha, Olaf als Clownfisch… ?14/@DrWaumiau#woistolaf#woIstScholzhttps://t.co/73jboH3IOh
— Twitte_rella (@Twitte_rella) February 2, 2022
To Where’s Wally
Hab euch was gebastelt! ?#WoIstOlaf pic.twitter.com/tVGqLzzqsw
— SarsCov2 (@TheRealSarsCov2) February 3, 2022
While Le Chou snarked that Charles Michel Still Can’t Figure Out Why Angela Merkel Looks Different
Charles Michel Still Can’t Figure Out Why Angela Merkel Looks Different pic.twitter.com/hicRDIH9qT
— Le Chou (@LeChouNews) February 9, 2022
Source: euractiv.com
