Why it matters: More than a decade ago, Europe rewrote internet rules which effectively forced the entire internet to adopt stricter rules on cookie consent by ...

BRUSSELS — In a bid to slash red tape, the European Commission wants to eliminate one of its peskiest laws: a 2009 tech rule that plastered the online world with pop-ups requesting consent to cookies.

The global influence of the EU’s cookie laws is due for a revamp later this year. Cookies hold visitor information for websites and are crucial for some basic functions, like remembering your username ...

Professional pastry chefs aren’t immune to the convenience of ready-made cookies. From shortbread to Oreos, these are their top picks. Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has ...

A new EU initiative aims to cut administrative burdens for businesses in the region. The European Commission wants to simplify “outdated” rules around cookies to ease the regulatory burden imposed on ...

After the pandemic, Chelsea Tumbado began selling cookies as a pop-up vendor at various events around Hampton Roads. “I needed something that would bring me joy and help me connect with others,” she ...

A local passion project turned small business has officially opened its doors in Kelowna. Chomp Cookie Co., co-owned by Leanne Richardson and Hallie Hamilton, is now serving up massive, handmade ...

It isn’t too early to start thinking about holiday cookies. This week kicked off the return of the Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, a tradition that began here 15 years ago. The Times is ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and is sure he began doing so professionally in 2010 or thereabouts. If he was forced ...