EU says Booking.com must comply with strict tech rules, investigates X
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European regulators crack down on Big Tech
European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest, Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.
‘Fast-fashion’ firm Shein falls under Brussels’ control as the Digital Service Act applies
The European Union has designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large online platform (VLOP) after it reported a huge number of users, the…
TikTok kills controversial rewards programme after EU threats
Chinese technology firm ByteDance has killed a controversial TikTok rewards programme amid threats from senior EU officials.
US Government ‘deeply aligned’ with EU on Big Tech crackdown, says Vestager
The administration of US President Joe Biden is "deeply aligned" with the European Union when it comes to cracking down on Big Tech, said European Commission Vice-President…
Claims that new EU tech rules undermine security ‘complete nonsense’, says Vestager
The claim that new European Union technology rules jeopardise digital device security is "complete nonsense", the European Commission's Margrethe Vestager has insisted.
EU and Japan reach new tech deal, irking China
Japan and the European Union have agreed a new deal aimed at boosting both countries' technology sectors amid growing hostilities between China and the West.
Microsoft to carve up Office worldwide after EU anti-trust probe
US technology giant Microsoft is to carve up its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suite of products over an ongoing European Union anti-trust probe, the company said.
Russians spaced out as rocket launch aborted while Musk’s Dragon flies
Just hours before US billionaire X owner Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 was successfully fired into space, Russia's Soyuz spacecraft launch was aborted at the Baikonur…
Apple, Meta, Google to face EU Digital Markets Act probes, sources say
Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.
French competition watchdog hits Google with €250 milion fine
France's competition watchdog said it fined Alphabet's Google €250 million for breaches linked to Europen Union intellectual property rules in its relationship…
Big Tech ‘may shun EU’ over AI Act
Big Tech companies might start to avoid launching new products in the European Union due to the new Artificial Intelligence Act, an industry expert has warned.
Turkey moves against Meta over Threads-Instagram data sharing
Turkey's competition authority imposed on Monday an interim measure on Meta Platforms Inc.
French AI push ‘will cost €5 billion a year,’ report finds
France must pump €5 billion into AI development a year for the next five years if it wants to be competitive at the international level, a Government report has…
‘Digital enforcer’ Breton takes a bow as European Parliament approves AI Act
Brussels' self-styled "digital enforcer", European Commissioner Thierry Breton, has taken a victory lap on social media after the European Parliament approved the…
Apple’s pips squeezed harder as EU directive bites
Apple made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of its App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe, saying developers will be free to…
Big Tech war-of-words breaks out as EU’s Digital Markets Act enters full force
Open verbal conflict seems to have erupted between Big Tech beasts amid the official commencement of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Fortnite developer Epic Games claims ‘Apple breaking EU digital rules’
Apple is actively breaking the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), claimed Epic Games - developer of popular online gaming platform Fortnite.
US court backs Apple, Tesla and other Big Tech over child-labour in Africa
A US federal appeals court refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labour in cobalt mining…
EU agrees creation of emergency force to counter cyber-attack threats
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement regarding the creation of an emergency force for fighting cyber attacks.
EU solar panel market showing signs of collapse
EU manufacturers of solar panels are swiftly going out of business, as cheaper Chinese imports outcompete them.
EC hammers Apple with €1.8 billion fine and threatens ‘further action’
The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion for breaking the bloc's anti-trust rules regarding music streaming.
Musk’s X in spotlight as EC ponders further regulation crackdown
The European Commission is mulling a further regulatory crackdown on Elon Musk's X, the body said.
Musk sues OpenAI for ‘stark betrayal of aim to benefit humanity’
Elon Musk, the US billionaire owner of X, Tesla and SpaceX, is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
MEPs express deep concern over rising violent crime in Brussels
In an open letter to Belgian interior minister Annelies Verlinden and Brussels Minister-President Rudi Vervoort, MEPs have expressed their "deepest concerns on the…
Meta and TikTok launch legal case against EC over Digital Services Act
Big Tech giants Meta and TikTok have both launched legal attacks on the European Commission over its Digital Services Act (DSA).
Not so smart: AI Act’s ‘unclear restrictions could hurt development’
The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act risks “harming” the continent's budding AI sector due to its "unclear" nature, a prominent industry group…
France throws hat into AI-rules ring
France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing Artificial Intelligence (AI) - subject to strict conditions - an EU diplomatic source said, after others…
Prague embraces automated metro system
Prague, Czechia
Germany endorses AI Act but not all think it’s so smart
The Germany Government has endorsed the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act, clearing a key hurdle to enable it to become law before June's European Parliament…