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…
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Turkey moves against Meta over Threads-Instagram data sharing
Turkey's competition authority imposed on Monday an interim measure on Meta Platforms Inc.
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.
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.
EC leaves Amazon/iRobot merger no room to manoeuvre
An organisation representing Europe's technology industry has expressed anger after the European Commission pulled the plug on a proposed merger between US firms…
Sabre-rattling Vestager in US to pressure Big Tech executives on Digital Markets Act
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, is expected to throw her weight around with the CEOs of Apple and Google during her US trip, which began…
Google suffers setback in fight over €2.4 billion EU fine
Alphabet Inc.’s Google should lose its court fight to topple a €2.
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment risks EU merger probe, EU regulators say
Microsoft's financial backing for ChatGPT maker OpenAI may be subject to EU merger rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Tuesday, underscoring a similar warning…
EC ‘actively investigating’ possible cloud-computing cartels
The European Commission is "actively investigating" possible cases of cartel activity within the “cloud computing” market.
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services such as social media platforms and…
Booking’s €1.6 billion Etraveli deal blocked by EU
Booking Holdings Inc.’s €1.6 billion ($1.
EU opens antitrust investigation against Microsoft
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EC rejects claim it approves ‘virtually all mergers’
The European Commission has rejected a charge that "virtually all mergers" between large corporations in the European Union are approved.
Apple defies EU over antitrust charges in Spotify probe
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Brussels threatens to break up Google
Google is in the firing line after Brussels Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, on June 14 threatened to break up the global internet giant over what she…