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Apple, Meta likely to face modest fines over DMA breaches, sources say

Apple and Meta Platforms are set to face modest fines for allegedly breaching landmark rules aimed at reining in their power, people with direct knowledge of the

Apple, Meta likely to face modest fines over DMA breaches, sources say
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EU denies picking on US tech giants, says US also tackling monopolisation

Europe's new tech rule aims to keep digital markets open and is not targeted at U.S. tech giants, EU antitrust and tech chiefs told U.S. congressmen, reminding

EU denies picking on US tech giants, says US also tackling monopolisation
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Apple faces likely French antitrust fine for privacy tool, sources say

Apple is facing a likely antitrust fine as the French regulator prepares to rule next month on the company's privacy control tool, two people with direct knowledge

Apple faces likely French antitrust fine for privacy tool, sources say
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Google loses fight on Android Auto access, bodes ill for Big Tech

Alphabet unit Google's refusal to let an Enel e-mobility app access its Android Auto platform can be considered an abuse of its market power, Europe's top court

Google loses fight on Android Auto access, bodes ill for Big Tech
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Nvidia takes EU antitrust regulators to court for probing AI startup Run:ai bid

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has sued EU antitrust regulators for accepting an Italian request last year to scrutinise its acquisition of AI startup Run:ai, saying they

Nvidia takes EU antitrust regulators to court for probing AI startup Run:ai bid
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US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech

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US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech
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Waze hits large platform status under EU tech rules, porn sites set to drop off list

Alphabet's mapping app Waze needs to do more to tackle illegal online content on its platform after hitting a key user number under EU tech rules, while three

Waze hits large platform status under EU tech rules, porn sites set to drop off list
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Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to

Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say
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WhatsApp faces EU tech rules after reaching very large platform status

WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online

WhatsApp faces EU tech rules after reaching very large platform status
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EU antitrust chief says Trump has upended Europe-US relations

The EU's competition chief says U.S.

EU antitrust chief says Trump has upended Europe-US relations
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Nokia to gain unconditional EU nod for $2.3 billion Infinera deal, sources say

Nokia is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust clearance for its $2.3 billion acquisition of U.S. optical semiconductors and networking equipment maker Infinera

Nokia to gain unconditional EU nod for $2.3 billion Infinera deal, sources say
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Meta to show rival ads providers on Marketplace after EU antitrust fine

Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace, the company said on Thursday, three months

Meta to show rival ads providers on Marketplace after EU antitrust fine
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DeepSeek may face further regulatory actions, EU privacy watchdog says

DeepSeek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, underscoring the bloc's concerns about the rising

DeepSeek may face further regulatory actions, EU privacy watchdog says
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Microsoft to adjust Office-Teams pricing in bid to avoid EU antitrust fine, sources say

Microsoft has offered to widen the price differential between its Office product sold with its chat and video app Teams and its software sold without the app in a

Microsoft to adjust Office-Teams pricing in bid to avoid EU antitrust fine, sources say
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EU lays out guidelines on misuse of AI by employers, websites and police

Employers will be banned from using artificial intelligence to track their staff's emotions and websites will not be allowed to use it to trick users into spending

EU lays out guidelines on misuse of AI by employers,  websites and police
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Intel gets $536 million in interest from 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine

U.S. chipmaker Intel has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest from EU antitrust regulators related to a 1.06 billion euro fine levied

Intel gets $536 million in interest from 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine
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Record $4.5 billion EU fine punished its innovation, Google tells EU court

A record EU antitrust fine of 4.3-billion-euro ($4.5 billion) imposed on Google seven years ago punished the tech giant over its innovation, the Alphabet unit told

Record $4.5 billion EU fine punished its innovation, Google tells EU court
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International Paper gains EU nod for $7.2 billion DS Smith buy

U.S.-based International Paper secured EU clearance for its 5.8-billion-pound ($7.2 billion) acquisition of UK rival DS Smith with a pledge to sell assets to

International Paper gains EU nod for $7.2 billion DS Smith buy
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Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says

Meta Platforms' revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and privacy laws in addition to antitrust rules, the European Consumer Organisation

Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says
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International Paper to win EU approval for $7.1 billion DS Smith deal

U.S.-based International Paper is set to get EU approval for its 5.8 billion pound ($7.12 billion) purchase of UK rival DS Smith after agreeing to sell assets to

International Paper to win EU approval for $7.1 billion DS Smith deal
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Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says

Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that

Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says
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Google to tweak search results to comply with EU tech rules

Alphabet's Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined efforts to

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Exclusive-EU concerned about KKR, Telecom Italia deal impact on wholesale competition, sources say

European Union antitrust regulators are asking rivals and customers whether proposed acquisition of Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line

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UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance

British media regulator Ofcom will this week push for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's dominance of the UK's cloud computing

UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance
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EU to study mobile ecosystems to counter any Apple, Google antitrust pushback

European Union antitrust regulators have commissioned a study into mobile ecosystems to help them counter any pushback from Apple and Alphabet's Google in

EU to study mobile ecosystems to counter any Apple, Google antitrust pushback

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