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Visa, Mastercard to extend non-EU card fee caps to 2029, EU says

Visa and Mastercard will extend caps on tourist card fees agreed five years ago with EU antitrust regulators by another five years to 2029, the European Commission

Visa, Mastercard to extend non-EU card fee caps to 2029, EU says
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Microsoft's decades-long battle with EU antitrust regulators

The European Commission on Tuesday charged Microsoft with illegally bundling its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.

Microsoft's decades-long battle with EU antitrust regulators
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EEX, Nasdaq deal triggers EU concerns about bundled products, price hikes

EU antitrust regulators are seeking feedback on whether the European Energy Exchange (EEX) might expand its market power by bundling products when it buys Nasdaq's

EEX, Nasdaq deal triggers EU concerns about bundled products, price hikes
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EEX's Nasdaq deal risks probe as remedies seen as insufficient, sources say

European Energy Exchange's Nasdaq deal risks a full-scale investigation by EU antitrust regulators unless the Deutsche Boerse unit beefs up remedies to address

EEX's Nasdaq deal risks probe as remedies seen as insufficient, sources say
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Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say

Nvidia is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it

Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say
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Meta's pay or consent model in crosshairs for breaching EU tech rules

Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the U.S. company's newly

Meta's pay or consent model in crosshairs for breaching EU tech rules
Business

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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AI deals between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, in EU crosshairs

Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators singled out their exclusivity clauses while Google's artificial

AI deals between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, in EU crosshairs
Business|Economy|Technology

Temu, Shein ordered to provide info on EU tech rules compliance by July 12

Chinese fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Temu and China-founded peer Shein were ordered by EU tech regulators to provide details on how they comply with EU online

Temu, Shein ordered to provide info on EU tech rules compliance by July 12
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EU regulators to decide on $14 billion HP-Juniper deal by Aug. 1

EU antitrust regulators will decide by Aug. 1 whether to clear Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of networking gear maker Juniper Networks, a

EU regulators to decide on $14 billion HP-Juniper deal by Aug. 1
Business|Economy|Health

Drugmaker Servier loses EU court fight over pay-for-delay deals

French drugmaker Servier on Thursday lost its court battle against a European Union fine for deals with rivals to delay sales of generic copies of its top-selling

Drugmaker Servier loses EU court fight over pay-for-delay deals
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Microsoft hit with EU antitrust charge over Teams app, risks hefty fine

(This June 25 story has been corrected to say 'eleven years,' not 'two decades,' in paragraph 2, and 'in the previous decade,' not 'two decades ago,' in paragraph 6) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters)

Microsoft hit with EU antitrust charge over Teams app, risks hefty fine
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Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe

European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc's tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe
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Apple to delay launch of AI-powered features in Europe, blames EU tech rules

Apple will delay launching three new artificial intelligence features because landmark European Union tech rules require it to ensure that rival products and

Apple to delay launch of AI-powered features in Europe, blames EU tech rules
Business|Economy

EU antitrust regulators raid consultancy in tyre cartel investigation

EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday raided a consultancy in two EU countries on concerns that it may have breached EU cartel rules, following raids on several major

EU antitrust regulators raid consultancy in tyre cartel investigation
Business|Economy

EU regulators to decide on Bunge and Viterra's $34 billion deal by July 18

U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra's plan to create a $34 billion agricultural trading giant will be decided by EU antitrust regulators by July

EU regulators to decide on Bunge and Viterra's $34 billion deal by July 18
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EU cybersecurity label should not discriminate against Big Tech, European groups say

A proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services should not discriminate against Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, 26 industry groups

EU cybersecurity label should not discriminate against Big Tech, European groups say
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Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say

Apple and Meta Platforms will likely face charges for failing to comply with landmark EU rules aimed at reining in their power before the summer, three people with

Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say
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Alphabet hit with Austrian privacy complaint over alleged browser tracking

Alphabet's Google was hit with a complaint by Austrian advocacy group NOYB on Thursday for allegedly tracking users of its Chrome Web browser, an issue already on

Alphabet hit with Austrian privacy complaint over alleged browser tracking
Business

Broadcom questioned by EU over VMware licensing changes

U.S. chipmaker Broadcom is being asked by EU antitrust regulators about changes to newly acquired cloud computing company VMware's licensing conditions following

Broadcom questioned by EU over VMware licensing changes
Business

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the U.S. tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled the

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny
Business

Google defends Digital Markets Act changes, cites complex trade-offs

Alphabet's Google on Thursday will seek to fend off criticism about changes to its core services mandated by landmark EU tech rules, according to a copy of a

Google defends Digital Markets Act changes, cites complex trade-offs
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Exclusive-EU's Vestager warns about Apple, Meta fees, disparaging rival products

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple and Meta Platforms on their new fees for their services, saying that this may hinder users from

Exclusive-EU's Vestager warns about Apple, Meta fees, disparaging rival products
Business

Apple says its complying with EU's Digital Markets Act amid criticism

Apple on Monday fended off criticism that it has not done enough to open up its closed eco-system as required under the European Union's Digital Markets Act,

Apple says its complying with EU's Digital Markets Act amid criticism
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Microsoft singles out Google's competitive edge in generative AI

Alphabet unit Google enjoys a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence due to its trove of data and AI-optimised chips, Microsoft has told EU

Microsoft singles out Google's competitive edge in generative AI

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