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Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources say

Meta Platforms is set to be hit in a few weeks with its first EU antitrust fine for tying classified advertisements service Marketplace with its Facebook social

Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources say
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EU antitrust regulators want to know if Google and Samsung's chatbot deal hinders rivals

EU antitrust regulators are asking industry participants if Google's multi-year generative artificial intelligence (AI) deal with Samsung hinders rival chatbots on

EU antitrust regulators want to know if Google and Samsung's chatbot deal hinders rivals
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Apple lets rivals use tap-and-go payments as EU's Vestager warns on tech charges

Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulator said on Thursday, even as its chief Margrethe Vestager said the iPhone maker

Apple lets rivals use tap-and-go payments as EU's Vestager warns on tech charges
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Microsoft in $22 million deal to settle cloud complaint, ward off regulators

Microsoft has clinched a 20-million-euro ($21.7 million) deal to settle an antitrust complaint about its cloud computing licensing practices, averting an EU

Microsoft in $22 million deal to settle cloud complaint, ward off regulators
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Microsoft ditches OpenAI board observer seat to stave off antitrust scrutiny

Microsoft has given up its board observer seat at OpenAI in a move aimed at easing U.S. and UK antitrust regulators' concerns about the extent of its control over

Microsoft ditches OpenAI board observer seat to stave off antitrust scrutiny
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Meta faces call in EU not to use personal data for AI models

A Meta plan to use personal data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without seeking consent came under fire from advocacy group NOYB on Thursday,

Meta faces call in EU not to use personal data for AI models
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Airlines, hotels, retailers fear being left out in Google's search changes

Lobbying groups representing airlines, hotels and retailers have urged European Union tech regulators to ensure that Google takes their views into account, and not

Airlines, hotels, retailers fear being left out in Google's search changes
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Temu targeted in EU consumer group's complaint to EU tech regulator

Chinese fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Temu was hit with a European Union complaint on Thursday over a potential breach of online content rules by the PDD Group-

Temu targeted in EU consumer group's complaint to EU tech regulator
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Microsoft hit with Spanish startups' complaint about cloud practices

Microsoft was hit with a Spanish startup group's complaint about its cloud practices to the Spanish antitrust regulator on Tuesday, the latest grievance over its

Microsoft hit with Spanish startups' complaint about cloud practices
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Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power

U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina on Tuesday won its court fight against the European Union's investigation of its $7.1 billion purchase of cancer diagnostic

Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power
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Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power

U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina on Tuesday won its court fight against the European Union's investigation of its $7.1 billion purchase of cancer diagnostic

Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power
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Dutch set to win EU nod for $2.2 billion state aid for new nuclear reactor

The Dutch government is set to secure EU approval for 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of state aid to build a nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes for cancer

Dutch set to win EU nod for $2.2 billion state aid for new nuclear reactor

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