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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|Europe|News

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
Business|Europe

Analysis-Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech

Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crack down on alleged

Analysis-Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech
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|Economy|Europe|Technology|US

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|Europe|Finance

Lufthansa seeks to persuade EU regulators over ITA stake buy

Lufthansa executives and lawyers will attend a day-long hearing in Brussels on Friday to try to convince EU antitrust regulators to clear the company's bid for a

Lufthansa seeks to persuade EU regulators over ITA stake buy
Business|Europe|Technology

Apple's offer to open up tap-and-go tech to be approved by EU next month, sources say

Apple's offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators as soon as next month after it tweaked some

Apple's offer to open up tap-and-go tech to be approved by EU next month, sources say
Business|Technology

Broadcom's critics reject its cloud licensing changes

Broadcom's critics on Monday rejected the U.S. chipmaker's changes to its cloud licensing practices, saying they do not address their complaints about alleged price

Broadcom's critics reject its cloud licensing changes
Europe

Exclusive-Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking

German email service Tuta Mail has complained to European Union tech regulators about what it described as a sudden drop in Google search results on the day the

Exclusive-Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking
News|Technology

OpenAI's ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy complaint

Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI on Monday found itself the target of a privacy complaint by advocacy group NOYB for allegedly not fixing incorrect information

OpenAI's ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy complaint
Business|Europe|Technology

Apple's iPadOS subject to tough EU tech rules, EU says

Apple's operating system for iPads has been designated as a gatekeeper under the bloc's landmark tech rules by EU antitrust regulators because of its importance to

Apple's iPadOS subject to tough EU tech rules, EU says
Business|Election|Europe|Technology

Facebook, Instagram in EU crosshairs for election disinformation

Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram have failed to tackle deceptive advertising and disinformation in the run-up to European Parliament elections, the European

Facebook, Instagram in EU crosshairs for election disinformation
Business|Technology

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
Business|Europe|Finance

Lufthansa's ITA deal faces EU veto unless stronger remedies offered, sources say

Lufthansa's bid to buy a stake in Italian peer ITA is set to be blocked by EU antitrust regulators unless there

Lufthansa's ITA deal faces EU veto unless stronger remedies offered, sources say
Business|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Technology

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
Europe|News|Technology

Meta faces EU investigation over child safety risks

Meta Platforms' social media sites Facebook and Instagram will be investigated for potential breaches of EU online content rules relating to child safety, EU

Meta faces EU investigation over child safety risks
Business|Europe|Finance

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
Business|Europe|Finance

Mondelez fined $365.7 million by EU for cross-border trade curbs

Oreo maker Mondelez International was fined 337.5 million euros ($365.72 million) by EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for impeding cross-

Mondelez fined $365.7 million by EU for cross-border trade curbs
Business|Europe|Finance|Technology|US

KKR set for unconditional EU antitrust okay for Telecom Italia deal, sources say

U.S. investment firm KKR is expected to get unconditional EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line network after

KKR set for unconditional EU antitrust okay for Telecom Italia deal, sources say
Business|Europe|Finance|Technology

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
Election|Europe|Technology

Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle in bid to address EU concerns

Meta Platforms has added safety features to its misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle for use during European Parliament elections in an attempt to allay EU

Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle in bid to address EU concerns
Business|Economy|Europe

Car battery makers to fight EU cartel charges at hearing next week, sources say

A group of car starter battery makers will contest European Union accusations of operating a cartel to fix battery prices at a closed hearing next week, people with

Car battery makers to fight EU cartel charges at hearing next week, sources say
Business|Europe|Finance|US

KKR wins EU nod for $24 billion Telecom Italia fixed-line network deal

U.S. investment firm KKR secured unconditional EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its up to 22-billion-euro ($24 billion) acquisition of

KKR wins EU nod for $24 billion Telecom Italia fixed-line network deal
Business|Europe|Finance

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
Business|Europe|News

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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