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21.11 / 16:49

markets UPS Digital Platform Strategy Investigations Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year

Amazon will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it favours its own brand products on its online marketplace as European antitrust regulators build up a case under landmark rules, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The US online retailer could face a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if it is found guilty of breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech. The timing and decision on whether to go ahead with an investigation will be taken by incoming EU antitrust chief Terera Ribera in the coming months, the people said. The Spaniard is set to take up her post next month, replacing outgoing Margrethe Vestager.

15.11 / 08:15

Google Platform Apple Instagram Trade social Investigations EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices

European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business

31.10 / 14:57

markets FIVE Digital Platform recommendations prevention Investigations Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products

20.09 / 19:11

markets UPS Digital Platform Apple European Commission prevention European Union moves to compel Apple to open up operating system to rival tech

The European Union says it will outline steps to compel Apple to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to competing technologies under the bloc’s tough new digital rulebook, which threatens hefty fines for breaches

11.09 / 13:43

Citizens Landmark Fighting Apple Justice show Courts EU's top court dismisses Apple's final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes

The European Union’s top court has rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros ($14.34 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute

10.09 / 11:49

markets UPS Digital Google Apple country Courts EU's Vestager triumphs in crackdown on Apple's tax deal, Google's practices

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored two major wins on Tuesday as Europe's top court backed her crackdown against Apple's Irish tax deal and Google's anti-competitive practices in two landmark cases.

23.08 / 01:43

Twitter Reuters Digital Platform social information Investigations Will X formerly Twitter quit European Union? What could be Elon Musk's best move following investigation

Elon Musk will have a hard time convincing the European Commission, currently investigation his company X, formerly Twitter, about rules breach around sharing illegal content and misinformation peddling. For starters, Thierry Breton and Margrethe Vestager, who are some of the most determined European Commissioners, are now equipped with a new legal tool, which could easily be used to axe Musk and his company, says Reuters. These factors could lead to Musk deciding on exiting the European Union entirely and focus on the rest of the world for now.

06.08 / 00:53

UPS Digital Platform TikTok social Features Investigations TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children

01.08 / 22:39

UPS Citizens Platform cover innovations recommendations The European Union's world-first artificial intelligence rules are officially taking effect

The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence law has formally taken effect, marking the latest milestone in the bloc’s efforts to regulate the technology

13.07 / 03:34

UPS Provident Mobile Apple European Commission Justice testing EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access 'tap to pay' iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case

The European Union says it’s accepting Apple’s pledge to open up its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potential hefty fine

29.06 / 04:03

markets Google ByteDance exclusive information Schools Investigations 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 intelligence deal with Samsung also triggered scrutiny. EU antitrust regulators will seek additional third-party views, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday.

28.06 / 19:17

markets Target Google Gemini TikTok Nano European Commission information European Union's competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google

The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI

25.06 / 11:05

UPS Provident Software President European Commission innovations information Investigations Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams with office software, European Union says

European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of “possibly abusive” practices that violate the bloc’s antitrust rules by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software

25.05 / 02:59

markets Digital Google Landmark Airlines Schools Investigations Airlines, hotels, retailers fear being left out in Google's search changes

European Union tech regulators to ensure that Google takes their views into account, and not just large intermediaries, when making changes to comply with landmark tech rules.

23.05 / 12:53

UPS BLOCK Food wellness Trade concert EU Commission fines Oreo maker Mondelez 337.5 million euros for blocking cross-border sales

The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states

14.05 / 01:04

markets UPS Digital Booking Platform European Commission travelers prevention US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list for strict digital scrutiny

Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking

24.04 / 11:15

Digital security Mobile Apple digital euro Investigations NOT iPhone Currently Not Compatible with Digital Euro: ECB Board Member

An ECB executive board member wants Apple to change how iPhone payments work to support a potential digital euro. He claims the tech giant’s current system may not support offline payments for any European Central Bank digital currency.

11.04 / 03:01

FIVE Action Enterprise Trade country Discrimination Investigations China protests EU's investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist

China has accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the definition of subsidies in response to a new EU investigation into Chinese wind turbine makers

25.03 / 19:23

markets UPS Digital Google Apple prevention Investigations Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law meant to prevent cornering of digital markets

European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets that took effect earlier this month

19.03 / 19:13

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05.03 / 19:05

markets Digital Google Platform Apple Schools Interviews Big Tech app stores focus of EU digital crackdown: Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager said. Just days before the Digital Markets Act comes into force Vestager said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that she’s most concerned about smaller app stores being given fair access to operating systems run by companies that dominate the market like the likes of Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and Microsoft Corp.

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