EU antitrust regulators quiz developers on Google app payments

EU antitrust regulators quiz developers on Google app payments

EU antitrust regulators have asked app developers whether Alphabet unit Google’s threat to remove apps from its Play Store if they use other payment options instead of its own billing system has hurt their business, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Critics say fees charged by Google and Apple at their mobile app […]

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EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the hope of speeding up the case, people familiar with the matter said. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business […]

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Amazon offers concessions to head off European Union anti-trust case

Amazon offers concessions to head off European Union anti-trust case

The U. S. online retail giant offered to make a number of commitments to ease competition concerns, and the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer, said it will now seek feedback on them from “interested parties”. The U. S. online retail giant offered to make a number of commitments to ease competition concerns, […]

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Irish regulator moves closer to ban on Facebook EU-U.S. data flows

Irish regulator moves closer to ban on Facebook EU-U.S. data flows

The final Irish order would not apply to Meta’s WhatsApp subsidiary, as it has a different data controller within the group The final Irish order would not apply to Meta’s WhatsApp subsidiary, as it has a different data controller within the group Ireland’s data privacy regulator moved a step closer to a ruling that could […]

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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas

“It is obvious: [Russian President Vladimir] Putin continues to use energy as a weapon. This is why the Commission is working on a European emergency plan,” European Commission chief told legislators in Strasbourg, France. “It is obvious: [Russian President Vladimir] Putin continues to use energy as a weapon. This is why the Commission is working […]

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EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry

EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry

EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple , Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators’ limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers […]

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EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market

EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market

Cryptocurrency companies will need a licence and customer safeguards to issue and sell digital tokens in the European Union under groundbreaking new rules agreed by the bloc to tame a volatile “Wild West” market. Globally, crypto assets are largely unregulated, with national operators in the EU only required to show controls for combating money laundering.Representatives […]

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EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple

EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple

Apple will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first. The political intervention, which the European Commission said would make life easier for consumers and save them […]

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EU deal on single mobile charging port likely June 7 in setback for Apple

EU deal on single mobile charging port likely June 7 in setback for Apple

EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7 when they meet to discuss a proposal that has been fiercely criticised by Apple, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal for a single mobile charging port was first broached by […]

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