Alphabet’s Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole their customers, according to a Bloomberg news review. The civil suits are linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine … Read more
An EU decision on whether Apple and Meta have breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power will be issued in the coming weeks, antitrust chief Teresa Ribera told European Parliament lawmakers on Tuesday. The European Commission has been investigating Apple and Meta Platforms since March last year for potential breaches of the … Read more
Apple is set to stave off a possible fine and an EU order over its browser options on iPhones after it made changes to comply with landmark EU rules aimed at reining in Big Tech, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The European Commission, which launched an investigation in March last … Read more
Meta AI is finally rolling out in European countries. The company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will be available to users in the European Union (EU) nearly 1.5 years after it was first launched. This comes nearly eight months after the Menlo Park-based tech giant stated that the rollout of its AI services in the region … Read more
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals, with the latter spelling out details on how to go about it in line with the bloc’s landmark rules and where non-compliance could lead to an investigation and fines. The move by the European Commission came six months … Read more
Earlier this week, we learned that Apple had originally planned to make the upcoming iPhone 17 Air its first portless phone with wireless charging support and cloud data syncing. The brand, however, reportedly backed off the idea considering potential concerns from European Union regulators. The EU had pushed the iPhone maker to change the charging ports … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 5, 2025 3:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will confer with European allies on the idea of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia. France is … Read more
Binance is set to delist stablecoins that do not comply with the EU’s MiCA regulations in the coming days. These stablecoins will no longer be available to users in the European Economic Area (EEA) after March 31. The exchange has identified nine affected stablecoins, including Tether (USDT), the largest by market capitalisation. Announcing the decision, … Read more
WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content. Messaging platform WhatsApp in a February 14 filing said it had about 46.8 million average monthly active users in the 27-country … Read more
Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace, the company said on Thursday, three months after it was hit with a 797-million euro ($828 million or roughly Rs. 7,185 crore) EU antitrust fine for giving its own service an unfair advantage. The European Commission in … Read more