US lawmakers urge Donald Trump to act against EU tech rules, suggest trade probesIn a letter, the lawmakers focused on the European Union's Digital Markets Act aimed at reining in the power of Amazon, Apple, Booking Hold...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
Apple loses challenges against EU rules to curb Big TechApple lost its challenge against landmark EU rules designating its app stores and iOS as gatekeepers. The EU Digital Markets Act mandates c...
08 Jul, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fineThe EU's top court will decide Thursday whether to uphold a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Apple accuses CCI investigators of 'copy-pasting' rivals' claims in antitrust investigationApple has accused Indian antitrust investigators of merely copying rivals' claims without independent analysis in its competition law probe...
29 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots for freeThe EU ordered Meta on Tuesday to give rival AI chatbots access to its WhatsApp platform for free within five working days as it carries ou...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
No tech rule exemption for Apple, EU regulators say amid spat over Siri AI delayEuropean Union regulators have rejected Apple's plea to delay the launch of its new Siri AI in the EU. Apple had sought an 18-month exempti...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
Court rules EU must drop strict curbs on Facebook MarketplaceThe appeal before the EU's General Court in Luxembourg regarded the platforms' designation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), one of seve...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
EU spokesperson: Apple and Meta fines are 'proportionate'Apple and Meta Platforms are "proportionate", an EU spokesperson said on Wednesday, reacting to views that they were modest.
23 Apr, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Apple fined $570 million and Meta $228 million for breach of EU lawThe sanctions follow a year-long investigation by the European Commission, the EU executive, into whether the companies comply with the Dig...
23 Apr, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
Trump’s tariffs threat tests EU resolve to hurt Apple and MetaThe EU's fight against Silicon Valley firms faces a challenge as Donald Trump threatens retaliation if fines are imposed. EU competition ch...
26 Feb, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
Apple set to face fine under EU's landmark Digital Markets Act, sources sayThe regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc's tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first by the Comm...
06 Nov, 2024, 08.03 AM IST
Apple makes changes to App Store after EU warningApple on Thursday announced changes to its App Store after the European Union accused the iPhone maker of breaking the bloc's landmark new ...
08 Aug, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
Apple-Spotify case: EU slaps nearly $2 billion fine on tech giantThe European Union competition enforcer said Apple's restrictions constituted unfair trading conditions, a relatively novel argument in an ...
04 Mar, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
EU set to fine Apple in Spotify music streaming caseThe European Commission last year charged the iPhone maker with preventing Spotify and other music streaming firms from informing users of ...
28 Feb, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
Apple to defend mobile payment system at February 14 EU hearingThe hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine...
11 Feb, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Europe's battle with Big Tech: billions in fines and tough lawsIn the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, and drawn up a landmark law ...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
Apple's $14.5 billion EU tax ruling: What you need to knowEU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an e-mailed statement that member states of the EU cannot give tax benefits to selec...
30 Aug, 2016, 08.43 PM IST