EU to vet Microsoft pledges to avoid Teams antitrust fineMicrosoft has pledged to further separate Teams from Office products to address EU antitrust concerns. The European Commission is reviewing...
17 May, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Google, X next targets as Europe stays tough on tech regulationThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) sets out a list of dos and don'ts for tech giants to make it easier for people to move between competing onli...
23 Apr, 2025, 04.18 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
Apple, Meta likely to face modest fines over DMA breaches, sources sayBoth companies have been in the European Commission's crosshairs since last year for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act which co...
11 Mar, 2025, 01.20 AM IST
EU denies picking on US tech giants, says US also tackling monopolisationThe EU reassured US lawmakers that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) isn’t targeting American tech giants but aims to ensure fair competition. ...
07 Mar, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Meta to offer less personalised ads in Europe to appease regulatorsOver the coming weeks, people in the EU who use the company's social media platforms for free with ads, will be able to choose to see ads b...
13 Nov, 2024, 09.14 AM 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
Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources sayThe EU competition watchdog also said Meta abused its dominance by unilaterally imposing unfair trading conditions on competing online clas...
25 Jul, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
Intel wins appeal against $1.2 billion EU antitrust fineThe European Commission penalised Intel in 2009 for trying to block rival Advanced Micro Devices by giving rebates to computer makers Dell,...
26 Jan, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
Google loses court challenge against EU antitrust rulingVestager sanctioned the world's most popular internet search engine in 2017 for favouring its own price-comparison shopping service to give...
10 Nov, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawedGoogle was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 20...
01 Oct, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawedGoogle was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 20...
30 Sep, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
EU puts investment pact with China on backburner ahead of May 8 India SummitAt the May 8 summit, India and EU will focus on building joint infrastructure projects in the transport, digital, and energy sectors. An In...
06 May, 2021, 08.41 AM IST
Tech groups' services could face bans if they breach rules: EU industry chiefThe rules will set out a list of do's and don'ts for gatekeepers - online companies with market power - forcing them to share data with riv...
15 Nov, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
Google faces third EU antitrust fine next week: SourceGoogle is accused of preventing third parties using its AdSense product from displaying search advertisements from Google's competitors.
15 Mar, 2019, 07.36 PM IST
- EU slams US criticism of MS ruling
An EU court ruling upholding antitrust sanctions against Microsoft drew a harsh response from the US Justice Department, which said it may ...
19 Sep, 2007, 05.24 PM IST
- EU turns the heat on Microsoft; may impose fresh fine
The EU’s battle against the world’s largest software company shifts up a gear this week as regulators prepare to fine Microsoft for floutin...
12 Jul, 2006, 02.07 AM IST