EU may let startups claim innovation benefits in M&A if Big Tech not involvedNew European Union merger rules are coming. Startups with innovative deals will get faster approval. This change aims to help companies gro...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Big Tech's acquihire deals face regulatory scrutiny, outgoing EU antitrust official saysEuropean Union is considering stricter rules for Big Tech companies. Regulators are concerned about 'acquihires', where tech giants hire ta...
01 Aug, 2025, 12.27 PM IST
Nvidia takes EU antitrust regulators to court for probing AI startup Run ai bidWhile the case does not have any impact on the Run:ai deal which was eventually approved by the EU competition watchdog in December last ye...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
No merger scrutiny of Microsoft's hiring of Inflection staff, EU saysMicrosoft's hiring of staff from AI startup Inflection, including its co-founders, will not be scrutinised under EU merger rules. The Europ...
19 Sep, 2024, 08.54 AM IST
Big Tech, calls for looser rules await new EU antitrust chiefNominated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the high-profile antitrust post on Tuesday, Ribera has been Spain's min...
17 Sep, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
AI deals between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, in EU crosshairsEuropean Commission assesses tech partnerships for merger control compliance, focusing on potential market concentration effects. Regulator...
29 Jun, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager may act if Microsoft's poaching of Inflection staff signals wider trendMicrosoft last month hired co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan and most of Inflection's 70-strong team for a newly created unit...
04 Apr, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
EU regulators mull easing merger rules for telcos and Big Tech to help pay network costs"The fragmentation of the EU market for electronic communications networks and services along national borders could impact the ability of ...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.52 PM IST
Digital ecosystems to be included in Big Tech antitrust, merger probes, EU regulators sayVestager made the comment as she announced an update to nearly three-decade old rules known as the Market Definition Notice that determine ...
08 Feb, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
Microsoft's OpenAI investment risks EU merger probe, EU regulators sayMicrosoft's financial backing for ChatGPT maker OpenAI may be subject to EU merger rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Tuesday, undersco...
09 Jan, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
EU examines Microsoft investment in OpenAIThe European Union's competition regulator said Tuesday it was looking into Microsoft's investment into ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if ...
09 Jan, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
EU countries back draft media rules but publishers want easier merger provisionsThe European Commission produced the Media Freedom Act (MFA) last year to prevent political interference in media outlets and spying on jou...
22 Jun, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Internet data growth has not pushed up telcos' network costs: Dutch governmentInstead of a one-size-fits-all approach such as a network fee levied on video streaming companies, it would be better to have a toolbox wit...
01 Jun, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: EU’s $1.3 billion fine on Meta is one of many penalties on Big Tech globallyBig Tech companies worldwide have come under the lens of antitrust regulators, policymakers and enforcement agencies amid concerns about pr...
23 May, 2023, 12.51 PM IST
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giantsEuropean Union authorities have been at the forefront of global efforts to bring the tech giants to heel but they've been criticized for le...
19 Nov, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Fox-Sky deal said to stay with EU After UK skips deadlineUK govt asked telecom regulators earlier this month to examine media concerns, leaving a final decision on whether to block the deal with U...
25 Mar, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
- India's merger control regime
Whilst the current economic climate means that M&A activity has inevitably taken a back seat, the new competition rules signal significant ...
04 May, 2009, 02.01 AM IST