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 wants to break up with US techWary of being vulnerable to the whims of foreign governments, the European Union is preparing far-reaching new moves to ditch American digi...
30 May, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators sayThe European Union is expanding its Digital Markets Act to cover cloud and artificial intelligence services. This move aims to ensure faire...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Giant leap, or a stretch? Musk’s Terafab plan bets big on space energy for AI, but execution risks cloud its promiseElon Musk plans Terafab to meet AI's massive energy needs. This venture involves building chips and generating power in space. Other compan...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.13 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
All you need to know about the EU's landmark digital content lawThe EU's milestone legislation known as the Digital Services Act demands that digital companies crack down on illegal and problematic conte...
16 Feb, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
US lawmakers warn Joe Biden to probe EU targeting of tech firmsIn the letter, 21 members of the US House of Representatives warned the new rules, under which five major US tech companies were designated...
19 Dec, 2023, 08.47 AM IST
Apple to file challenge over Digital Markets Act in EU CourtApple's appeal is still in draft form and could change before the Nov. 16 deadline to file challenges at the EU's General Court, according ...
10 Nov, 2023, 08.33 PM IST
Amazon wins court backing for now against EU tech rules' ad clauseThe US online retailer took its grievance to Europe's second highest court, the Luxembourg-based General Court, in July after EU antitrust ...
28 Sep, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Italy wrestles with antitrust loophole that could save Amazon a packetThe European Commission is closely following the matter, which has potential implications for a record €1.1-billion ($1.2 billion) fine in ...
11 May, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
Amazon agrees to change some business practices in EU settlementAmazon has agreed to a settlement with European Union regulators that will force the company to make significant changes to its business pr...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
European Union may fall behind Digital Decade goals, report warnsLast year the European Commission presented a 2030 vision that aims to transform the region with 80% of the population acquiring basic digi...
16 Jun, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
EU agrees on internet rulebook for Google, Facebook, other tech giantsThe new rules ban targeted advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race and political opinions. ...
23 Apr, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
Users should be allowed to sue US tech giants under EU rules, civil groups sayThe call by the coalition of 31 groups and academics comes as EU lawmakers and EU countries thrashed out the final points of the Digital Ma...
22 Feb, 2022, 01.39 PM IST
EU countries agree on common stance on new rules for US tech giantsFrustrated by the slow pace of antitrust investigations, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has proposed two sets of rules known as th...
25 Nov, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
EU lawmaker backs ‘country of origin’ principle to regulate Big TechThe principle means Ireland is responsible for regulating Apple, Google and Facebook because they have their European headquarters there wh...
06 Oct, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Market power of Siri, Alexa, Google a concern, EU regulators saySimilar inquiries in the past into sectors such as e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, financial services and energy have led to cases against com...
09 Jun, 2021, 07.24 PM IST