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Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com given notice of EU concerns over Ceconomy takeoverThe European Commission opened a full-scale investigation into the deal in May under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation that targets unfair...
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
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...
US advocacy groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions, citing free speechTwo US groups sued the Trump administration over sanctions against the International Criminal Court. These sanctions reportedly halted advo...
UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in 'targeted attack'Former politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack at her home. A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and ter...
Google probed by Swiss regulator over Android default search featureThe "Choice Screen" feature allows users to choose their default search engines during the initial set up of their new Android device. CO...
Global Markets: Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein finally wins approval for Hong Kong IPOFast-fashion titan Shein has gained approval for its Hong Kong IPO after previous attempts were blocked. Although the company has faced str...
EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram's 'addictive design'The European Union has warned Meta to alter Facebook and Instagram's addictive design features. Brussels accuses the tech giant of failing ...
EU tells France to amend social media ban lawThe EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current...
WhatsApp turns admin, puts fee on business chats powered by AI modelsBeginning October 1, AI conversations on WhatsApp powered by third-party models could cost businesses nearly twice as much as those handled...
‘Microsoft powered genocide for 994 days’: Employee quits in dramatic resignation email, sends 'unhappy email' to thousands of company's employees. Here's what he wroteA Microsoft employee in Italy has resigned, alleging the tech giant fuels Israel's military actions in Gaza. His farewell email claims Micr...
EU unveils new steel import quotas to protect its industry from overcapacity, reserves half for FTA partnersThe European Commission has implemented new quotas to curb duty-free steel imports, aiming to bolster the EU's steel sector and boost capac...
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
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...
EU targets Amazon, Microsoft cloud units for Big Tech 'gatekeeper' rulesEU antitrust regulators are eyeing Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services, AWS and Azure, as potential 'gatekeepers' under new tech rules. T...
Amazon, Microsoft cloud computing services should fall under EU tech rules: regulatorsEU antitrust regulators have preliminarily identified Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Ac...
EU moves to strengthen Europol against rising digital, cross-border crimeEuropol warned last year that organised crime gangs were turning to AI-powered scams to target victims. Tackling smuggling gangs that ill...
Are the EU and China heading for a trade war?Europe's trade gap with China is widening. This is leading to protective measures on items like electric vehicles and e-commerce. Leaders a...
UK imposes new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet after Indian captain arrestAjay Pant, 38, was arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) during a joint operation with British armed forces to intercept a Russian sh...
Italy's antitrust regulator probes Apple over cloud services under Digital Market rulesUnder the rules, Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud services can inter-operate effectively and free of charge...