Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout, EU saysEurope's major telecoms operators have for years urged EU regulators to get Big Tech to bear some of the rollout costs because they make up...
31 Jul, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator saysThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive practices in open display ad tech through th...
06 Sep, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
French AI startup Mistral AI raises 385 million eurosAmong European AI firms, only Germany's Aleph Alpha has brought in as much funding, raising nearly 500 million euros in early November.
11 Dec, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Not clear Big Tech need pay for 5G, broadband rollout, Belgian regulator saysEurope's telecoms operators have tried to push for major companies, such as Google and Microsoft, to help bear the cost of fifth generation...
13 Nov, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
EU push for Big Tech to fund 5G rollout shelved to 2025There had been expectations that EU industry chief Thierry Breton would propose legislation after seeking feedback from both sides this yea...
11 Oct, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
Southeast Asia eyes hands-off AI rules, defying EU ambitionsSoutheast Asian countries are taking a more business-friendly approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) compared to the European ...
11 Oct, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech: reportAt a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Luxembourg on Thursday, telecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected the prop...
03 Jun, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big TechTelecoms ministers from 18 countries either rejected or criticised the proposed network fee levy on tech firms at a meeting with EU industr...
03 Jun, 2023, 08.35 AM IST
EU eyes Big Tech as it seeks feedback on who should pay network costsThe move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other o...
23 Feb, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
ETtech Explainer | How CCI’s Android ruling could affect GoogleAt the heart of the Android issue is an agreement that Google signs with smartphone makers such as Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo.
13 Jan, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
Google faces claim from UK publishers over online advertisingThe class action claim was filed at the Competition Appeal tribunal on behalf of 130,000 businesses publishing around 1.75 million website ...
30 Nov, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
EU regulators group against big tech paying for telecom infrastructureThe findings by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) come as the European Commission is debating whether i...
12 Oct, 2022, 10.24 AM IST
EU investigates Google's conduct in digital adtech sectorThe European Commission said Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Google violated the bloc's competition rules by...
22 Jun, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow to Facebook, Big TechThe EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling could encourage national agencies to act against U.S. tech companies such as Google, Twitter and Appl...
15 Jun, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
Google to contribute $29 million to new EU fund to fight fake newsThe Covid-19 pandemic and the U.S. election last year spurred a massive spike in misinformation, with some blaming social media for not bei...
31 Mar, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
ETtech Weekend Briefing: News wars split Big TechWe delve deep into the ongoing controversy, which has been in the making ever since media companies started to lose control of how their pu...
13 Feb, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
ET Explains: Making internet majors pay for news content they make money fromAustralia has issued a draft on this critical process. ET explains
02 Aug, 2020, 11.43 PM IST