European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
11 Jul, 2024, 04.45 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
Microsoft-OpenAI's $13-billion deal set to dodge formal EU merger probeEU regulators had said in January that the deal may be subject to merger rules in the region. Microsoft, which has a non-voting position on...
18 Apr, 2024, 01.03 AM IST
South Africa to investigate Microsoft over cloud computing licensing practicesThe South African case against Microsoft is likely to mirror the European Union antitrust case, according to the source. Microsoft is not a...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
Apple's iMessage, Microsoft's Bing escape EU rulesFrom next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under a ...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Microsoft in talks to end trade body's cloud computing complaintCISPE, whose members include Amazon and 26 small EU cloud providers, filed a complaint with the European Commission in late 2022 alleging t...
07 Feb, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iMessage, EU asksThe European Commission in September opened investigations to assess whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising as well as Ap...
09 Oct, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iMessage, EU asksThe European Commission in September opened investigations to assess whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising as well as Ap...
09 Oct, 2023, 07.54 PM IST
European Commission preparing formal complaint against Microsoft Teams video appThe EU's investigation was initiated following a complaint from Salesforce's messaging platform Slack. In addition to this, Microsoft is fa...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
EU antitrust regulators to investigate Microsoft over Teams, Office tyingThe move by the European Commission followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020 and after the US tech gi...
27 Jul, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Microsoft offers to charge for Teams to address EU antitrust concernsMicrosoft has been seeking to address the EU competition enforcer's concerns since last year after Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app...
04 May, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Microsoft must do more to resolve antitrust issues, say European rivalsResolving the complaints with the companies could help Microsoft stave off a possible EU antitrust investigation that could lead to a fine ...
24 Mar, 2023, 07.46 AM IST
No Microsoft remedies in first EU antitrust review of Activision deal - sourceThe U.S. software company is betting on the acquisition to help it compete better with leaders Tencent and Sony, with the latter being a cr...
01 Nov, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Microsoft's cloud business targeted by EU antitrust regulatorsThe company found itself on the EU competition enforcer's radar again after German software provider NextCloud, France's OVHcloud and two o...
02 Apr, 2022, 09.50 AM IST
EU questions Microsoft rivals over teams integration in officeIn a questionnaire sent to rivals and seen by Reuters, the European Commission is focusing on the period 2016 to 2021. Microsoft introduced...
09 Oct, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
- EU drops Microsoft browser charges
The European Union said Wednesday it is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a...
16 Dec, 2009, 07.34 PM IST