EU to unveil plan to wean itself off US, Asia techThe EU will set out on Wednesday how the 27-country bloc hopes to slash its dependence on American and Asian technology, and favour Europea...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
EU cloud rules to curb Amazon, Google access to strategic tenders, draft document showsEurope is set to propose strict rules for cloud computing services in government contracts. These new criteria could prevent major US tech ...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.02 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
TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top courtTikTok is fighting its EU 'gatekeeper' status in court. The company argues it does not meet the strict criteria set by the Digital Markets ...
12 May, 2026, 03.21 PM 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
EU denies bowing to tech lobby on data centre green impactThe European Commission denies allegations of copying industry lobbyists' proposals for data centre environmental impact rules. A probe sug...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Tech layoffs: India once again in the crosshairs, with 1 in 3 laid off by Oracle based hereThousands of Oracle employees in India faced immediate job termination via email. This action is part of a global workforce reduction affec...
02 Apr, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
EU digital rules should apply to Big Tech's smart TVs, broadcasters tell antitrust chiefThe call by the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) whose members include Canal+, RTL, Medias...
23 Mar, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Win for Amazon as Luxembourg court scraps record $854 million privacy fineThe Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) penalised Amazon in 2021 over its online behavioural advertising practices,...
14 Mar, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
EU court dismisses Amazon's request to scrap EU tech labelThe European Union's General Court on Wednesday dismissed a request by Amazon to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter re...
19 Nov, 2025, 05.32 PM IST
EU closes investigations into Amazon, Starbucks and Fiat tax rulingsIn 2015 and 2017, the Commission found that Luxembourg granted selective tax advantages to Fiat and Amazon, and the Netherlands to Starbuck...
28 Nov, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules' ad clauseUnder the Digital Services Act (DSA) which kicked in last year, Amazon was designated as a very large online platform subject to tough rule...
28 Mar, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
EU court adviser sides with Google, Amazon in Italian rule spatGoogle, Amazon and Airbnb subsequently challenged the rule in an Italian court, saying it was contrary to EU legislation which says online ...
11 Jan, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Amazon lodges legal challenge to new EU rules on platformsThe European Commission in April presented a list of 19 online companies it said met the criteria for that designation. Amazon was on it, a...
13 Jul, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
EU draft rules propose tougher cybersecurity labelling rules for Amazon, Google, MicrosoftU.S. tech giants and others involved in the joint venture can only have a minority stake, and employees that have access to EU data would h...
10 May, 2023, 07.51 AM IST
Amazon may have to tweak proposals for ending business practices probes, EU's Vestager saysA group of 11 non-governmental bodies and pan-European consumers' organisation BEUC have criticised Amazon's offer, urging the European Com...
17 Sep, 2022, 09.37 AM IST
Amazon wins $303 million tax case in European UnionEurope's second-top court has annulled an EU order to Amazon to pay about €250 million in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of an EU crackdown...
12 May, 2021, 03.21 PM IST