EU
Google’s Fitbit deal hits a European Union roadblock
Google’s bid to take on Apple and Samsung in the wearable technology market by buying Fitbit has hit a hurdle as European Union regulators launched an investigation into the ...
Amazon preps for its launch in Sweden
Amazon.com Inc has started preparations to launch its e-commerce business in Sweden, marking its first measure to set up a local presence in a Nordic country.
EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyberattacks
The EU has imposed travel and financial sanctions on a section of Russia’s military intelligence service and on business entities from North Korea and China over their involv...
Organisers of the Facebook ad boycott ask EU businesses to join campaign
Organisers of a Facebook advertising boycott stated on Thursday the effort would”not go away” until their concerns were addressed and they would request advertisers in ...
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests
Facebook is suing European Union antitrust regulators for requesting information beyond what’s necessary, including highly personal details, because of their ongoing investig...
Microsoft may face EU antitrust probe after Slack complaint
Microsoft may find itself in European Union regulators’ cross-hairs after US workspace messaging app Slack complained about Microsoft embedding its workplace chat and video a...
China may retaliate against Huawei’s competitors
China is considering retaliating against manufacturers Nokia and Ericsson if the EU follows the US and UK in banning Huawei from their 5G networks, the WSJ has reported.
YouTube not liable for user copyright breaches
YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users illegally upload copyrighted works onto their platforms, but rightholders can ask for injunctions against the companies...
EU regulators to probe Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants
EU competition regulators are seeking info from 400 companies to establish if there are problems in the market for voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and other internet-connec...
Top EU court ditches transatlantic data transfer deal
Europe’s highest court has ruled that a transatlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about US surveillance in a decision that could disrupt thousands of co...
Blow for EU as Apple wins fight against $15 billion tax order
Apple has scored a major win as Europe’s second-highest court rejected an EU order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros (approximately $15 billion) in Irish back taxes, dealing ...
European Union regulators seek feedback on Google’s Fitbit data pledge
European Union antitrust enforcers are asking interested parties whether Google’s pledge not to use fitness tracker maker Fitbit’s health data for its advertising, and...
Crunch time for Apple in its fight against $15 billion EU tax order
Apple’s clash with EU regulators comes to a head today as Europe’s second-highest court rules on whether the company has to pay approximately $15 billion in Irish back ...
Google hit with 600,000 euro Belgian privacy fine
Google has received a fine from Belgium’s data protection authority of 600,000 euros for not complying with European rules on a person’s “right to be forgotten...