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EU antitrust regulators poised to charge Apple over its NFC chip tech
EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Apple with anti-competitive practices related to its NFC chip technology, people familiar with the…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with EU competition chief Vestager in New York City
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in New York City on Friday for a meeting with Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition…
Google, fighting record $5.1 billion EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple
Google on Monday launched a bid to get Europe to annul a record $5.1 billion fine and blasted EUn antitrust regulators for “ignoring” Apple …
EU wants to force all smartphone, tablet, and headphone makers to use USB-C charging port
In a move impacting Apple more than its rivals, the EU aims to have a common USB-C charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones…
Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion Arm acquisition could hinge on Europe
Nvidia Corp may not be able to meet a March 2022 deadline for closing its $40 billion acquisition of British chip technology firm Arm Ltd…
EU antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant
EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that the market dominance of Apple’s Siri, and knockoffs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant…
European consumer group joins EU antitrust case against Apple
On Wednesday, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) lobby group on Wednesday backed the European Union’s antitrust case against Apple …
Amazon wins $303 million court fight in another blow to EU tax grab crusade
Amazon won its fight against an European Union order to pay some 250 million euros ($303 million) in so-called back taxes to Luxembourg…
EU antitrust regulators said ready with Apple charges on Spotify complaint
EU antitrust regulators are finalizing a charge sheet against Apple triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify …
‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games takes its Apple battle to the EU
“Fortnite” game developer Epic Games said on Wed. that it had filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the EU’s European Commission…
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm protest Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm Ltd.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies protesting Nvidia $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd. and asking antitrust officials to…
Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion Arm acquisition
Qualcomm has informed regulators around the world that the company is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm …
EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally with privacy consent tool
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform as the company institutes…
In bid to overturn $15.7 billion Apple tax verdict, EU claims court made errors
EU antitrust bureaucrats have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their 13 billion euro ($15.7B) Apple tax grab in Ireland…
EU lawmakers want Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Big Tech hearing
EU lawmakers have invited the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to a Big Tech hearing in Brussels on February 1st as they look to…
EU announces sweeping new rules on Big Tech companies
“Big Tech” could soon face stiff fines and stricter controls over their behavior as part of sweeping new European Union rules. The remedies…
Apple, other U.S. tech giants face curbs on app stores, data sharing under draft EU rules
Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Amazon, and other U.S. tech giants could be banned from favoring their apps and services under draft EU rules…
Apple: ‘We have always abided by the law in Ireland,’ as EU appeals tax grab loss
On Friday, Apple said it has always complied with Irish tax laws and that the issue which led to an EU tax order of 13 billion euros…
EU weighs legislation that could force Apple open iPhone NFC chip to third-parties
The European Union is weighing legislation that could force Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to competitors. The potential rules would grant…
Apple court triumph forces tough choice for Vestager’s EU tax crusade
Apple’s July court triumph over a massive European Union tax grab is forcing antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to make a tough choice…
EU considers forcing Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to third parties
The European Union is considering new rules that would likely require Apple to give third parties access to the NFC chip inside iPhones…
Developers of Telegram app file EU antitrust complaint against Apple
Apple is facing another antitrust complaint in Europe, this time from the developers of encrypted messenger app Telegram …
EU regulators to probe Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other voice assistants
EU regulators are probing if there are competition problems in the market for voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other…
Apple wins fight over $14.9 billion tax grab in blow to EU
Apple won its court fight over a record $14.9 billion Irish tax grab in a crushing blow to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager…
Ruling in EU’s Apple tax grab case due on July 15th
The European Union’s second highest court will next week rule in an appeal by Apple and Ireland against an EU ruling for the U.S. company to pay a tax of…
Apple senior exec on antitrust: We don’t have a dominant position in any market and face strong competition in every category
Apple, the target of EU antitrust investigations into key segments of its business, on Tuesday rejected accusations of market dominance, saying…
Apple’s App Store, Apple Pay targeted by EU antitrust regulators
On Tuesday, Apple found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay.The European Commission said…
Apple limits streaming quality of Apple TV+ in Europe
European officials have instructed streaming services like Apple TV+ to reduce the bandwidth in use by their services. Limiting streaming video quality …
Netflix asked to slow streaming so Internet doesn’t buckle
Netflix has been asked to slow streaming speeds in order to reduce network bandwidth now that millions of people have committed to staying home…
EU shuts external borders for 30 days over coronavirus pandemic
Leaders of European Union countries have agreed to shut the EU’s external borders to most people from other countries for 30 days in a new effort to…
EU lawmakers, eyeing Apple, overwhelmingly call for standard device charger
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly called on Thursday for rules to establish a standard charger for all mobile device makers across Europe…
Apple reduces massive bill for back taxes the EU claims it must pay Ireland
According to regulatory filings, Apple reduced a massive back tax bill it must pay Ireland after other governments claimed a slice of the payment last year…
It’s a bad idea for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port
Apple disagrees with the European Union’s idea. It’d be a lose-lose-lose situation for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port …
Apple pushes back against EU call for common phone charger
Apple on Thursday again pushed back against European Union lawmakers’ call for a common phone charger standard, warning the move could hamper innovation…
Apple, BMW, and other companies call on EU to take action on patent trolls
Apple, Microsoft and BMW, together with a wide group of other technology companies and carmakers, called on the EU to take action against patent trolls…
France to force Apple, Netflix, Disney, others to spend 25% of local revenue on content
France is finalizing a bill to force video-on-demand services from Apple, Netflix, Disney, Amazon and others to invest at least 25% of their revenue…
EU wants to force all smartphone makers to use the same charging port
Members of the European Parliament want binding measures for chargers to fit all mobile phones and other portable devices…
EU’s Vestager says she’s received many concerns regarding Apple Pay
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told a news briefing at Web Summit that she has received many expressions…
Apple TV+ may struggle to meet European quotas for locally-produced content at launch
Apple may initially struggle to meet local programming and investment obligations in Europe that include the requirement…
Starbucks wins, Fiat loses, Apple kept guessing in EU tax grab rulings
Starbucks Corp. won a court fight and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit lost one over European Union tax orders in decisions…
Apple may get clues about its chances of winning tax case of the century
Apple has been arguing its case at the European Union’s General Court to topple a record 13 billion-euro ($14.3 billion) EU tax order…
