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Tag: European Union

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager loses yet another tax grab case

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:11 am1 Comment

Dealing a major setback to yet another of attempt by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to interfere in tax deals between EU countries…

Future iPhones will offer a USB-C port, Apple executive confirms

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 9:09 am5 Comments

Future iPhones will offer a USB-C port, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Greg “Joz” Joswiak has confirmed…

Apple’s move to iPhones with USB-C likely to be short-lived

Monday, October 10, 2022 9:12 am22 Comments

Apple’s shift from the venerable Lightning to a USB-C charging port on the iPhone and other devices is likely to be short-lived…

EU votes to force Apple to use USB-C port on iPhones

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 9:37 am31 Comments

Members of the European Parliament voted 602-13 (8 abstaining) to force companies such as Apple to adopt USB-C ports in iPhone that…

EU court fines Google $4.13 billion for using Android to thwart rivals

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 9:19 am3 Comments

Europe’s second-highest court fined Alphabet subsidiary Google $4.13 billion for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals…

EU antitrust regulators to probe Apple, Google, Amazon, and others over 4K video codec licensing policy

Thursday, July 7, 2022 4:03 pmNo Comments

The European Commission said on Thursday that EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance…

EU lawmakers pass Digital Markets Act, but enforcement on ‘Big Tech’ may be problematic

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:34 amNo Comments

EU lawmakers have passed the Digital Markets Act, a collection of new rules for tech giants such as Apple, Alphabet subsidiary Google, Amazon…

Court rejects $1 billion EU antitrust fine against Qualcomm over Apple iPhone, iPad chip deal

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:11 am2 Comments

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators…

EU to mandate USB-C port for phones ‘by autumn 2024’

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 9:35 amTuesday, October 4, 202225 Comments

European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force all phones to be equipped with the USB-C port…

EU’s anti-Apple deal on mandating USB-C charging port likely June 7th

Friday, June 3, 2022 8:58 am14 Comments

EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on USB-C as a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, and headphones…

Apple testing iPhones that dump Lightning port for USB-C, Bloomberg News confirms

Friday, May 13, 2022 2:51 pm12 Comments

On Wednesday, Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that Apple is considering moving from the venerable Lightning port to USB-C with the iPhone 15…

Apple’s NFC battle to protect iPhone, Apple Watch user’s security

Monday, May 9, 2022 9:17 am5 Comments

Apple’s next antitrust battle is over contactless payments like Apple Pay. This is about access to the iPhone’s and Apple Watch’s NFC chip…

EU effort to regulate Apple, Big Tech delayed to spring 2023

Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:37 am1 Comment

The European Union (EU)’s flagship reform for tackling Big Tech platform power, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will come into force…

Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over Apple Pay

Monday, May 2, 2022 9:43 am4 Comments

The European Union (EU) hit Apple with a formal antitrust complaint on Monday, alleging the company’s Apple Pay has curbed competition…

EU looks to force Apple to open iPhone’s secure NFC to third-parties

Thursday, April 28, 2022 11:46 amThursday, April 28, 20228 Comments

Apple’s iPhone security may be damaged by the European Union as it looks to force Apple to open iPhone’s currently secure NFC to…

EU plan to mandate USB-C charger port for devices takes step closer

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:33 pmThursday, April 21, 20227 Comments

The European Union’s plan to mandate USB-C as a common charging port for smartphones, tablets, and headphones took a step closer…

Apple said to face extra EU antitrust charge in music streaming probe

Monday, April 11, 2022 8:51 am3 Comments

Apple faces an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks over Apple Music in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify…

Meta’s threat to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe seen as gift by German and French ministers

Monday, February 7, 2022 4:48 pm12 Comments

Meta Platforms’s threat to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe because of blocked talks over privacy rules is being met with enthusiasm…

EU looks to regulate ‘hate speech’ on social media

Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:37 pm10 Comments

The European Union will work towards regulating social media platforms by establishing liability for “hate speech.”

Apple exec says EU App Store regulation would open ‘Pandora’s box’

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 4:10 pm10 Comments

Apple software head Craig Federighi said in a speech on Wednesday that proposed EU App Store regulation that could force Apple to allow…

EU antitrust regulators poised to charge Apple over its NFC chip tech

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 9:29 am8 Comments

EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Apple with anti-competitive practices related to its NFC chip technology, people familiar with the…

Google, fighting record $5.1 billion EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple

Monday, September 27, 2021 11:11 am7 Comments

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

Thursday, September 23, 2021 8:57 am15 Comments

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…

EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition

Friday, July 2, 2021 2:02 pmFriday, July 2, 202134 Comments

The European Union competition cheif Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off…

Apple CEO Cook: Side-loading apps would ‘destroy the security’ of the iPhone

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 2:44 pm17 Comments

During the 30-minute “fireside chat,” Cook said that side-loading apps would “destroy the security” of the iPhone and discussed…

EU antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:10 am5 Comments

EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that the market dominance of Apple’s Siri, and knockoffs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant…

Amazon wins $303 million court fight in another blow to EU tax grab crusade

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:06 am3 Comments

Amazon won its fight against an European Union order to pay some 250 million euros ($303 million) in so-called back taxes to Luxembourg…

Qualcomm accuses EU of pro-Apple ‘bias’ in $1.2 billion court fight

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:22 am12 Comments

Qualcomm accused European Union investigators of being “biased” towards Apple when they ordered a 997 million-euro (US$1.2 billion) antitrust…

Apple hit with landmark EU antitrust charges over App Store practices

Friday, April 30, 2021 11:23 amFriday, April 30, 202134 Comments

In a landmark move by European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, Apple has been charged with abusing its dominant position in the music…

Apple advertising tool faces probe in France

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 9:41 am1 Comment

Apple is facing an initial investigation from France’s CNIL that Apple’s personalized advertising tool violates European Union privacy rules…

EU antitrust regulators said ready with Apple charges on Spotify complaint

Thursday, March 4, 2021 12:37 pmThursday, March 4, 20212 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:35 am5 Comments

“Fortnite” game developer Epic Games said on Wed. that it had filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the EU’s European Commission…

France pushes to widen EU regulations on ‘Big Tech’

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 11:01 amTuesday, February 16, 20212 Comments

France is pushing for the EU in upcoming regulations on “Big Tech” to be changed so that member states could wield more power to punish…

EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally with privacy consent tool

Monday, February 8, 2021 5:04 pm1 Comment

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

Monday, February 1, 2021 9:12 am25 Comments

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

Friday, January 22, 2021 1:01 pmFriday, January 22, 202116 Comments

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…

Fears of new trade war as U.S. slams India, Italy, Turkey on ‘unreasonable’ digital taxes

Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:40 pm3 Comments

Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against U.S. companies and are inconsistent with international tax …

EU announces sweeping new rules on Big Tech companies

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 5:31 pm7 Comments

“Big Tech” could soon face stiff fines and stricter controls over their behavior as part of sweeping new European Union rules. The remedies…

Apple sued in EU for $217 million over ‘iPhone throttling’

Thursday, December 3, 2020 11:09 am8 Comments

Apple is facing lawsuits in several EU countries seeking about 180 million euros ($217 million) over throttling older iPhones with batteries…

EU digital chief invites Big Tech to talks about how to curb their powers

Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:03 pm5 Comments

The European Union’s digital chief has invited companies including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss…

European activist files complaints against Apple’s ‘Identifier for Advertisers’

Monday, November 16, 2020 10:04 amNo Comments

Noyb filed complaints on Monday with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA)…

Apple, other U.S. tech giants face curbs on app stores, data sharing under draft EU rules

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:06 amWednesday, September 30, 202014 Comments

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…

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