Qualcomm said in a statement it will appeal and “expose the meritless nature of this decision.”
Tag: European Union
Qualcomm set to face second EU antitrust fine soon
Qualcomm could be hit with a second EU antitrust fine as soon as Thursday for blocking a rival…
Ireland invests disputed Apple taxes in low-risk bonds
Ireland’s debt agency has invested disputed taxes collected from Apple in low risk, highly rated euro-dominated fixed income securities…
President Trump suggests European Union out of line in suing U.S. tech firms
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the European Union was out of line in suing U.S. technology companies…
Apple to extend iPhone NFC capabilities for EU Brexit app by end of 2019
Apple will expand the iPhone’s NFC chip reading capabilities before the end of 2019…
Europe fines Google $1.7 billion for freezing out online advertising rivals
Europe’s antitrust regulators slapped Google with a big fine Wednesday for the third time…
Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Apple, others for failing to fully comply with GDPR
Apple and Amazon are among eight tech firms named in a complaint filed in Austria by non-profit organization noyb…
Google to charge Android phone peddlers for its Android apps in Europe
After receiving a record-breaking €4.34 billion fine in the EU for violating anti-trust laws…
Second term unlikely for EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, a former leader of a political party…
Apple acquires Shazam, offering more ways to discover and enjoy music; Shazam app will soon become ad-free for all users
Apple today announced it has completed its acquisition of Shazam…
Apple pays €14.3 billion Irish tax bill amid ongoing appeal over EU tax grab
Ireland has collected €14.3bn in disputed back taxes and interest from Apple….
Apple, other tech firms to testify before U.S. Senate on data privacy September 26th
The White House said in July it was working to develop consumer data privacy policies and officials had been meeting major firms…
EU clears Apple’s purchase of Shazam
The European Union approved Apple’s planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday…
Germany still aims for ‘fair taxation’ of Apple, other tech companies
The German finance ministry denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
New production quota law will force Apple, Netflix, Amazon to produce at least 30% of content in the European Union
Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union…
Apple to gain unconditional EU approval for acquisition of Shazam
Apple is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of Shazam…
Trump administration working on federal data privacy policy
The Trump administration is crafting a proposal to protect Web users’ privacy…
President Trump promises action against the EU over record Google antitrust fine
President Trump has sharply criticised the European Union over the record €4.3 billion ($5.1bn) anti-trust fine…
Like Google, Apple also deserves an EU fine for anticompetitive practices or something
The European Commission had solid antitrust reasons for fining Google 4.3 billion euros…
EU regulators charge Qualcomm with additional violation in pricing case
EU antitrust regulators on Thursday charged Qualcomm with a new violation in a case…
EU hits Google with record €4.34 billion fine for abusing market dominance
Google has been hit with a record €4.34bn (£3.8bn) fine by the European Union for abusing…
Moment of truth for Google as record EU antitrust fine looms
Google is set to face a record-busting EU antitrust fine this week over its Android mobile operating system…
EU Google decision delayed to next week, source says, as President Trump visits Brussels
EU antitrust regulators have postponed to next week a finding against Google’s Android mobile operating system…
Chinese iPhone knockoff peddler Xiaomi’s big IPO flops on its first day of trading
Xiaomi Corp. fell as much as 6% on its debut, as an escalating trade war and uncertainty about its valuation…
How Apple easily circumvented EU Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager’s tax grab
In August 2016, European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told Ireland to claw back 13 billion euros…
Apple declines invite to EU hearing, cites appeal against EU tax clawback
iPhone maker Apple has turned down an invitation to an EU lawmakers’ hearing…
Apple now lets users download all the data associated with their accounts
Apple has launched a new Data & Privacy website that includes an option for Apple users to download all the data…
Apple $1.8 billion tax arrears payment eases EU pressure on Ireland
European authorities indicated they are open to dropping a case against Ireland…
Apple to fight EU Irish tax clawback without U.S. support role
The U.S. lost a bid to help Apple Inc.’s court fight against the European Union’s order to pay Ireland…
Ireland, Apple appeal over EU tax clawback gets timeframe
An appeal by Apple and Ireland against a European Union ruling for the U.S. firm to pay 13 billion euros ($16 billion) in disputed taxes…
EU hits pause on Apple’s deal to buy Shazam
European regulators will launch an in-depth investigation of Apple’s planned $400m purchase of Shazam…
EU antitrust chief says investigation of Google’s Android, AdSense is advancing
Investigations into how Google may be using its Android smartphone operating system…
EU antitrust regulators to decide on Apple’s purchase of Shazam by April 23
EU antitrust authorities will decide by April 23 whether to clear iPhone maker Apple’s acquisition…
Facebook asks users: Should we allow men to ask children for sexual images?
Facebook whether pedophiles requesting sexual pictures from children should be allowed on its website…
Apple’s Irish tax billions said guarded by Bank of New York
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. won a contract to be custodian for as much as 13 billion euros…
EU says Ireland’s Apple complaint will only be dropped if it takes the full $16 billion in tax clawbacks
The European Commission will withdraw its complaint against Ireland for not recovering 13 billion euros…
European Union seeks power to seize overseas personal data from customers of Apple, Microsoft, other tech firms
The European Union is preparing legislation to force companies to turn over customers’ personal data…
Ireland expects final disputed Apple bill remaining around $16 billion
Ireland expects the final disputed tax bill that the European Commission ordered…
Study: Facebook is for old people
Facebook lost 2.8 million users under the age of 25 last year…
Twitter sort of denies allegations of employees reading direct messages
On Monday, conservative activist and filmmaker James O’Keefe published undercover footage of Twitter engineers…
Mark Zuckerberg is fighting to save Facebook; announces major change to News Feed
On Thursday, Facebook announced a major change to News Feed, its central feature…
Facebook developing ‘Portal’ gadget which will let it put microphones and cameras in people’s homes
The oppressive rulers of Oceania used devices called telescreens to closely monitor and repress citizens…