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EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition
The European Union competition cheif Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off…
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 …
Apple’s legal battles set to heat up in the European Union
The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued a reminder that the tech giant’s legal battles across the…
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…
Apple hit with landmark EU antitrust charges over App Store practices
In a landmark move by European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, Apple has been charged with abusing its dominant position in the music…
EU accuses Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market
Siding with Spotify in a case that could lead to a large fine and changes in Apple’s App Store business practices, EU regulators accused …
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 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…
EU digital chief invites Big Tech to talks about how to curb their powers
The European Union’s digital chief has invited companies including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple and Ireland blast European Commission’s ‘fairy story’ behind $14 billion EU tax grab
Apple accused the European Commission of misunderstanding its business on day two of the iPhone maker’s appeal against a $14 billion tax order…
Apple slams EU as epic court battle over $14 billion tax clawback commences
Lawyers for the world’s biggest company faced EU officials in the Luxembourg court, challenging a decision that CEO Tim Cook slammed at the time as “total political crap” with no basis in law…
Apple says $14 billion EU tax clawback ‘defies reality and common sense’
Apple is appealing to Europe’s second highest court to overturn the European Commission’s 2016 ruling that it pay the record sum of over 13 billion euros to Ireland…
Apple takes fight against $14.4 billion EU tax grab to court
Apple is expected to send a six-man delegation headed by Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri to the two-day court hearing…
Apple to fight EU’s $14 billion tax grab in European court next month
Since 2016, both Apple and Ireland have been denying the merit of the European Union’s tax clawback…
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…
EU’s Margrethe Vestager says Europe must lead the way with a digital taxes
There is still disagreement among EU members over how to implement a so-called ‘GAFA tax’ – named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global internet giants pay…
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may investigate Apple Pay if there are formal complaints
Apple’s mobile payment service Apple Pay, launched in October 2014, is available in 10 EU countries…
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….
EU clears Apple’s purchase of Shazam
The European Union approved Apple’s planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday…
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 $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 antitrust chief says investigation of Google’s Android, AdSense is advancing
Investigations into how Google may be using its Android smartphone operating system…
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…
