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By Elisa Apple must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in …
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By Zilber The European Union should ban a form of bitcoin mining that uses up an excessive amount of energy because it poses a threat to the continent’s climate goals, …
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By Wayt A key European privacy regulator has opened two probes into TikTok’s handling of user data, adding to the popular Chinese app’s regulatory woes on both sides of the …
Read MoreBy Steve The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems. …
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By Wayt Google is battling anti-monopoly regulators on both sides of the Atlantic – and the European Union is reportedly about to turn up the heat. Antitrust regulators in the …
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By Feuer Regulators in Europe and the United Kingdom on Friday announced they have launched formal competition investigations into Facebook in a two-front offensive on the social media giant’s use …
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By Elisa Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland’s data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the social network being forced to stop …
Read More By Jack Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing to restrictions on how it will use customers’ health-related data. The deal …
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By Manskar The European Commission has placed its first official order for a coronavirus vaccine with a deal to buy 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s experimental shot, officials said Friday. …
Read More By Nicholas Apple on Wednesday was handed a major victory by Europe’s second-highest court, which rejected a European Union order for the tech giant to pay $15 billion in back …
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By Elina LONDON — The European Union unveiled proposals Wednesday to regulate artificial intelligence that call for strict rules and safeguards on risky applications of the rapidly developing technology. The …
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By Mccarth BRUSSELS — Twitter will launch a new tool next week to make it easier for users to flag deliberate attempts to mislead voters taking part in key European …
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