Category: Privacy & Compliance

Big Tech tries to make developers and users pay for DMA costs

Big Tech tries to make developers and users pay for DMA costs

At midnight, gatekeepers should be in place for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It already turns out the legislation is not yet perfect, or at least not being implemented perfectly. Big Tech is cunningly trying to get out from under the rules. What goes wrong? The DMA already proofs it is not a s... Read more

date12 days ago
OpenAI fights off Musk allegations and reveals internal emails

OpenAI fights off Musk allegations and reveals internal emails

Last week, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, which he co-founded. Now that company is defending itself against Musk's allegation that it is unfairly pursuing a for-profit model. Indeed, old emails allegedly show that the tech tycoon himself wanted OpenAI to bring in more money to develop AI... Read more

date13 days ago
Dutch government works on strategy to keep ASML in the Netherlands

Dutch government works on strategy to keep ASML in the Netherlands

ASML's impending departure is a major concern for the outgoing Dutch administration. Consequently, the government wants to keep the chip machine manufacturer with all its might. At least that is what the secret plan 'Beethoven' reveals. Under the secret operation "Beethoven," the outgoing admin... Read more

date13 days ago
Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over severance pay

Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over severance pay

Former Twitter executives have taken Elon Musk and X to court. They claim to be entitled to $128 million (118 million euros) in unpaid severance pay. The lawsuit by the former Twitter executives is an aftermath of the chaotic takeover of -then- Twitter in 2022, writes The Wall Street Journal and... Read more

date14 days ago
Samsung forced to pay Dutch telco KPN $287 million in patent case

Samsung forced to pay Dutch telco KPN $287 million in patent case

A US jury has ruled in favour of KPN in a patent case against Samsung. The smartphone maker failed to pay $287 million (265 million euros) for the use of KPN patents, the lawsuit alleged. KPN has now reported on the favourable jury decision from a week and a half ago in its annual report. The fo... Read more

date14 days ago
Apple fined billions for disadvantaging music streamers

Apple fined billions for disadvantaging music streamers

Update 3:25 p.m. - Spotify's response. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), has fined Apple 1.8 billion euros. The company allegedly unfairly hindered other music streaming service providers on its platform. For example, they could not inform users about cheaper... Read more

date15 days ago
Google accused of abuse of power by 32 major media companies

Google accused of abuse of power by 32 major media companies

Dozens of European media companies claim Google has deprived them of 2.1 billion in ad revenue. The tech company is accused of abuse of power. The group of media companies comes from 13 different European countries. Axel Springer, publisher of Politico, is also part of this collective. "Without ... Read more

date19 days ago
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