Tag: Competition

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EU’s Vestager targets Metaverse and ChatGPT for special attention

EU’s Vestager targets Metaverse and ChatGPT for special attention

Competition Commissioner Vestager says that the new virtual world environments deserve scrutiny. Last week an international group of competition regulation enforcers, academics and legislators met in Brussels to discuss the new challenges facing the "competition policy community". The conference... Read more

date3 months ago
EU moves closer to antitrust action over Google’s ad technology

EU moves closer to antitrust action over Google’s ad technology

The EC competition authority is once more soliciting preparatory input from Google's rivals. The European Commission is inching closer to what could be a massive fine for Google over its advertising technology, according to POLITICO. The report says that Google may soon receive a "statement o... Read more

date3 months ago
Google may present ChatGPT competitor as early as this week

Google may present ChatGPT competitor as early as this week

Google is going to open the attack on OpenAI's ChatGPT and link its own LaMDA AI model to Search. This model should also eventually be tied to tools such as Google Docs and Gmail, CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed during a recent earnings call from parent company Alphabet. The attack may come as early as... Read more

date4 months ago
‘Vestager pushes urgent aid package to save EU business’

‘Vestager pushes urgent aid package to save EU business’

Commissioner Margrethe Vestager calls for a plan to counter competition from US subsidies. The European Commission's Executive Vice President has proposed a new state aid framework to counter "urgent" challenges posed by the wave of green subsidies to US businesses, POLITICO reports. Vestager... Read more

date5 months ago
Germany widens antitrust investigations of Amazon

Germany widens antitrust investigations of Amazon

The German antitrust watchdog is using a new law to expand its probes of the US tech giant. This week, Germany's antitrust agency announced that it has expanded two probes into US e-commerce giant Amazon.com. The agency is making use of a new regulation that allows it to prohibit anti-competitiv... Read more

date7 months ago
Competitors urge EU to tighten reins on Google Shopping

Competitors urge EU to tighten reins on Google Shopping

European competitors of Google Shopping want the tech giant to adhere to stricter regulations. The competitor urged Eurocommissioner Margrethe Vestager to take action in a public letter. According to a coalition of more than 40 European providers of product comparison sites, European competitio... Read more

date8 months ago
Samsung presents ambitious roadmap for advanced chip manufacturing

Samsung presents ambitious roadmap for advanced chip manufacturing

Samsung has announced an ambitious roadmap for advanced chip manufacturing. The organization aims to step up the competition with Taiwan-based TSMC, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that the South Korean tech giant recently announced a roadmap for highly advanced chip ... Read more

date8 months ago
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