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EU asks for input on $16-billion Microsoft-Nuance deal

EU asks for input on $16-billion Microsoft-Nuance deal

EU’s antitrust regulator is taking a deeper look into Microsoft’s $16 billion deal for the acquisition of transcription company Nuance communications. The regulator asked customers and competitors to draft a list of concerns, according to a questionnaire seen by Reuters. The initiative by th... Read more

date2 years ago
Google lost its antitrust appeal at Europe’s second-highest court

Google lost its antitrust appeal at Europe’s second-highest court

Alphabet's Google suffered a loss in Europe's second-highest court when it challenged an EU antitrust ruling with a 2.42-billion euro fine. The ruling is a major win for Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition chief. Vestager sanctioned the search giant in 2017 for favouring its own price-compari... Read more

date2 years ago
Google counters EU antitrust fine in European Court this week

Google counters EU antitrust fine in European Court this week

Google is going to court this week in an attempt to reverse a monumental $5 billion European Union fine imposed on it. The bloc also gave an antitrust order which aimed at the search giant's ability to generate revenue. The hearing will go on for five days at the EU’s General Court in Luxembou... Read more

date3 years ago
Google’s ad business could come under fire by end of 2021

Google’s ad business could come under fire by end of 2021

Alphabet’s Google could face the biggest regulatory threat later this year, as an exclusive report from Reuters reveals. EU antitrust regulators are geared up to open a formal investigation into Google's highly valuable digital advertisements business, before 2021 ends, according to people famili... Read more

date3 years ago
EU lawmaker says tech rules should only target US tech giants

EU lawmaker says tech rules should only target US tech giants

The European Union should take a tougher stance when it comes to the Digital Markets Act. That is the view of a leading EU lawmaker involved in setting up these new rules. More specifically, the main focus of the new rules should only target monopolistic U.S. tech giants, like Apple, Alphabet, Amaz... Read more

date3 years ago
Apple will be hit with an antitrust charge this week

Apple will be hit with an antitrust charge this week

This week, EU antitrust regulators are going to bring charges against Apple. The iPhone maker is being accused of blocking its rivals on its App Store. There was also a complaint filed by the music streaming service Spotify, according to a person familiar with the issue. In a report first writte... Read more

date3 years ago
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