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EU Escalates Pressure on Apple to Make iOS Compatible With Devices from Rivals
As part of the push, regulators published an extensive list of features that it wants Apple to open to third-party developers. They cover technologies ranging from Wi-Fi connections to file-transfer features to the beaming of video from devices.
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ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C59 Carrying ESA’s Proba-3 Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C59 rocket on December 5, 2024, from Sriharikota, deploying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 satellites into orbit. Proba-3, a twin-satellite mission, aims to demonstrate precision formation flying, achieving control down to a millimeter. The spacecraft will cre...
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
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Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.
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Apple Said to Face Fine Under EU's Landmark Digital Markets Act
European Union's antitrust regulators may fine Apple in the coming days. The regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc's tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first by the Commission under its Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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EU Antitrust Regulators to Spell Out How Apple Must Open Up to Rivals to Abide by Digital Markets Act
EU antitrust regulators have initiated proceedings to ensure Apple adheres to significant regulations that mandate opening its proprietary ecosystem to competitors. Through the specification proceedings, the European Commission will detail the actions Apple must take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was enacted in 2023.
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Qualcomm's Antitrust Fine Confirmed by EU Court With Minor Reduction
Europe's second-highest court upheld an antitrust fine against Qualcomm, reducing it marginally. The fine was levied by the European Commission in 2019, which accused Qualcomm of selling chipsets below cost from 2009 to 2011, to undermine British phone software company Icera.
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Giorgia Meloni's Hard-Right Ally Raffaele Fitto Gets Top European Union Role
Raffaele Fitto, a member of Italy's hard-right ruling party, was named to a top post in the next European Commission today, in a controversial move that has riled centrist and leftist groups.
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X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules
X, the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk, is said to be unlikely to be affected by the EU's significant tech regulations — the Digital Markets Act — designed to curb the influence of Big Tech, as it does not fulfil the criteria for gatekeepers
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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Apple Changes Its App Store Policy In EU After Probe
Apple on Thursday changed its policy in the European Union to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside the app after the Commission
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Europe Manipur Group Shares Concerns With Indian High Commission In UK, Submits Memorandum
A civil society group of people from Manipur living in Europe has requested the Indian High Commission in the UK to convey their concerns to leaders back home over the ethnic tensions in the state bordering Myanmar.
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"Playing With Fire": China Warns Europe Over "Meddling" In Taiwan
China has slammed the European Commission over their stand on Taiwan, terming it "gross interference" in the country's internal affairs, Taiwan News reported.
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EU Escalates Pressure on Apple to Make iOS Compatible With Devices from Rivals
As part of the push, regulators published an extensive list of features that it wants Apple to open to third-party developers. They cover technologies ranging from Wi-Fi connections to file-transfer features to the beaming of video from devices.
-
ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C59 Carrying ESA’s Proba-3 Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C59 rocket on December 5, 2024, from Sriharikota, deploying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 satellites into orbit. Proba-3, a twin-satellite mission, aims to demonstrate precision formation flying, achieving control down to a millimeter. The spacecraft will cre...
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
-
Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.
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Apple Said to Face Fine Under EU's Landmark Digital Markets Act
European Union's antitrust regulators may fine Apple in the coming days. The regulators charged in June that the iPhone maker had breached the bloc's tech rules. The charge against Apple was the first by the Commission under its Digital Markets Act (DMA).
-
EU Antitrust Regulators to Spell Out How Apple Must Open Up to Rivals to Abide by Digital Markets Act
EU antitrust regulators have initiated proceedings to ensure Apple adheres to significant regulations that mandate opening its proprietary ecosystem to competitors. Through the specification proceedings, the European Commission will detail the actions Apple must take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was enacted in 2023.
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Qualcomm's Antitrust Fine Confirmed by EU Court With Minor Reduction
Europe's second-highest court upheld an antitrust fine against Qualcomm, reducing it marginally. The fine was levied by the European Commission in 2019, which accused Qualcomm of selling chipsets below cost from 2009 to 2011, to undermine British phone software company Icera.
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Giorgia Meloni's Hard-Right Ally Raffaele Fitto Gets Top European Union Role
Raffaele Fitto, a member of Italy's hard-right ruling party, was named to a top post in the next European Commission today, in a controversial move that has riled centrist and leftist groups.
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X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules
X, the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk, is said to be unlikely to be affected by the EU's significant tech regulations — the Digital Markets Act — designed to curb the influence of Big Tech, as it does not fulfil the criteria for gatekeepers
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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Apple Changes Its App Store Policy In EU After Probe
Apple on Thursday changed its policy in the European Union to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside the app after the Commission
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Europe Manipur Group Shares Concerns With Indian High Commission In UK, Submits Memorandum
A civil society group of people from Manipur living in Europe has requested the Indian High Commission in the UK to convey their concerns to leaders back home over the ethnic tensions in the state bordering Myanmar.
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"Playing With Fire": China Warns Europe Over "Meddling" In Taiwan
China has slammed the European Commission over their stand on Taiwan, terming it "gross interference" in the country's internal affairs, Taiwan News reported.
