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EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants. Apple, Meta, and Google are among tech giants that have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union's regulatory scrutiny against them.
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Apple's New Fees For App Developers Under Fresh Scrutiny: Report
Apple's new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union's antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday.
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iPhone 14, iPhone SE Sales in EU to Be Discontinued Due to Upcoming Regulation: Report
iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE (2022) are no longer available in Switzerland, and Apple is set to halt sales across the EU, two years post-launch. This is due to an upcoming EU regulation that will block Apple from selling iPhones with a phased-out Lightning port, while newer models with a USB Type-C port can continue to be sold.
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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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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction, Calls for Immediate Action
Dr Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist, has warned that the world is in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Speaking during her European tour, she urged global leaders to take urgent steps to protect wildlife and ecosystems. Dr Goodall highlighted deforestation, habitat destruction, and the climate crisis, calling for stronger regulatio...
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Apple Reportedly Plans to Discontinue Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple, with its iPhone 15 series, made the shift from its proprietary lightning port to the USB Type-C in compliance with the regulations made mandatory by the European Union (EU). Now, it appears that the Cupertino-based technology giant is planning to discontinue its accessories which feature a lightning port, starting with the lightning to 3.5mm...
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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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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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LinkedIn Fined $335 Million Over Targeted Advertising Practices
The lead European Union privacy regulator on Thursday said it had imposed a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine on Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn over its targeted advertising practices.
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Apple Requires EU Developers to List Contact Details on App Store to Comply With Digital Services Act
Apple says developers in the European Union (EU) must now provide the company with their contact details, in order to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act. This contact information will appear under individual app listings, and developers who miss the deadline will have their apps unlisted from the App Store in the EU.
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European Union AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech's Compliance Pitfalls
Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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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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EU Said to Be Unlikely to Issue Break-Up Order to Google for Now
EU antitrust authorities are said to be contemplating an order for Alphabet's Google to halt anti-competitive practices in its adtech operations, but they will not order a breakup as previously suggested. Regulators are expected to announce a decision related to the investigation into Google's adtech practices in the upcoming months, accompanied by...
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EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants. Apple, Meta, and Google are among tech giants that have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union's regulatory scrutiny against them.
-
Apple's New Fees For App Developers Under Fresh Scrutiny: Report
Apple's new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union's antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday.
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iPhone 14, iPhone SE Sales in EU to Be Discontinued Due to Upcoming Regulation: Report
iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE (2022) are no longer available in Switzerland, and Apple is set to halt sales across the EU, two years post-launch. This is due to an upcoming EU regulation that will block Apple from selling iPhones with a phased-out Lightning port, while newer models with a USB Type-C port can continue to be sold.
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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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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction, Calls for Immediate Action
Dr Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist, has warned that the world is in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Speaking during her European tour, she urged global leaders to take urgent steps to protect wildlife and ecosystems. Dr Goodall highlighted deforestation, habitat destruction, and the climate crisis, calling for stronger regulatio...
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Apple Reportedly Plans to Discontinue Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Apple, with its iPhone 15 series, made the shift from its proprietary lightning port to the USB Type-C in compliance with the regulations made mandatory by the European Union (EU). Now, it appears that the Cupertino-based technology giant is planning to discontinue its accessories which feature a lightning port, starting with the lightning to 3.5mm...
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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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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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LinkedIn Fined $335 Million Over Targeted Advertising Practices
The lead European Union privacy regulator on Thursday said it had imposed a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine on Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn over its targeted advertising practices.
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Apple Requires EU Developers to List Contact Details on App Store to Comply With Digital Services Act
Apple says developers in the European Union (EU) must now provide the company with their contact details, in order to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act. This contact information will appear under individual app listings, and developers who miss the deadline will have their apps unlisted from the App Store in the EU.
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European Union AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech's Compliance Pitfalls
Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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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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EU Said to Be Unlikely to Issue Break-Up Order to Google for Now
EU antitrust authorities are said to be contemplating an order for Alphabet's Google to halt anti-competitive practices in its adtech operations, but they will not order a breakup as previously suggested. Regulators are expected to announce a decision related to the investigation into Google's adtech practices in the upcoming months, accompanied by...
