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European Commission

Microsoft will unbundle Teams in Europe in response to antitrust probe

by Todd Bishop on August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 at 9:38 am

Microsoft will no longer include Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for its primary business customers in the European Economic Area and Switzerland as of Oct. 1, and… Read More

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Boeing backs Washington state’s plan to drop tax breaks amid trade dispute with Europe and Airbus

by Alan Boyle on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 at 7:15 pm

With Boeing’s blessing, Washington state lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at suspending tax breaks that have benefited the aerospace company to the tune of millions of dollars annually. Today’s move… Read More

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Bill Gates touts €100 million venture fund for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe

by Alan Boyle on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 at 3:24 pm

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the official launch of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe, an investment fund that aims to boost clean-energy innovation in Europe to the tune of 100… Read More

Google fined $5 billion by EU for abusing Android’s dominance to restrict competition

by Nat Levy on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 at 8:35 am

The European Union has hit Google with a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion Euro) for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and other apps on Android devices, a move regulators… Read More

Microsoft hit with anti-trust complaint from Russian cybersecurity firm over Windows Defender

by Nat Levy on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 at 10:20 am

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it has filed complaints with regulators in Germany as well as the European Union as a whole against Microsoft, alleging the Redmond, Wash. technology… Read More

European regulators hit Facebook with $122M fine for ‘misleading information’ in WhatsApp buy

by Nat Levy on May 18, 2017May 18, 2017 at 9:04 am

European regulators levied a fine against Facebook of $110 million euros — or $122 million U.S. — for providing “misleading information” related to the social network’s acquisition of WhatsApp in… Read More

Amazon reaches agreement with EU to end antitrust investigation into e-book deals

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 4, 2017May 4, 2017 at 8:54 am

The European Commission has decided that terms offered up by Amazon sufficiently address concerns raised in a 2015 antitrust investigation over contracts between the Seattle retailer and e-book publishers. The European… Read More

European Commission launches probe into Valve, other game publishers for alleged geo-blocking

by Jillian Stampher on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 at 9:33 am

The European Commission is targeting Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company Valve in a new antitrust probe, officials announced Thursday. The commission is investigating an agreement by game publishers using Valve’s… Read More

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Apple ordered to pay $14.5B by EU on allegations of tax shenanigans in Ireland

by Nat Levy on August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 at 8:55 am

Apple has benefitted from illegal tax deals with the government in Ireland, where it has operated an office for 36 years, giving it an unfair advantage over other businesses, a report… Read More

Microsoft agrees to create Antitrust Compliance Office after shareholder sues over $732M fine

by Jacob Demmitt on December 4, 2015December 5, 2015 at 10:37 am

Microsoft executives have settled a year-long legal battle with a shareholder who wanted answers after a software glitch in 2011 caused the company to be fined $732 million for a defying antitrust laws… Read More

European Commission files antitrust charges against Google, opens investigation into Android

by Blair Hanley Frank on April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 at 9:11 am

As expected, the European Commission announced formal charges today against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its position in the shopping search market and violating European antitrust law. In… Read More

Google will reportedly face down EU antitrust charges

by Blair Hanley Frank on April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 at 5:08 pm

After months of rumblings about potential action, it seems that the European Union is planning to accuse Google of antitrust violations. According to reports by the New York Times and… Read More

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