Google has vowed to fight the EU’s threat to break up its ad business, setting the scene for an antitrust battle.
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Microsoft on Thursday found itself the target of an EU antitrust investigation, putting it at risk of a hefty fine.
EU and US antitrust regulators may have gone their separate ways of late. But they can still agree on one thing.
Microsoft has won European Union antitrust approval for its blockbuster, $69-billion acquisition of Activision.
Google lost most of the first round of its battle to topple a €4.3-billion antitrust fine that struck at the heart of its Android operating system.
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has called for a global approach towards Big Tech to prevent companies taking advantage of enforcement gaps.
Technology giants may have to bear some of the cost of Europe’s telecoms networks, Europe’s digital chief said on Monday.
Apple faces a possible hefty fine after EU antitrust regulators charged the iPhone maker with restricting rivals’ access to its technology used for mobile wallets.
EU antitrust regulators are quizzing Microsoft’s rivals and customers about its cloud business and licensing deals in a move that could lead to a formal investigation.
Landmark EU rules targeting US tech giants are likely to set a global benchmark and may even force changes in the companies’ business models, lawyers and experts said.