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European Commission

Under fire in the U.S. and Europe, Microsoft tests its new approach to government scrutiny

In the giant dog park of global government regulation, Microsoft is showing its belly. What happens next remains to be… Read More

Microsoft will unbundle Teams in Europe in response to antitrust probe

Microsoft will no longer include Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for its primary business customers in the… Read More

Autoclave

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

With Boeing’s blessing, Washington state lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at suspending tax breaks that have benefited the aerospace company… Read More

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

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is celebrating the official launch of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe, an investment fund that aims to… Read More

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

The European Union has hit Google with a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion Euro) for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google… Read More

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

Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it has filed complaints with regulators in Germany as well as the European Union… Read More

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

European regulators levied a fine against Facebook of $110 million euros — or $122 million U.S. — for providing “misleading… Read More

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

The European Commission has decided that terms offered up by Amazon sufficiently address concerns raised in a 2015 antitrust investigation over… Read More

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

The European Commission is targeting Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company Valve in a new antitrust probe, officials announced Thursday. The… Read More

Tim Cook

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

Apple has benefitted from illegal tax deals with the government in Ireland, where it has operated an office for 36 years,… Read More

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

Microsoft executives have settled a year-long legal battle with a shareholder who wanted answers after a software glitch in 2011 caused… Read More

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

As expected, the European Commission announced formal charges today against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its position in… Read More

Google will reportedly face down EU antitrust charges

After months of rumblings about potential action, it seems that the European Union is planning to accuse Google of antitrust… Read More

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