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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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Apple Challenges 'Unreasonable' EU Order to Open Up to Rivals
Apple is legally challenging an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to competitors like Meta. Apple said the EU's interoperability requirements create "a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation".
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Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Urges Government to Introduce Regulatory Framework for AI, CryptoÂ
Sunil Mittal has urged the government to set clear crypto rules to oversee the sector. The Airtel founder was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, where he addressed the recent growth of the digital assets sector.
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New US Visa Rules To Ban Foreigners Who "Censor" Americans On Social Media
The United States is introducing a new visa ban rule for those who "censor" Americans posting comments on social media platforms that are owned by US tech firms. The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Maro Rubio.
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Russian Court Fines Apple For Violating "LGBT Propaganda" Law
A Russian court has fined US tech giant Apple 7.5 million roubles ($93,500) for three separate breaches of Russian rules on what Moscow calls LGBT propaganda, the Moscow courts' press office said on Monday.
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Facing Trump, Microsoft Vows To Protect Europeans' Data
Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility".
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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WhatsApp Faces EU Tech Rules After Reaching Very Large Platform Status
WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content.
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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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"Steve Jobs Invented iPhone, Apple Just Sitting On It For 20 Years": Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took aim at tech giant Appleon Friday, accusing the company of lacking significant innovation and imposing arbitrary rules on developers.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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Apple Challenges 'Unreasonable' EU Order to Open Up to Rivals
Apple is legally challenging an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to competitors like Meta. Apple said the EU's interoperability requirements create "a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation".
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Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Urges Government to Introduce Regulatory Framework for AI, CryptoÂ
Sunil Mittal has urged the government to set clear crypto rules to oversee the sector. The Airtel founder was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, where he addressed the recent growth of the digital assets sector.
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New US Visa Rules To Ban Foreigners Who "Censor" Americans On Social Media
The United States is introducing a new visa ban rule for those who "censor" Americans posting comments on social media platforms that are owned by US tech firms. The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Maro Rubio.
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Russian Court Fines Apple For Violating "LGBT Propaganda" Law
A Russian court has fined US tech giant Apple 7.5 million roubles ($93,500) for three separate breaches of Russian rules on what Moscow calls LGBT propaganda, the Moscow courts' press office said on Monday.
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Facing Trump, Microsoft Vows To Protect Europeans' Data
Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility".
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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WhatsApp Faces EU Tech Rules After Reaching Very Large Platform Status
WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content.
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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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"Steve Jobs Invented iPhone, Apple Just Sitting On It For 20 Years": Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took aim at tech giant Appleon Friday, accusing the company of lacking significant innovation and imposing arbitrary rules on developers.
