The EU Commission has issued requests for information to YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on how their recommendation algorithms work and how they mitigate potential risks under the new DSA.
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The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plain text that were accessible to thousands of Meta employees.
Meta and Apple have declined to sign the EU's AI Pact to self-regulate AI, potentially limiting new features in their services.
Google has sent a formal complaint to the European Commission, the regulations agency of the European Union, claiming Microsoft's cloud business is anti-competitive.
EU has issued a warning to Apple, demanding greater iOS interoperability for third-party devices and app developers. Apple has six months to comply or face potential fines.
The General Court of the EU has annulled a €1.49 billion fine on Google by the European Commission that had targeted its online advertising practices.
President Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes the importance of safe and trustworthy AI, as Europe strives to lead innovation with its new AI factories accessible to various sectors.
In response to EC, Apple further revised its compliance plan, enabling developers to promote external offers and allowing links with parameters. These updates will apply only to EU developers.
The CrowdStrike Windows outage that hit the world this week stems back to an EU-Microsoft deal from 2009 that meant Microsoft had to give antivirus vendors the same Windows API access it had.
The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, says that in its preliminary view, X violates its Digital Services Act for a number of issues, including how it handles verified users.
Epic Games says Apple has reversed its decision and has now approved its IOS EU Epic Games Store notarization submission. Another report says Apple has approved the iOS Epic Games Store for launch.
The European Commission has requested more information from Amazon about its recommender systems and Ad Library for its probe to see whether the company is complying with the Digital Services Act.
The European Commission could issue a warning to X in the next few weeks for not meeting its obligations under the Digital Services Act. It will include the EC's preliminary findings from its probe.
The European Union is set to charge Meta over its 'pay or consent' model in some European countries. The EU executive, the EC, is planning to make a statement soon according to sources.
The European Union's regulatory body, the European Commission, has announced that it believes Microsoft has broken the EU's antitrust rules by bundling its Teams service with other products.
The European Union's regulatory body, the European Commission, has officially announced it believes Apple has violated the EU's Digital Markets Act due to its App Store policies and developer prices.
The online marketplace, Temu, has been designated as a very large online platform by the EU after it passed 45 million users in the EU. As a VLOP, it will now be under more scrutiny.
The instant messaging platform Telegram is the latest to come under the microscope of the European Union, with it facing an investigation into its compliance with the Digital Services Act.
Apple is formally challenging the European Commission's €1.8 billion fine for unfair trade practices related to music streaming services, stating that there's no evidence of any such behaviour.
The European Union announced today that Microsoft has not sent over requested information on some of its generative AI tools, and has given the company until May 27 to do so, or risk being fined.
Apple has announced that iPadOS will get all the App Store changes the company implemented for iOS in light of the Digital Markets Act. The company will start charging Core Technology Fee for iPad.
The European Commission has expanded DMA's scope to now include Apple's iPad, requiring the company to ensure its tablet ecosystem complies with the DMA's regulations within the next six months.
The European Union will reportedly not launch a formal investigation into the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI because it feels Microsoft's dealings with OpenAI is not considered a takeover
Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, according to Reuters. The decision comes after the EC opened a formal antitrust investigation last year.
The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched an investigation against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to see if they have violated compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
In a bit of a twist, the European Commission has been charged with breaking the EU data protection rules because it decided to use the Microsoft 365 online productivity app service.
Apple has now restored the developer account for Epic Games Sweden. That means work can continue to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS devices in Europe along with its Fortnite game.
Apple has officially terminated the iOS version of Epic Games' developer account due to Epic's public statements about Apple. This conflict has now urged the European Commission to investigate Apple.
Apple has been hit with a $2 billion fine by the EU's European Commission, stating it abused its App Store rules and made consumers pay more for music streaming. Apple has already said it will appeal.
A number of mobile app companies that do business in Europe have sent a joint letter to the EU, claiming that Apple's efforts to comply with the act instead "make a mockery of the DMA."
The European Union's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched a formal probe to investigate if the TikTok social network has violated the EU's Digital Service Act in several ways.
Apple and Microsoft have had their iMessage, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Advertising products and services exempted from the EU's DMA rules. The two companies will surely be pleased with this outcome.
Amazon has announced it will no longer acquire iRobot. The planned purchase of the robot vacuum company for $1.4 billion was halted after EU regulators voiced anticompetition concerns.
Adobe and Figma have agreed to terminate their planned merger after regulators in the European Union and United Kingdom opposed the deal. The two firms said that they couldn't see a way forward.
The European Union's regulatory body has officially launched a probe of X (formerly Twitter) to see if the social network has violated the EU's Digital Services Act for content moderation and more.
The European Union's negotiators have approved new regulations for AI software and services, which could result in fines for companies that do not follow these rules. The rules could become law soon
A new report says the EU's European Commission has sent a questionnaire to Microsoft's rivals, asking them if the company's move to make Teams a separate service was enough to keep them happy.
Amazon is likely to get approval from the EU over its acquisition of iRobot which makes the popular Roomba vacuum cleaners, three sources have said. A final decision is due on February 14.
Microsoft has announced it plans to make some changes to Windows 11 so it can comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act. The changes will be released first to Release Preview users.
Under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission is strengthening controls on online platforms to ensure the safety of users, especially, children regarding content shared online.