Microsoft's $7.5 billion ZeniMax acquisition approved by US and EU regulators
Microsoft can now complete the deal for the Bethesda owner.
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Epic Games brings its antitrust feud with Apple to Europe's competition watchdog
The developer is also challenging Apple in the US, UK and Australia.
The EU wants an investigation of the Switch's Joy-Con 'drift' issues
The European Consumer Organisation received more than 25,000 complaints over the problem.
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The EU could break up big tech companies that violate stricter rules
The UK also plans to clamp down on harmful content on social media.
Tech giants call for more content liability protection in the EU
Safeguards would give them more leeway to tackle hate speech, a lobby argued.
The EU is testing cross-border COVID-19 contact tracing
Six countries are trialing the system, which should go live next month.
Social media companies are better managing hate speech, EU says
But the European Commission says there's still work to be done.
EU opens Amazon probe to see if it used merchant data to gain an advantage
The European Commission wants to investigate Amazon's use of sensitive information.
Apple says Spotify wants 'the benefits of a free app without being free'
Spotify "wraps its financial motivations in misleading rhetoric about who we are."
After Facebook and Google, the EU tackles... daylight savings
Europeans are being polled on daylight savings.
EU: Amazon must pay back €250 million in unfair tax benefits
It's up to Luxembourg to recover the money.
EU fines Google a record $2.7 billion for abusing product searches
The search giant has been found guilty of manipulating results to promote its own products.
EU: Social networks are getting better at reviewing hate speech
Facebook was the standout performer, but YouTube has work to do.
Facebook fined €110 million for misleading EU over WhatsApp takeover
The Commission says Facebook employees knew they could merge accounts but didn't say so.
EE is trying to take credit for the EU's free roaming law
Customers can use their call, text and data allowances in 47 European countries from June 15th.
EU tool lets whistleblowers report anti-competitive companies
The next big antitrust investigation could be tipped anonymously by a disgruntled employee.
ASUS is being investigated for price manipulation in Europe
Philips, Pioneer and Denon & Marantz are also accused of restricting prices online.
EU probing Valve and five publishers for geo-blocking games
Steam activation keys have sparked an antitrust investigation.
Amazon offers to change ebook contracts to appease EU
It will drop anti-competitive clauses that force book publishers to reveal rival offers.
