Italian regulator fines Amazon $1.28 billion for abusing its market dominance
It said Amazon holds a position of 'absolute dominance' with its fulfillment service.
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EU seeks to block political ads that target people's ethnicity or religion
Organizations would need to disclose how ads are paid for and how they are targeting certain groups.
Google loses appeal to overturn $2.8 billion EU shopping antitrust fine
The EU found in 2017 that Google favored its own comparison shopping services.
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Facebook will add 10,000 jobs in Europe to help build virtual worlds
The company is committing to the 'metaverse' in a big way.
European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition in public spaces
MEPs also said private facial recognition databases like Clearview AI should be prohibited.
Study says Europe is 21 years behind its emissions reduction goals
The continent's largest utility wants officials to pick up the pace.
Germany wants phone makers to offer 7 years of security updates
Even the EU isn't currently asking for as much.
WhatsApp faces $267 million EU fine over Facebook data sharing transparency
Officials also say the data sharing itself violates EU law.
EU says internet providers' zero-rating violates net neutrality
It could force European ISPs to treat traffic differently.
EU fines BMW and VW $1 billion for limiting emissions reduction tech
The companies allegedly refused to compete on diesel cleaning technology.
EU opens antitrust probe into Google's advertising tech
Regulators have been informally consulting on an investigation since 2019.
EU data regulators call for facial recognition ban in public spaces
They also said it should be illegal to use AI for social credit scoring.
The EU plans a digital wallet for payments, passwords and IDs
It'll let citizens access a range of private and public services.
Clearview AI's facial recognition tech comes under fire in Europe
In a complaint, privacy groups said the practices "have no place in Europe."
The EU's Apple antitrust investigation is moving forward
Spotify's 2019 complaint has prompted regulators to move.
EU approves rules for rapid takedown of online terrorist content
Platforms will have an hour to remove such material or face possible fines.
EU set to charge Apple over anti-competitive App Store policies this week
Regulators have been probing the company's approach to payments and commission since last June.
European Commission proposes strict policies to govern AI use
Think: GDPR but for artificial intelligence.
European privacy group claims Android's ad-tracking code is illegal
The complaint comes from the same group that blasted Apple's methods.
Microsoft's $7.5 billion ZeniMax acquisition approved by US and EU regulators
Microsoft can now complete the deal for the Bethesda owner.
