EU, Microsoft and Inflection
Dutch competition regulator wants more power after EU drops probe of Microsoft's Inflection takeover
The Dutch market regulator said on Thursday it needed more powers to investigate deals at its own level, a day after the European Union antitrust regulators said they would not take actionagainst Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff.
Microsoft, Inflection AI tie-up will not be investigated: EU regulator
Microsoft's (MSFT) hiring of Inflection AI employees will not be investigated, the European Union's antitrust agency said on Wednesday. Read for more.
Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe
Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has declared it needs fresh powers after the European Commission elected not to investigate Microsoft's acquihire of AI startup Inflection.
EU antitrust regulators will not act on Microsoft's hiring of inflection staff
EU antitrust regulators will not take action against Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff including its co-founders after seven EU countries dropped their requests asking their bigger peer to examine the deal,
No merger scrutiny of Microsoft's hiring of Inflection staff, EU says
Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff including its co-founders will not be scrutinised under European Union merger rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday.
EU threatens Apple with fines if it doesn’t open up highly guarded iOS software to rivals
EU authorities say Apple has failed to come into compliance with the Digital Markets Act, a newly enacted regulation aimed at large tech companies.
Court Overturns €1.5 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Against Google
Google has successfully overturned a €1.5 billion antitrust fine it was handed by the European Commission in 2019.
The EU is losing two titans of tech regulation, testing its resolve
Below: Judges search for precedent on TikTok, and the U.S. widens its spyware crackdown. First: ...
Booking.com's price curbs on hotels may hinder competition, EU top court says
Booking.com's restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites are unnecessary and could ...
Google wins challenge against $1.7 billion EU competition fine
Google won a legal challenge Wednesday against a €1.49 billion ($1.66 billion) antitrust fine from the European Union, while ...
Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine
The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.
Apple and Google to pay billions in major EU court rulings
Google and Apple's legal woes are getting expensive.
Google wins challenge against $1.66 bln EU antitrust fine
STORY: Alphabet's Google now won't have to pay at least one huge fine to the EU.The tech giant won its challenge on Wednesday ...
EU court annuls €1.5 billion antitrust fine against Google
Alphabet unit Google won a legal challenge today against a €1.49 billion European Union antitrust fine, while Qualcomm failed ...