Business

Google awaits EU legal opinion on 2.4-bn-euro fine

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice will on Thursday publish a long-awaited opinion on a contested 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine that Brussels slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices.

Business

Spanish media file 550-mn-euro lawsuit against Meta

A group representing over 80 Spanish media outlets on Monday filed a 550-million-euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Instagram-owner Meta for allegedly violating European Union regulations on personal data protection.

Machine learning & AI

German AI startup, hope of Europe, cites 'existential danger'

Europe's hope to rival OpenAI, Aleph Alpha, may have just raised close to 500 million euros ($534 million) from investors this week, but its co-founder said Friday the start-up was in a battle to even survive.

Business

Google faces £7 bn claim on behalf of UK consumers

Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling competition in the search engine market and causing prices to rise across the UK economy, a statement said Thursday.

Internet

Canada media seek probe of Meta's news block

Media on Tuesday asked Canada's competition watchdog to investigate Meta's blocking of news articles on Facebook and Instagram, accusing the tech giant of using its dominance to gobble up online advertising money.

Business

Spain competition watchdog opens Google probe

Spain's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google for alleged anti-competitive practices affecting news agencies and press publications.

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