Big fines can change Big Tech, says French competition chief
Since June, Isabelle de Silva’s office has hit Google with €720m in fines in two separate cases
UK’s competition regulator plans probe into Amazon’s use of data
CMA has recently been focusing on how the online retailer uses data it collects on its platform
European Commission set to open antitrust investigation into Facebook
Inquiry to focus on classified advertising end of social media group’s business
EU must overhaul flagship data protection laws, says ‘father’ of policy
GDPR already out of date and must be revised for new tech, says Axel Voss
EU charges Amazon with misusing data to edge out rivals
Company accused of using platform to collect data on rivals and give edge to own products
EU admits it has been hard to implement GDPR
Official report on data protection regulation notes burden on smaller companies
European Union seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals
Move aims to rein in unfair competition from China at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing
EU restarts work on regulating Big Tech
Officials considering plans to force tech companies to be more transparent
ECB pushes for euro zone bad bank to clean up soured loans
Move is expected to be resisted in some quarters as it breaches state aid rules
EU considers measures to cushion businesses from coronavirus impact
Ursula von der Leyen promises exceptional measures to tackle ‘vast impact’ of crisis
EU backs away from call for blanket ban on facial recognition tech
New draft of AI paper drops suggestion of five-year moratorium on surveillance tech
Apple, Cisco, Daimler and BMW complain to Brussels over patents
Coalition of tech firms and carmakers say competition is suffering in connected devices
EU to inquire into Amazon’s use of merchants’ data on its website
Commissioner Vestager questions how US tech giant tries to identify ‘new big thing’
WeWork competes to lease New York’s Flatiron
Flexible office firm, which is to be anchor tenant in former Central Bank office in Dublin, is competing for US landmark building
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