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Google warns EU’s plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
Skip to content The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but […]
The “sad inevitability” of Europe’s heat wave
“There’s a sad inevitability to all of this, with scientists like me trotting out the same quotes year after year,” […]
EU tells Google to open up AI on Android; Google says that’s “unwarranted intervention”
Skip to content Gemini gets preferential treatment on Android, but maybe not for long (in Europe). In January, the European […]
Netflix must refund customers for years of price hikes, Italian court rules
Per Italian law, price increases that Netflix has issued or will issue beyond April 2025 are legal. At that time, […]
Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program
“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe,” CIPSE said in a […]
Omdia: Samsung fends off Apple in Europe as iPhone maker reaches record 27% smartphone share
Omdia reports that Europe’s smartphone market fell 1 percent in 2025 to 134.2 million units, ending a year shaped by […]
WhatsApp faces much greater scrutiny in Europe after VLOP designation
The European Commission has announced that WhatsApp has been designated as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital […]
Digital bank Monzo gains a full European banking licence
UK-based digital bank Monzo is ready to expand into Europe. The fintech has acquired a full banking licence from the […]
Google has dropped its antitrust complaint against Microsoft in the EU
Just last year, Google lodged an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in the EU. Now, a week into the probe by […]