Topic: fair competition
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EU Scrutinizes Google's Ad Tech Overhaul
The European Commission is seeking industry feedback on Google's proposed antitrust remedies for its ad tech business, distributing the plan to about 200 stakeholders to assess if it will foster competition. Google's commitments, following a 2017 €2.95 billion fine, include giving publishers more...
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Microsoft Avoids EU Fine After Unbundling Teams from Office
Microsoft has resolved an EU antitrust investigation by agreeing to separate its Teams application from Office products, avoiding significant fines. The investigation was initiated after a complaint from Slack, which accused Microsoft of using its market dominance to unfairly promote Teams by bun...
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Cloudflare Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests in 6 Months
Cloudflare blocked 416 billion AI bot requests in six months, highlighting a fundamental shift in data collection driven by large language models and its efforts to reshape the web's economics. The company's CEO argues AI is a "platform shift" altering the internet's core business model, forcing ...
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EU Mandates Apple to Boost Interoperability in Digital Markets Act
The EU has directed Apple to comply with interoperability provisions under the Digital Markets Act, aiming to improve competition and device integration.
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Megabonk Withdraws from The Game Awards: "An Honor, But Not a Debut"
Vedinad withdrew Megabonk from the Best Debut Indie Game category at The Game Awards, acknowledging ineligibility due to his prior industry experience and previous game releases under different identities. Geoff Keighley confirmed the withdrawal and praised Vedinad's integrity for proactively cla...
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