Tag: Big tech

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU

March 26, 2024
The Update Times

Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the EU’s new…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act

August 24, 2023
The Update Times

More than a dozen of the world’s biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Amazon Challenges EU Online Content Rules: All Details

July 11, 2023
The Update Times

Amazon has launched a legal challenge against its inclusion in a group of companies subject to…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot Faces Challenges From EU Antitrust Regulators

July 7, 2023
The Update Times

Amazon‘s $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

EU Countries, Lawmakers Agree on Data Act, Set Governing Rules for Big Tech

June 28, 2023
The Update Times

EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed on rules that govern how Big Tech and other companies use European consumer…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Meta Says Subsidies From Big Tech Should Be Last Option for EU Telcos

June 16, 2023
The Update Times

Meta Platforms said on Thursday subsidies from Big Tech should be the last option for European…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Meta Threatens to Stop News Content in California Over Payments Bill

June 1, 2023
The Update Times

Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Big Tech Gets Support From EU Regulators Against Telcos’ Network Fee Push

May 19, 2023
The Update Times

EU telecoms regulators’ group BEREC on Friday warned the European Commission against proposing legislation pushed by…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Facebook Parent Meta Plans Additional Layoffs in Coming Weeks: Report

March 11, 2023
The Update Times

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

New IT Rules Seek to Remove Social Media Posts Deemed ‘Fake’ by Government

January 19, 2023
The Update Times

The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as…