

Adam Satariano
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Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies...

Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Anthropic, Deepening Its A.I. Ties
Since last September, the tech giant has pumped $8 billion into the artificial intelligence start-up, a sign of intense competition in developing tools that are...

Meta Fined $840 Million in Europe for Boosting Marketplace Unfairly
Meta said it would appeal the decision by the European Union, which said the company had abused its dominance in social networking to strengthen its...

Google and Apple Lose Appeals in Landmark E.U. Cases
The cases had established the European Union as the world’s leading tech watchdog, but have since raised questions about its protracted appeals process.

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Defends App in First Comments Since Arrest
Pavel Durov, held in France since last month, blamed “growing pains” for the company’s problems and pledged to make improvements.

The U.K. Riots Were Fomented Online. Will Social Media Companies Act?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called out social media groups for the misinformation on their platforms that sparked violent clashes this week. But holding them accountable...

Apple Settles E.U. Case by Opening Its Payment Service to Rivals
Customers in Europe may see an influx of new apps and services for making tap-and-go purchases.

Meta’s Ad-Free Subscription Violates Competition Law, E.U. Says
Regulators said the subscription service introduced last year is a “pay or consent” method to collect personal data and bolster advertising.

Microsoft Teams Bundle Hit With E.U. Antitrust Charges
The tech giant has been accused of stifling competition by packaging its video conferencing app with other tools like Word and Excel.

Mistral, a French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $6.2 Billion
Created by alumni from Meta and Google, Mistral is just a year old and has already raised more than $1 billion from investors, leading to...