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The European Commission has fined Apple a staggering $1.95 billion over its dominant position in the market for music streaming apps.

The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) will force companies to open up their walled gardens, however WhatsApp has been working on cross-app support for years.

EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton posted a letter addressed to Elon Musk warning him of what will come if X continues hosting.

Meta is planning to roll out a subscription plan that removes ads from Facebook and Instagram, and it will cost more than Netflix per month.

There's new regulation that will come into effect in the EU from 2027 where all devices need to feature batteries 'readily removable by the end-user.'

The EU has ambitious future plans to fight climate change, and that now includes banning new gas and diesel vehicle sales by 2035.

8K TV sales are going to be stopped in the EU over high power consumption, must have the same EEI as 4K displays starting on March 1, 2023.

The European Council has decided on a 'common charger directive' that will see all future electronic devices requiring USB-C charging ports by 2024.

The Nord Stream pipelines have suffered a leak that experts have sounded an alarm on as it could cause disastrous environmental effects.

European leaders have accused Russia of sabotaging its own gas pipeline following reports from seismologists that detected underwater explosions.

The Data Protection Commissioner has fined Meta's Instagram more than $400 million over its purported failure to protect children's privacy.

North Korean hackers are reportedly using never-before-seen hacking tools to infiltrate Gmail accounts without Google's knowledge.

The European Parliament has voted to classify some natural gas and nuclear power projects as green as part of the EU taxonomy.

The European Union has agreed to make USB-C the standard charging cable and port on portable electronic devices, starting in 2024.

The head of the European Union has taken aim at Elon Musk following his purchase of the second-largest social platform, Twitter.

The European Union's (EU) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed 2021 to be the fifth-hottest year globally on record.

NVIDIA's gigantic acquisition of British chip manufacturer Arm is about to be probed by the EU, after being probed by the FTC.

The EU plans to ban anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, would require name, address, age + name of recipient for crypto transfers.

The decision came after seven years of investigation which concluded that Google abused its market position and fixed search algorithms.

There might be two new 3DS Pokemon games coming, that were leaked through their trademarks. More info to come tomorrow.

Teens under 16 in the EU might soon need to have their parents consent before they can legally sign-up for even social media.

Riot Games are working on their own League of Legends network to combat lag issues.

Now that Europe's right to be forgotten is in full force, Google has removed news articles from its search listings.

Following allegations Facebook cooperated with the NSA, an Irish court has passed a request to the European Court of Justice.

An initiative announced by the European Commission seeks to bolster the EU's position in the global robotics industry.

The European Union wants to see mobile roaming charges a thing of the past.

The amended draft law covers the need to have universal mobile charges to reduce waste and reduce hassle for mobile users.

EU authorities plan to meet with Apple, Google, and others to help ensure in-app purchase transparency.

These tech giants have been hit with a data protection complain, Google and YouTube to follow.

Mac Pro will be discontinued in Europe after March 1 due to new regulatory standards.

ACTA is effectively dead after the European Parliament votes down the bad treaty.

EU watchdog group warns of privacy concerns over smart meter data.

Airport X-ray body scanners banned in Europe voicing health concerns.

No more worrying about finding a charger that fits.

Does not comply with EU Wireless standards.

wants competition restored.

Says the EU made the right decision.

But is it a fair one.

Says Intel is Violating Anti-Trust Laws.