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5:42am, 16th June, 2020

EU antitrust regulators to investigate Apple's App Store, Apple Pay

Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay as regulators said its terms and conditions and restrictions may violate the bloc's competition rules.

U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb

4:00pm, 20th May, 2020

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U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb

U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Chinese regulators remove 'Plague Inc' game from Apple's China app store

3:25am, 28th February, 2020

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Chinese regulators remove 'Plague Inc' game from Apple's China app store

The video game "Plague Inc", which has surged in popularity amid the coronavirus epidemic, has been removed from Apple's China app store after regulators said it contained illegal content, its developer said.

Chinese regulators remove game 'Plague Inc' from China app stores, developer says

9:08pm, 27th February, 2020

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Chinese regulators remove game 'Plague Inc' from China app stores, developer says

Strategy simulation game "Plague Inc.", which surged in popularity in China when the coronavirus epidemic first started, has been removed from the China app store after regulators said it contained illegal content, its developer said on Thursday.

Regulators need to get up to speed on digital currencies

11:40am, 19th February, 2020

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Regulators need to get up to speed on digital currencies

Global financial regulators risk falling behind on rapid innovation in the digital payments industry and need to work more quickly to devise rules for crypto-currencies or "stablecoins", the chair of a global finance watchdog said on Wednesday.

U.S. banking regulators examined Amazon's cloud in April: WSJ

7:29pm, 1st August, 2019

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U.S. banking regulators examined Amazon's cloud in April: WSJ

Federal banking regulators had inspected Amazon.com Inc's Virginia facility earlier in April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

T-Mobile, Sprint lobby regulators to win U.S. approval for tie-up

10:12pm, 22nd April, 2019

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T-Mobile, Sprint lobby regulators to win U.S. approval for tie-up

Senior executives at T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp made the case to U.S. officials in Washington last week that they should approve a planned tie-up between the two wireless companies, arguing a combined firm would have incentives to "aggressively...

Qualcomm loses court bid against EU antitrust regulators' demand for data

11:08am, 9th April, 2019

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Qualcomm loses court bid against EU antitrust regulators' demand for data

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Tuesday lost a court challenge against a demand for it to provide EU regulators with data in a long-running antitrust case.

Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

5:12pm, 29th March, 2019

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Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

German carmaker Daimler has complained to EU antitrust regulators about Nokia patents essential to car communications, a move underlining the tensions between tech companies and the car industry on the use of key technologies.

EU regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros for blocking advertising rivals

6:41am, 20th March, 2019

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EU regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros for blocking advertising rivals

EU antitrust regulators handed down a 1.49 billion euro ($1.69 billion) fine to Alphabet unit Google on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, marking the company's third penalty in two years.