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EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager Says AI Needs ‘Vibrant Competition’
artificial intelligence // April 26, 2024

In a meeting that underscores the European Union’s ongoing scrutiny of the tech industry, Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s antitrust chief, held discussions with representatives from the French artificial intelligence (AI) firm Mistral AI on Friday (April 26). The meeting took place against a backdrop of growing concerns regarding...

EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores
Regulation // March 05, 2024

The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) will reportedly focus first on app stores. European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (March 5) that her priority is that smaller app stores be given fair access to operating systems, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.  It’s important...

EU Antitrust Chief Meets With Big Tech CEOs Over Regulation and Competition Compliance
Big Tech // January 12, 2024

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s (EU) antitrust chief, recently met with the chief executives of tech giants Apple, Alphabet and Qualcomm.  The purpose of these meetings was to discuss regulation and compliance with competition policies, particularly in the European digital market, Reuters reported Friday (Jan. 12).  Vestager took to social media platform X to...

EU Antitrust Head Plans Summit With Big Tech CEOs
Big Tech // January 07, 2024

Europe’s top antitrust official is reportedly meeting with several American Big Tech CEOs this week. Margrethe Vestager will meet with executives from Apple, Google, Nvidia, Broadcom and OpenAI to discuss competition policy and digital regulation in the European Union (EU), Reuters reported Friday (Jan. 5).  As the report noted, Vestager’s meeting with Apple CEO Tim...

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European Commission Asking Competitors About Effects of Google-Samsung AI Deal

July 17, 2024
The European Commission is reportedly looking into whether Google’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) deal with Samsung keeps other companies’ chatbots off Samsung smartphones. The antitrust regulator is asking industry participants about the deal and could use what it learns to build a case against the companies, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 17). The effort centers on […]

EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager Says AI Needs ‘Vibrant Competition’

April 26, 2024
In a meeting that underscores the European Union’s ongoing scrutiny of the tech industry, Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s antitrust chief, held discussions with representatives from the French artificial intelligence (AI) firm Mistral...

EU Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager Says DMA’s Priority is App Stores

March 05, 2024
The new Digital Markets Act (DMA) will reportedly focus first on app stores. European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (March 5) that her priority is that...

EU Antitrust Chief Meets With Big Tech CEOs Over Regulation and Competition Compliance

January 12, 2024
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s (EU) antitrust chief, recently met with the chief executives of tech giants Apple, Alphabet and Qualcomm.  The purpose of these meetings was to discuss regulation and compliance with competition policies,...