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The European Commission has imposed €890 million in fines on Google for violating the Digital Markets Act, targeting unfair search result practices and app store restrictions. However, regulators indicated further penalties are unlikely given constructive dialogue on compliance.
Alphabet is raising up to $25 billion through a multi-tranche bond offering to fund its surging artificial intelligence spending, marking an intensifying shift by Big Tech away from self-funded investments toward debt financing.
Apple and the US Department of Justice are engaged in preliminary settlement negotiations over a 2024 antitrust case alleging the iPhone maker monopolised smartphone markets and suppressed competition through various mechanisms.
The European Parliament has approved temporary rules permitting major technology companies to detect and remove child sexual abuse material online, whilst preserving protections for encrypted messaging platforms.