G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations have endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough tax
Germany, France want to curb ‘killer’ Big Tech deals
The EU's biggest economies Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier powers to stop startups from being swallowed by big tech companies
EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants
The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy
US ‘cloud’ supremacy has Europe worried about data
Europe is sitting on data that is the 21st century equivalent of a gold mine during a rush, but instead of exploiting it may be allowing US tech giants to gain control of the excavation equipment
EU antitrust fines: Google pips Google to top spot
The EU hits Google with the biggest fine ever against a company for abuse of a dominant market position -- surpassing a previous record also held by Google.
Snapchat joins voluntary hate speech code
The social media service is the latest major company to join the EU's voluntary code of conduct.