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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union on Friday said it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to unbundle its Teams workplace communication platform from its popular productivity apps. The decision essentially exempts Microsoft from receiving a potentially hefty antitrust fine …

The Federal Aviation Administration announced it’s proposing $3.1 million in fines against Boeing for safety violations in late 2023 and early 2024, according to a press release from the government agency on Friday. The safety violations include an incident on January 5, 2024, when a door plug fell out of an Alaska Airlines flight traveling from Portland, Oregon. The door …

Microsoft has avoided an EU fine after the US tech group offered concessions on how it packages together its Teams and Office products, ending a long-running antitrust investigation by the bloc’s regulators. The probe, which began after a 2020 complaint from Slack, now part of Salesforce, accused Microsoft of abusing its market dominance by tying its video conferencing tool to …

“The commitments address the Commission’s concerns related to the tying of Microsoft Teams to the company’s popular productivity applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, included in its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites for business customers,” says the European Commission. Microsoft has committed to do the following: Most of the commitments from Microsoft will be enforced by EU lawmakers for seven …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump doesn’t mind letting his 30-day takeover of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department lapse on Wednesday, White House officials told CNN — mainly because he feels the city has taken steps to cooperate. Those officials argued the executive order signed by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser last week, which calls for indefinite collaboration with federal …

Australia’s Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has received a two-week ban and been fined 30,000 Australian dollars (£14,600) after being found guilty of pushing a doping control official. Hewitt pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone after Australia’s Davis Cup semi-final defeat by Italy last November in Malaga, Spain. The two-time Grand Slam singles winner was charged in January for engaging …

The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google (GOOG) €2.95 billion, or about $3.2 billion, for what it calls abuse in its online advertising business. The case centers on what regulators describe as “self-preferencing,” where Google gave its own ad services an edge over rivals. Google now has 60 days to explain how it will comply, or face the possibility of …

Asking the Pixel 10 to be more than what it is feels greedy. Google’s non-Pro Pixel is priced fairly at $799, which is significantly less than the $999 Pixel 10 Pro. It comes with some handy upgrades, like Qi2 charging with built-in magnets. Its AI features finally show promise. It includes a dedicated telephoto lens for the first time. It’s …

Trump threatens retaliation after EU hits Google with antitrust fine  Euronews.com Trump threatens more tariffs after EU fines Google €2.95B  Politico Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple  CNBC Google Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Laws  The New York Times Trump threatens EU with tariff investigation after Google hit with $3.45 billion antitrust fine  CNN Source link

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