Italy opens a probe into Booking.com, says the website's handling of hotels in its Preferred Partner Programme "seems likely to hinder effective competition" (Giulia Segreti/Reuters) Read more
The UK CMA launches a formal Phase 2 of its review of the Vodafone and Three UK's $19B merger, after finding competition and pricing concerns in Phase 1 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) Read more
Meituan reports Q4 revenue up 23% YoY to ~$10.2B and a net income of ~$308.4M, both above estimates, as the food delivery giant plans international expansion (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg) Read more
The UN unanimously adopts the first global resolution on AI to encourage protecting personal data, monitoring AI for risks, and safeguarding human rights (Alexandra Alper/Reuters) Read more