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The European Commission on Tuesday updated its anti-trust case against Apple, sending a fresh statement of objections to the tech giant clarifying its concerns over App Store rules for music streaming providers.The Commission said that Apple breached antitrust laws by stopping rival music firms like Spotify from advertising where and how users could subscribe to their apps. According to the statement of objections, Apple abused its dominant position by imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming…

Zomato has approached a number of restaurant chains seeking a 2-6% increase in commissions, amid widening losses, pressures on profitability and a drop in delivery numbers in its food delivery business, people directly aware of the development said.The restaurant operators, however, have refused to accept the demand, triggering a fresh conflict between the two, they said.“This is happening for a week now. Some of us have been told we could be delisted, our delivery radius could be reduced, or visibility could be lowered…

The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) on Thursday said Google is blatantly disobeying CCI orders and charging app developers an exorbitant 11-26 per cent commission even if they opt for an alternative billing system. ADIF, the policy think tank focusing on Indian digital startups, has urged the authorities, including the Competition Commission of India (CCI), to look into the matter and ensure that Google complies with the specific directives of the competition commission "in letter and in…

In recent years, TikTok’s alleged mishandling of user data and its parent company’s connection to the Chinese government has prompted many US states and government entities to ban the app on their devices. Now, the European Commission (EC), the executive wing of the European Union, has also decided to ban TikTok and asked its staff to remove the app from their personal phones and tablets that are part of its mobile device service, according to a report from Politico.The Commission made this decision to better protect…

The European Commission (EC) directed all employees to remove Chinese short-video making app TikTok from their corporate devices.The Commission's Corporate Management Board decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on its corporate devices and on personal devices enrolled in the Commission mobile device service."This measure aims to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the Commission. The security…

The , the executive wing of the European Union, has banned from devices it owns. It also asked its staff to remove the app from personal phones and tablets that are part of its mobile device service — in other words, any devices they use for work. “This measure aims to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the Commission,” the EC said in a statement. “The security developments of other social media platforms will also…

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On Dec. 30, leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced the selection of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and 11 others to serve on a new federal commission on biotechnology.Tasked with reviewing the biotech industry and suggesting investments that would benefit U.S. security, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology is expected to have a prominent voice on policy and federal spending in the cutting-edge industry.The appointment, however, doesn't require commission members to divest…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 2016, the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released its findings following an exhaustive 13-month inquiry. In it were 227 recommendations to completely transform the state's family violence services. The royal commission involved more than 1,000 written submissions, 44 group…

Fast News European Commission finds that of 399 online shops of retail traders it analysed, 148 sites contained at least one manipulative practice. European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, said: "Our screening shows that nearly 40% of the online shopping websites rely on…