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France’s competition watchdog fined Google roughly $270 million, saying the search giant breached some commitments it made to negotiate fair license deals with an array of news publishers in the country. France’s competition watchdog fined Google roughly $270 million, saying the search giant breached some commitments it made to negotiate fair license deals with an array of news publishers in the country. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an…

Google has been slapped with a €250mn fine for breaching EU intellectual property rules in how it deals with media publishers, including scraping news articles to train its AI models without permission.  The regulator found Google guilty of scraping content from news websites to train its chatbot Bard — now Gemini — without notifying publishers or the authorities. Google also didn’t provide a way for publishers to opt out, blocking them from possibly negotiating fair payment for the use of…

Today the European Commission (EC) has fined Apple a whopping €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iOS and iPadOS users through its App Store. The Commission found that "Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app", so-called 'anti-steering provisions'. This, according to the EC, is illegal under EU antitrust rules. The…

The European Commission has fined Apple 1.8 billion euros (two billion U.S. dollars) for unfair competitive practices involving its music streaming service, Apple Music, following a complaint by Spotify. Apple device users in the European Union “were not able to make a free choice as to where, how and at what prices to buy music streaming subscriptions,” EU competition chief Margarethe Vestager said at a news conference. The fine relates to Apple’s practice of charging companies a 30 per cent fee for sales made…

Following months of speculation, the European Commission has officially handed down its fine to Apple, and it's much higher than initially expected. Apple is on the hook to pay €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for restricting alternative music streaming apps on the App Store — the EU's first fine for Apple and its third-largest ever announced. It follows an investigation initially opened in 2020 following Spotify's filed complaint alleging Apple took steps to suppress the music service due to competition with iTunes and Apple…

Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: February 21, 2024, 11:17 ISTDelhi: Heavy Fines and Scrapping Guidelines Issued For End-of-Life Vehicles in Public Spaces. (File for representation)Delhi govt issues guidelines for handling endoflife vehicles in public spaces, imposing fines up to Rs 10,000; strict measures for release & scrapping outlined.Fresh guidelines have been issued by the Delhi government for handling end-of-life vehicles at public places, stipulating a penalty of Rs 10,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 5,000…

Last Updated: February 14, 2024, 12:11 ISTIndia Mandates High-Security Number Plates for All Vehicles: Here's How to Get Yours Easily. (Photo: Spinny)India mandates High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) for all vehicles, enhancing security and identification. The Indian government made a change to vehicle number plates a few years back to solve identification issues.These plates, called High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP), come with special features like a 3D hologram and a laser-etched serial number to prevent…

Italy's privacy watchdog has fined the northern city of Trento for breaking data protection rules in the way it used artificial intelligence (AI) in street surveillance projects.Trento was fined 50,000 euros ($54,225) and told to delete all data gathered in two European Union-funded projects. It is the first local administration in Italy to be sanctioned by the GPDP watchdog over the use of data from AI tools.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate…

Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. The department alleges Apple is using hardware and software limitations that make it harder for rival companies to compete with iPhones and iPads. If the filing goes ahead, it will mean each of the “big four” tech companies – Amazon, Meta, Google and Apple – will have been sued by the US federal government within the past five years for monopolistic business practices.As…

Maintenance work in progress on the runway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. (Image: PTI)As per orders by DGCA and BCAS, the Mumbai airport operator MIAL has to pay a total fine of Rs 90 lakh, while IndiGo has to pay up Rs 1.2 crore. Air India and SpiceJet have to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh eachIndia’s aviation regulators on Wednesday imposed hefty fines on three airline services and the Mumbai airport operator for not following standard operating procedures and security protocols.According to orders…