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Meta chief Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2025 Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US antitrust trial in which his social media juggernaut stands accused of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorneys argue that Facebook, since renamed Meta, devoured what it saw as competitive threats. Zuckerberg was shown an internal Facebook email from 2011 that warned Instagram was a hit on smartphones and could easily co ... read more |
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Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trialWashington (AFP) April 16, 2025 Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors. ... more 
Japan orders Google to cease antitrust violations; Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trialTokyo (AFP) April 15, 2025 Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws. ... more 
EU head tells FT it could tax US Big Tech if tariff talks failBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 10, 2025 Brussels could hit US Big Tech with taxes if negotiations fail to end Donald Trump's tariff war against the EU, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a Financial Times interview published Thursday. ... more 
TikTok fuels ByteDance revenue as US ban looms: reportSan Francisco (AFP) April 10, 2025 TikTok's international revenue boomed last year as China-based parent ByteDance faced a deadline to sell the app or have it banned in the United States, The Information reported on Thursday. ... more |
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Meta to introduce teen accounts for FacebookParis (AFP) April 8, 2025 Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after recently introducing restrictions on Instagram. ... more
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US banMiami (AFP) April 4, 2025 TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. ... more 
Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairsStoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom (AFP) April 6, 2025 The shelves lining Luke Malpass's home workshop are a gamer's treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of vintage Game Boys, Sega Mega Drives and Nintendos jostling for space and awaiting repair. ... more 
Belgium charges eight in Huawei graft probeBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 4, 2025 Eight people have been charged in a probe into suspected corruption in the European Parliament involving Chinese tech giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors said on Friday. ... more
Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust caseWashington (AFP) April 3, 2025 Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported. ... more |
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France says EU to target US online services after Trump tariffs
Paris (AFP) April 3, 2025 The European Union is "ready for a trade war" with the United States and plans to "attack online services" in response to Donald Trump's new tariffs, the French government spokeswoman said Thursday. "We are pretty sure that we are indeed going to see an adverse effect on production," Sophie Primas told broadcaster RTL, expressing particular concern about the "strong" impact on wine and spirits. "We have a whole range of tools and we are ready for this trade war," she added. "Then we will look at ... read more 
Starlink rival rrolls out wifi on Air Canada planesParis (AFP) April 2, 2025 Eutelsat, Europe's rival to Elon Musk's Starlink constellation of internet-providing satellites, said on Wednesday it has started providing onboard wifi for passenger and business planes. ... more |
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Colombia seizes 54 tons of China-bound smartphone mineralBogota (AFP) April 2, 2025 Colombian police said Wednesday they had seized 54 tons of tin and coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, that had been illicitly extracted by leftist rebels and readied for shipment to China. ... more 
Turkey fines Meta for refusing to suspend protest-linked accountsWashington (AFP) April 1, 2025 Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday said it was fined a "substantial amount" in Turkey for failing to comply with government orders to suspend accounts linked to widespread protests following the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul. ... more
Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits fell 28% last yearBeijing (AFP) Mar 31, 2025 Chinese smartphone maker giant Huawei said Monday that profits fell 28 percent last year as it faced international economic uncertainty and weak consumption at home. ... more 
France fines Apple 150 million euros over privacy featureParis (AFP) Mar 31, 2025 French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries. ... more 
China's tech giant Tencent: what you need to knowShanghai (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 Chinese tech titan Tencent is set to invest $1.25 billion in French video game maker Ubisoft, in exchange for a 25 percent stake in a new subsidiary of the "Assassin's Creed" publisher. ... more |
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