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More powers for tech regulator to boost competition proposed

Plans to empower a new competition regulator with the ability to stop tech giants abusing their dominant position have been included in the Queen’s Speech. The Government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill would boost the Digital ...

10 May 2022 at 14:55

Bill to crack down on big tech, fake reviews and subscription traps

A regulator is to police the “excessive dominance” of big technology platforms with the power to fine them up to 10% of their global turnover under new legislation. The Digital Markets Unit (DMU), which was launched two years ago within the ...

25 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Hunt pledges to make UK ‘the world’s next Silicon Valley’

Jeremy Hunt has used his autumn statement to set out an ambition to make the UK the “world’s next Silicon Valley”. The Chancellor said he wanted to “combine our technology and science brilliance with our formidable financial services”. He ...

17 Nov 2022 at 16:00

Consumers at risk because of delay to Digital Markets Bill, MPs say

The Government has been urged to publish its draft bill aimed at clamping down on anti-competitive practices by MPs, who have warned that the delay is leaving consumers at risk. MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) ...

25 Oct 2022 at 01:01

EU opens competition investigations into Apple, Google and Meta

The EU has opened investigations into three of the world’s biggest tech firms over concerns about anti-competitive practices. Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet, and Meta – the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – are each being ...

25 Mar 2024 at 11:14

Fortnite back on mobile devices in Europe as Epic Games launches own app store

Fortnite is back on mobile devices in Europe after developer Epic Games confirmed the launch of its own app store on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, but UK iPhone users must wait until next year for the rollout. The arrival of the ...

16 Aug 2024 at 12:47

Ministers examining calls to stop foreign state involvement in UK online media

Calls to prevent foreign state involvement in UK online media are being examined by the Government, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said. Ministers have previously agreed to amend the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:45

Starmer: Publishers should have control over content as AI technology develops

Journalism is the “lifeblood of democracy” and publishers should have control over and seek payment for their work as AI (artificial intelligence) technology continues to transform the economy and way of life, the Prime ...

28 Oct 2024 at 09:04

UK media organisations unite to ‘tackle power imbalance’ of tech platforms

British media organisations have joined together to urge the Prime Minister to “tackle the imbalance of power” between media providers and tech platforms which “threatens to deprive the public of trusted news”. The BBC,...

31 Mar 2022 at 02:55

City

Lord Alan Sugar revives Amstrad brand with new marketing agency led by grandson

Lord Alan Sugar is set to revive his famous brand Amstrad with the launch of a new digital marketing company led by his grandson, 17 years after selling the business to Sky. The business mogul, who fronts BBC One ...

04 Mar 2024 at 06:52

Spotify accuses Apple of scare tactics over new EU competition rules

Spotify has accused Apple of trying to “scare everybody about privacy and security” over its complaints about complying with new EU competition laws. The music streaming platform’s global director of competition ...

01 Mar 2024 at 16:19

World

European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store

European Union regulators have said they want to question Apple over accusations it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store, in a possible violation of digital rules that took ...

07 Mar 2024 at 12:20

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