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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

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 said he ...

17 Nov 2022 at 16:00

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 Epic Games ...

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 Bill to ban ...

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 Minister said. In ...

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, Channel 4 and ...

31 Mar 2022 at 02:55

World

Trump vows retaliation against countries with digital rules targeting US tech

President Donald Trump has vowed to impose new tariffs and export curbs on countries with digital taxes or regulations that affect American technology companies. Mr Trump did not mention specific places, but his comments were taken ...

26 Aug 2025 at 14:50

World

Tech giants branded online ‘gatekeepers’ in next phase of EU’s digital crackdown

The European Union has targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies. The six companies ...

06 Sept 2023 at 11:22

Big tech poses ‘existential threat’ to UK journalism, survey of editors finds

The “anti-competitive practices” of big tech firms pose an “existential threat” to UK journalism, while the risks from AI-generated misinformation are “greater than ever before”, editors have warned. A poll by the News Media ...

02 Nov 2023 at 08:38

City

S4 Capital sees sales fall by a fifth after warning over advertising slump

Digital marketing firm S4 Capital has revealed its sales fell by a fifth after its boss sounded a warning over an advertising slump but said it was cashing in on artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Shares in the company ...

10 May 2024 at 09:48

Apple warns of increased security risks as it opens up the App Store in EU

Apple has warned that complying with new EU competition laws will make the iPhone less secure than it currently is, as the tech giant published new details on how its new approach will work. The EU’s Digital Markets Act ...

01 Mar 2024 at 12:12

Apple hits out at pornography app allowed onto EU iPhones

Apple has hit out at a newly launched pornography app available on the iPhone in the EU, warning digital competition rules in Europe could undermine user safety and consumer confidence. Earlier this week, AltStore PAL, ...

05 Feb 2025 at 12:12

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