Microsoft’s $7.5 billion ZeniMax acquisition approved by US and EU regulators

Posted on 08/03/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda parent ZeniMax Media has cleared its regulatory hurdles. On Friday, the European Commission (EC) quietly approved the deal without applying any conditions to the merger. It concluded that the pendi...

TikTok forms an EU Safety Advisory Council following scrutiny from regulators

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

TikTok has established a Safety Advisory Council for Europe that will shape its content moderation policies amid a buildup of complaints and probes against the app in the continent. The creation of the nine-member panel, which includes anti-bullying...

Apple now shows device repairability scores in France

Posted on 26/02/2021 by Engadget

With the EU outlining a green deal that seeks to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, scrutiny has turned to the shelf life of gadgets that contribute to the barrage of e-waste produced annually on the continent. In a bid to tackle the junk problem, F...

Microsoft will help European news outlets get paid for their content

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft is clearly keen to put the squeeze on Facebook and Google as they either pay for news content or block it. The software firm is teaming up with the European Publishers Council to find a way for news outlets to get paid when tech "gatek...

Europe’s aviation safety agency is planning an eco ranking for flights

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

When I take a train in Europe, the ticket shows exactly how much carbon I'll be responsible for putting into the atmosphere (3.8 kilograms on my usual route). Now, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to create similar eco-ranking lab...

Epic Games brings its antitrust feud with Apple to Europe’s competition watchdog

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Fortnite maker Epic Games is taking its battle against Apple's App Store practices to Europe. The games studio has filed a complaint with the EU's competition watchdog alleging that Apple's deliberate use of anti-competitive restrictions...

Denmark will build a wind-generating artificial island in the North Sea

Posted on 05/02/2021 by Engadget

The Danish Energy Agency has today formally announced that, as expected, it will build an artificial island in the North Sea, 50 miles off the coast of the Jutland Peninsula. This green energy hub will, when complete, be expected to supply 10GW: roug...

The EU wants an investigation of the Switch’s Joy-Con ‘drift’ issues

Posted on 27/01/2021 by Engadget

The European Union's joint consumer program has urged an investigation into the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift issue after it received almost 25,000 complaints from across the continent. Drift occurs when the Joy-Cons don't communicate properly with t...

Google agrees to pay French publishers for news previews

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

Google has signed a deal with publishers in France to pay for content used for preview snippets in its news section, Reuters has reported. French regulators forced it to start negotiations with publishers last year following a contentious battle that...

EU fines Valve and major game publishers for geo-blocking titles

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and Bethesda owner ZeniMax a...

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