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Apple and Meta Could Face Minor Fines for Violating the Digital Markets Act
Apple and Meta are preparing to receive relatively small fines for allegedly breaking the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law aimed at limiting the power of big tech companies and boosting competition. According to sources familiar with the matter, the European Commission is more focused on getting the…
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EU Law Will Require Handhelds To Feature Replaceable Batteries From 2027
New EU regulation will make another big step for the right to repair with a requirement of all handheld games consoles such as future Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck consoles to feature fully replaceable batteries by 2027. Future Handhelds To Feature Replaceable Batteries As shared by Eurogamer, new regulations laid…
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EU Finally Approves Law Seeing New Fossil-Fuel Car Sales Banned By 2035
For more than a few years now, the EU (European Union) has been making more and more overtures towards the total ban of new fossil-fuel-powered car sales. When would this happen? Well, in this regard, while a lot of regions and countries seemingly want to make this (so-called) commitment to…
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Apple Might Bypass EU Law With a Proprietary USB-C Charger
Last year the European Union (EU) issued a new law mandating that all technology products sold in the region, specifically those containing a battery, and, by proxy, requiring an external charging capability, must offer support for USB-C. – In other words, they’d just made the USB-C port and cable the…
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EU Votes to Officially Investigate Loot Boxes and Microtransactions!
The debate surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions within games, despite much talk, continues to wage on. – Publishers like EA, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Activision, etc. do not believe that they are a form of gambling, but rather ‘surprise fun mechanics’ (EA’s own words there). The thing is though that pretty much…
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Apple Prepares to Bend the Knee by Allowing Third-Party App Stores on the iPhone
Apple has certainly had a bit of a rough year when it comes to its dealings with the European Union. – Firstly they’re having to deal with the new regulations that by 2025 all smart devices sold in the region must adhere to a USB-C charging standard, and then, of…
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Microsoft to Launch Legal Action if Activision/Blizzard Takeover is Blocked!
When Microsoft announced it had agreed on a deal for the £67.8BN takeover of Activision/Blizzard around the start of this year, people were undoubtedly shocked at the news. In many respects though, whether you were happy about it or not, the announcement did seem to pretty much suggest that getting…
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EU Staff Member Hints Microsoft’s $68.7BN Activision Deal Might Fail!
Microsoft shocked the gaming world earlier this year when they announced that they had agreed on the purchase of Activision/Blizzard for a figure believed to be a region of $68.7BN. – Just because this had been announced, however, this was no actual guarantee that the deal would ever be successfully…
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover to Face Further Scrutiny from the EU
While Microsoft shocked the gaming world earlier this year when they confirmed that a $69BN deal had been agreed for the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, this didn’t necessarily mean, nor guarantee, that the takeover would ever be successfully concluded. Let alone, in a timely manner. – Given the scale of the…
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USB-C Charging Standard Officially Mandated into EU Law!
Representing an initiative which would hopefully look to reduce e-waste, earlier this year the European Union (EU) proposed a new law that would require any technological product sold in the region to require a USB-C charging port (or some form of compliance) right out of the box. – The overall…
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EU Law Makes Anti-Speeding Tech Mandatory for New Cars!
Speeding in your car is, generally speaking, not a very good idea. Not only does it tend to consume notably more fuel than it would at more legal speeds (and God knows that’s expensive enough at the moment!), but it also clearly raises the potential risk and consequences of accidents.…
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5 Countries Already Want the New EU Car Fossil Fuel Ban to be Delayed!
While it seems likely that electric cars will, love them or loathe them, form a key part of car design in the coming years, I have to admit that while I agree with the concept in principle, I’m still yet to be convinced over the idea that a whole hog…
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US to Join EU With New Mandated USB-C Charging Standard?!
Earlier this month the European Union officially voted to bring in a new law that would officially require all portable tech products sold in the region to offer a mandated USB-C charging standard. – In other words, if it had a battery that could be charged, it had to be…
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European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!
Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as much as possible) charging systems within portable tech devices. Primarily driven by a wish to reduce overall electronic waste, back in April things in this regard took a big step…
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Apple to Fight EU Proposal For Universal USB-C Phone Chargers
The European Union has been making strong indications for over a year now that it was, at the very least, considering implementing new laws that would specifically look to target the reduction of electronic waste. One key factor in these proposals was the requirement for all smartphones sold in the…
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