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Big tech kicks off earnings as Trump drama and market jitters continue

As big tech companies kick off quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty.

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Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly in US ruling

A federal judge in the US ruled that Google holds a monopoly in selling ad technology and ad exchanges that it illegally exploited to make profit.

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Google faces €5.8 billion lawsuit in UK for 'overcharging' for search

A class action is demanding Google pay out £5 billion (€5.83 billion) to British companies that have been forced to buy ads on its search engine.

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Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude just got a bit more agentic. This is how

The company's announcements on Tuesday come as Anthropic ramps up its interest in Europe.

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Blocking AI tools has no downside for EU consumers, civil society says

Online platforms complain about failing to launch products in the EU due to strict rules.

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Google’s AI feature on hold in most EU countries due to ‘strict rules'

The company faces regulatory concerns which led to a delay in rolling out the AI tool across Europe.

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Google says value of news to ad business is ‘vastly overestimated’

The results are in for a test Google carried out in eight European countries.

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More than 400 artists send letter to Trump over AI exploitation

Paul McCartney, Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett and more than 400 celebrities and artists have sent a letter to Trump, urging his administration to not roll back copyright protections.

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Commission warns Alphabet and Apple they're breaking EU digital rules

The Commission has resisted pressure from the Trump administration to shield US tech giants in finding the Google and iPhone owners are breaching the Digital Market Act.

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Google expands AI-generated summaries to its search engine

Google is expanding its AI Overviews feature in the United States but is not available in EU countries.

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Big Tech shares millions of user accounts with US authorities - report

A new analysis from Swiss privacy firm Proton found that government-backed requests for user data from Apple, Google, and Meta have increased.

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European judges rap Google over access denied to auto app

European court finds Google's lack of interoperability with another company’s app an abuse of dominance even if it did not actually stymie competition on the third-party’s app market.

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Google hub in Poland to develop AI use in energy and cybersecurity

Google will develop AI in Poland to support the country's energy and cybersecurity sectors, according to a new memorandum.

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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores after US ban delay

TikTok is once again available for download on Apple and Google's app stores in the US after a ban was delayed.

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Anthropic poaches Google DeepMind talent to lead new European office

Anthropic announced to Euronews Next on Thursday in a Europe exclusive that Neil Houlsby would be leading the new Zürich office.

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Data centres could strain Europe's power supply by 2030, report warns

The AI-driven data centre boom could strain the continent's energy supplies and octuple emissions by the end of the decade, according to a new report.

Business

Google scraps diversity hiring goals to comply with Trump's new rules

Google is joining a lengthening list of US companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

Markets

Alphabet shares fall as growth in the AI-backed cloud business slows

Alphabet has reported fourth quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates in revenue as growth in Google Cloud slowed.

China

China counters Trump with limited tariffs on imports and Google probe

China has said it is imposing tariffs on a number of US products, while an antitrust investigation into Google was also announced.

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DMA should urgently apply to cloud and AI, lead lawmaker warns

According to German MEP Andreas Schwab, the digital EU regulation should apply to cloud and AI services to prevent their providers from dominating the market before it’s too late.