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MILAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) – An Italian administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the group, but accepted iPhone maker Apple’s (AAPL.O) appeal against the watchdog’s ruling. Last year, Italy’s antitrust regulator fined Google and Apple 10 million euros ($10.36 million) each, claiming that the two tech groups had not provided “clear and immediate information” on how they collect and use the data of… Source link

One of the Boston Celtics‘ reinforcements for the 2022-23 season may be out for some time. Forward Danilo Gallinari, who signed a two-year, $13.3 million deal with the Celtics last month, went down with a non-contact knee injury while playing for Italy in a FIBA World Cup qualifier on Saturday. Gallinari was diagnosed with a torn meniscus on Sunday, though there was no reported ligament damage, Italy announced. “It’s tough to talk about basketball after what what we saw happen to Danilo,” Italy… Source link

Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) which has found they did not provide their users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data — in violation of the country’s consumer code. The regulator also accuses the pair of deploying “aggressive” practices to push users to accept the commercial processing. Apple and Google were both contacted for a response to the ACGM’s sanction. Both said they… Source link

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo MILAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust regulator has started proceedings to fine Google (GOOGL.O) for allegedly restrictive clauses in the terms of service consumers have to accept to use Google Drive. In a filing, the antitrust said the proceedings had to be wrapped up within 120 days. Google was not immediately available for a comment. Reporting by Stephen Jewkes Our Standards: The… Source link

MILAN, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Italy reported 39 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the same number as the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections inched up to 3,908 from 3,882. Italy has registered 131,802 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the ninth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.74 million cases to date. Patients in hospital with COVID-19 – not… Source link

Bloomberg Alibaba Vows to Hike Spending After First Loss in Years (Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. forecast better-than-expected revenue and pledged to invest in new growth arenas, signaling its intention to move past a Chinese antitrust probe that triggered its first loss in nine years.Jack Ma’s flagship e-commerce firm swung to a 5.5 billion yuan ($852 million) net loss — its first since 2012 — after the company swallowed a $2.8 billion fine for monopolistic behavior imposed by… Source link

Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position. The case relates to Android Auto, a modified version of Google’s mobile OS intended for in-car use, and specifically to how Google restricted access to the platform to an electric car charging app, called JuicePass, made by energy company Enel X Italia. Android Auto lets motorists directly access a selection of relevant apps (like maps and music streaming… Source link

Italy’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google 102 million euros ($123 million) for abuse of its dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and app store Google Play. “Through android and the app store Google Play, Google has a dominant position which allows it to control the reach app developers have on final users,” the regulator said in a statement, adding that almost three-quarters of Italians use smartphones running on Android. … Source link

Italy’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google (GOOGL.O) 102 million euros ($123 million) for abuse of its dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and app store Google Play. “Through android and the app store Google Play, Google has a dominant position which allows it to control the reach app developers have on final users,” the regulator said in a statement, adding that almost three-quarters of Italians use smartphones running on Android. The… Source link

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google 102 million euros ($123 million) for abuse of its dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and app store Google Play. “Through android and the app store Google Play, Google has a dominant position which allows it to control the reach app developers have on final… Source link