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Italy fines Apple nearly 100 mn euros over app privacy feature
Italy fines Apple nearly 100 mn euros over app privacy feature
by  AFP

Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the US tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market. French antitrust authorities earlier this year handed Apple a 150-million euro fine over its app tracking privacy feature.

EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units
EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units
by  AFP

The European Commission said Monday it had opened an investigation to assess whether the Czech government's support plan for the construction and operation of two nuclear units is in line with EU state aid rules.

Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant
Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant
by  AFP

A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a tiny Indonesian island being swallowed by rising sea levels against cement giant Holcim, NGOs helping the islanders said Monday. Holcim has not owned any cement plants in Indonesia since 2019, but the islanders argue that the company shares the blame for rising temperatures and sea levels.

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