In a bid to assert regulatory control and ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust chief, recently held meetings with key figures from major tech corporations. The discussions, documented through social media posts, centered around crucial aspects of digital regulation, competition policies, and ongoing antitrust cases. Among the […]
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U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago, dealing a major setback to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s crackdown on Big Tech. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Qualcomm paid billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016 […]
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The companies may delay until September the formal filing of the deal in Europe. While this may look like an unnecessary delay, this extra time could allow EU regulators to review the deal and grant an approval without opening an in-depth merger review, in our view. The $40 billion deal will combine Nvidia’s graphic and data center chips with Arm’s IP licensing portfolio to create a microchip company with enhanced AI and IoT capabilities. The deal is expected to raise antitrust concerns in US, Europe and China.
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