EU plans more protectionist antitrust rules, data sharing in policy shake-up

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Strict EU enforcement of competition rules prevents the development of the global champions necessary to compete with Chinese and U.S. companies, the head of shipping company Maersk warned in an interview......»»

WeWork owner The We Company disclosed data on Friday that showed expansion of its office-sharing business was almost doubling in size from a large pipeline of leases even as the money-losing company plans to slash costs and reduce its headcount......»»

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The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon's use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules......»»

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EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation on Tuesday into Insurance Ireland's data pooling system, concerned that conditions set by the association to access the system may block rivals in violation of EU competition rules......»»

Jaguar Land Rover is piloting tech that may soon let drivers earn rewards in the IOTA cryptocurrency for sharing data on road conditions......»»

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The U.S. and the European Union are aligning rules to help crime-fighters access suspects’ emails, text messages, photos and other data, despite simmering trans-Atlantic tensions......»»

China State Grid Corporation, the country's state-owned power utility, is looking to blockchain to advance its plans for an "Internet of Energy.".....»»

PARIS (Reuters) - France's rail unions will announce on Wednesday the results of a staff ballot on government plans to create a leaner, more efficient public railway company before the monopoly is opened to competition in line with European Union rules......»»

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The Supreme Court backed American Express’s policy of preventing retailers from offering customers incentives to pay with cheaper cards, a major victory for the company that puts its business model on solid legal ground......»»

Reuters Facebook told US lawmakers that while it imposed new data-sharing restrictions on the majority of app developers in May 2015, 61 companies received a special "one-time" ex.....»»

The plans come at a sensitive time for Facebook, as it continues to battle privacy concerns and tweak company policy regarding user data......»»

The plans come at a sensitive time for Facebook, as it continues to battle privacy concerns and tweak company policy regarding user data......»»