Stay updated with breaking news from Jayp srinivasan. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
With help from Cristiano Lima, Leah Nylen and Benjamin Din Editorâs Note: Morning Tech is a free version of POLITICO Pro Technology’s morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the dayâs biggest stories. Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. â Beyond the ban: Hereâs what to watch for in the Facebook Oversight Boardâs ruling on whether to reinstate former President Donald Trumpâs account. â Tai in the crosshairs: All eyes are turning to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai as she weighs whether to include techâs liability shield in future trade agreements. ....
Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case Thursday February 25, 2021 12:50 am PST by Sami Fathi Valve, the makers behind popular game distribution platform Steam, will be forced to hand over aggregate historical sales, price, and other information on 436 games hosted on the store to Apple, as part of the Apple vs. Epic Games antitrust case. As reported in a paywalled report by Law360, during a virtual discovery hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson ordered that Apple s subpoena for the data to Valve was valid, however, noted that Apple has salted the earth with subpoenas, telling Valve don’t worry, it’s not just you. Apple s original subpoena requested data from Valve about Steam dating as far back as 2015, the judge s ruling however will only require Valve to produce data limited to as early as 2017. ....
ACR”) entered into force, also known as “GWB Digitalization Act” (the “ Amendment”). With the passing of the Amendment[1], Germany is setting the pace for an ambitious goal: the regulation of digital platforms. As noted during the parliamentary discussion[2], the new provisions are specifically designed to provide the German Federal Cartel Office ( Bundeskartellamt) with an efficient instrument against alleged “Wild West methods” in the digital sector to keep digital markets open. The Amendment also introduces a number of other changes to the German Competition Act concerning, inter alia, antitrust investigations procedure, leniency and cartel damage claims. In the legislative process, the German Parliament has also implemented some last-minute changes to the merger control provisions: the two domestic turnover thresholds were increased from EUR 25 million to EUR 50 million, and from EUR 5 million to EUR 17.5 million. This major policy shift ....