This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. Credit: AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File European Union regulators said Thursday they're looking into one of Google's artificial intelligence models over co ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain US tech giant Amazon is to invest £8 billion ($10.5 billion) in Britain over the next five years, creating thousands of jobs via its web services arm, the company and UK government announced Wednesday. The announcement is a welcome boon for Britain's recently elected Labour government, which ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Siva Seshappan from Pexels As someone who helped set up one of the first iPhones back in late 2007 on live TV, I found the launch of the first iteration of Apple's smartphone an exciting time. At the launch in June of that year, a grinning Steve Jobs proudly held up that early device to the obvious delight of Apple fans. ...

文章核心观点 欧盟最高法院周二在遏制科技巨头的斗争中取得两大胜利，分别裁定苹果支付130亿欧元（约143亿美元）欠税，维持对谷歌24亿欧元罚款，欧盟竞争事务负责人称这是欧洲公民和税收正义的重大胜利 [1][2] 苹果案件 - 欧盟委员会2016年称爱尔兰允许苹果避税，按其计算，2003年苹果欧洲利润税率为1%，2014年降至0.005% [3] - 苹果称无“特殊协议”，一直依法纳税，欧盟委员会试图追溯更改规则且无视其收入已在美国纳税 [4] - 2020年欧盟普通法院撤销苹果纳税命令，后经欧盟上诉，欧洲法院法律顾问建议废除该决定，最终最高法院裁定苹果支付欠税 [4][5] - 爱尔兰作为苹果欧盟总部所在地，曾挑战欧盟立场，现表示尊重法院裁决 [3] 谷歌案件 - 欧盟2017 - 2019年因谷歌违反竞争规则处以约80亿欧元罚款，此次最高法院维持2017年对谷歌24亿欧元罚款，驳回其上诉 [2][6] - 下周欧盟最高法院将对谷歌约14.9亿欧元的最小一笔罚款作出裁决 [6] - 美国政府指控谷歌主导在线广告、扼杀竞争，审判已于周一开启，此前美国法官裁定谷歌搜索引擎存在垄断 [6] - 去年布鲁塞尔初步认定谷歌滥用在线广告市场主导地位，建议其出售部分广告服务以确保公平竞争 [7] 欧盟竞争事务负责人观点 - 欧盟竞争事务负责人玛格丽特·韦斯塔格称裁决是欧洲公民和税收正义的重大胜利，警告欧盟将继续打击滥用主导地位行为 [2] - 她对裁决表示“惊喜”，指出仍存在大量利润转移至低税地区情况，建议继任者将此作为优先事项 [5] 公司回应 - 苹果和谷歌对裁决表示“失望” [2][6]

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Apple suffered a blow in November when a top EU court advisor recommended scrapping a previous victory. A top EU court will rule on Tuesday in a 13-billion-euro tax case involving Apple and Ireland, and could also deliver a victory for Brussels by upholding a multi-billion-euro fine against Google, in two eagerly awaited decisio ...

文章核心观点 - 美国政府指控谷歌在在线广告市场上存在垄断行为,并通过反竞争、排斥性和非法手段来消除或严重削弱任何对其主导地位的威胁[1][2][3] - 政府律师将声称谷歌利用其财力收购潜在竞争对手,垄断广告技术市场,使广告主和发布商无法选择其他技术[2] - 政府要求谷歌剥离其广告技术业务的一部分[2] 行业概况 - 谷歌辩称这起案件是"根本性错误的"并违反了"有助于推动经济增长和创新的反垄断法原则"[3] - 谷歌认为这起案件是基于互联网的过时版本,忽视了搜索结果、应用程序和社交媒体平台上的广告[3] - 分析师表示,尽管涉及的市场规模相对于整个广告生态系统来说很小,但它是"许多重要信息来源的生命线"[4] 公司概况 - 谷歌表示,政府指控的业务仅占其今年运营收入的不到1%[5] - 类似调查正在欧盟和英国进行,而之前的搜索案件已进入补救阶段,美国政府预计将在未来几周提出重组谷歌搜索业务的方案[5]

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A Boeing machinist and union member leads cheers during the "stop work meeting" and strike sanction at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, July 17, 2024. Credit: Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times via AP, File Boeing and its largest union are entering the last week of contract negotiations before a threatened strike by more than 30,000 workers ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Google's future as provider of the world's most dominant search engine rests in the hands of a federal court judge who last month ruled the company has a monopoly on internet search. In a hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Amit Mehta will start to strip Google o ...

文章核心观点 - 荷兰政府宣布对半导体制造设备制造商ASML的出口进行更广泛的限制,与美国对中心贸易紧张局势的技术实施的限制保持一致[1][2][3] - 这一措施将于周六生效,意味着ASML将能够直接向荷兰当局申请出口欧盟以外地区的设备许可证,而不是向美国政府申请[1][2] - 荷兰政府表示,这种制造设备可用于生产先进半导体,这些半导体在先进军事应用中发挥关键作用,因此未经控制的出口会对荷兰的安全利益产生影响[5] - 荷兰在这一领域处于独特的领先地位,这意味着一定的责任,荷兰政府表示将以谨慎和有针对性的方式行事,以尽量减少对全球贸易流和价值链的干扰[6] 行业概况 - ASML是一家生产用于制造半导体的尖端机器的公司[1] - 荷兰和日本此前已加入美国实施针对先进芯片制造设备的出口限制,目的是防止中国获得可能用于尖端武器和技术(如人工智能)的敏感投入[3] - 中国外交部表示反对将正常经济贸易关系政治化并将其与国家安全问题联系起来的做法,并表示将密切关注事态发展,坚决维护自身合法权益[3][4]

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Google-parent Alphabet recently reported that revenue from online ad searches climbed to $48.5 billion in the second quarter of this year. US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long invest ...