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Factbox-European regulators crack down on Big Tech

Factbox-European regulators crack down on Big Tech

Feb 6 (Reuters) - European regulators have launched a series of investigations into Big Tech in recent years. Here are…

February 6, 2026

China vows to tighten virtual currency restrictions

BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - China on Friday pledged to further tighten restrictions on virtual currencies and related illicit business…

February 6, 2026

Global chip sales expected to hit $1 trillion this year, industry group says

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Global semiconductor sales are expected to hit $1 trillion this year, the Semiconductor Industry Association…

February 6, 2026

Global chip sales expected to hit $1 trillion this year, industry group says

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Global semiconductor sales are expected to hit $1 trillion this year, the Semiconductor Industry Association…

February 6, 2026

TikTok charged with breaching EU rules over app's addictive features

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules…

February 6, 2026

TikTok charged with breaching EU rules over app's addictive features

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules…

February 6, 2026

New AI method helps identify which dinosaur made which footprints

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Footprints are among the most common kind of dinosaur fossils. Sometimes scientists…

February 6, 2026

Tesla is training its AI technology in China, local media reports

BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Tesla is operating an artificial intelligence training centre in China focusing on local application and…

February 6, 2026

Germany's CDU weighs social media ban for under-16s

BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives are considering barring children under the age of 16 from…

February 6, 2026

TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on…

February 6, 2026