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  • This photograph shows the logo of Chinese e-commerce company Temu displayed on a mobile phone holding in front of a screen bearing a website page of the e-commerce company, in Brussels, on November 4, 2024. The European Union (EU) on October 31, 2024, hit Chinese-founded shopping platform Temu with a probe over concerns the site is doing too little to stop the sale of illegal products, in an investigation that could lead to large fines. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Online giant Temu is under fire in Europe as millions of users face high risk of encountering illegal products on platform

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • A general view of the Apple Jinan retail store in Shanghai, China, on April 15, 2025, as the Shanghai stock market shows caution as Trump’s tariffs loom (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images).Tech

    Apple and Meta hit with over $750 million in fines for violating Europe’s digital rules—escalating tension between the bloc and Trump

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • Close up of young woman using mobile app device on smartphone to arrange a taxi ride in downtown city street, with illuminated city traffic scene as backgroundTech

    European Union gets serious as bloc seeks independence from U.S. tech such as Uber, Apple and Mastercard

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional relations and Transparency, Maros Sefcovic talks to journalists prior to a Foreign Affairs council in Trade format at the EU Council building in Luxembourg on April 7, 2025. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    EU leaders split over hitting U.S. services sector in retaliation to Trump trade tariffs

    By Camille Camdessus, Raziye Akkoc, and others
  • DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 21: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout image provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 21, 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images)Leadership

    Crypto’s ‘new dawn’, Musk’s lawfare and a flurry of protests: Here’s what took place at Davos on Tuesday

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a news conference in the Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Draghi called on the EU to invest as much as 800 billion ($884 billion) extra a year to make the bloc more competitive and to commit to the regular issuance of common bonds to compete with China and the US. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Trump’s return spurs EU to act—but will European leaders heed Draghi’s €800 billion challenge?

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • A package from Temu is seen in front of a screen with the Temu logo. (Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Retail

    Chinese shopping platform Temu hit by EU investigation over illegal products and a ‘potentially addictive design’

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • WATER MILL, NY - AUGUST 24: Elon Musk speaks at The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Annual Hamptons Gala at Parrish Art Museum on August 24, 2024 in Water Mill, New York. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Tech

    Elon Musk’s misery is limited to Brazil for now, but EU sanctions may be coming his way

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. The conference will show whether Apple Inc. can become a major player in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, marking a critical moment for a company forced to adapt to a new era. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    The EU wants no corner of the digital sphere left untouched, warning X and AI could be next

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 16: Actor Miles Brown takes a selfie with Tik Tok Stars Addison Rae Easterling and Charli D'Amelio during the 69th NBA All-Star Game as part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 16, 2020 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Kena Krutsinger/NBAE via Getty Images)Tech

    ByteDance agrees to withdraw its ‘addictive’ TikTok Lite app for teens in Europe

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP