Statecraft

The European Union has fined Google's parent company Alphabet €890 million (approximately $1 billion) for two separate violations of the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The United States Space Force has dramatically expanded its rocket launch procurement plans, authorizing up to $30 billion in contracts for national security missions.

The European Commission yesterday adopted new exemptions to its Batteries Regulation, freeing the Apple Watch and AirPods from the requirement to have user-removable and replaceable batteries.

France’s gambling regulator, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has ordered internet service providers to block Polymarket, classifying the prediction market platform as an illegal gambling site rather than a financial trading venue.

Google and Epic Games have jointly withdrawn their attempt to settle a landmark lawsuit retroactively, clearing the way for Google to begin carrying rival third-party app stores inside its own Google Play Store starting next week.