Podcast appearances and mentions of Margrethe Vestager

Trump underskriver dekret om at told på stål og aluminium hæves til 50 pct. OECD sænker forventninger til global vækst grundet toldkrig - særligt USA rammes. Inflationen falder til 1,9 pct. i Europa. Danske boligrenter falder. Margrethe Vestager er optimistisk om Europas fremtid. Undersøgelse viser at kvinder tjener mest hos Novo Nordisk. Musk tordner mod Trumps lovpakke. Nvidia er igen verdens mest værdifulde. Vært: Lasse Ladefoged (lala@borsen.dk)  

Margrethe Vestager er politiker, tidligere konkurrencekommisær og nu bestyrelsesformand for DTU. Margrethe har, og har haft, en lang og imponerende karriere og dagens afsnit er kun et lille indhug i hvem Margrethe egentlig er; vi snakker tech-giganter, Amagerfælled, Trump og meget, meget mere…Vil du høre resten? Så find hele episoden eksklusivt på Podimo:http://podimo.dk/christian 

Die ehemalige EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Margrethe Vestager war zu Gast auf dem Fintech-Festival FIBE. Dort sprach sie über Trumps Zollpolitik und Europas Chancen.

The transatlantic trustbusting consensus forged by Lina Khan and Margrethe Vestager is already fraying. In this week's Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss if it will lead to mergers involving national champions such as GSK and BP, and in turn remedy some economic ills. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. 

Monopolet: Tidl. konkurrencekommissær Margrethe Vestager, radio- og tv-vært Peter Falktoft og naturformidler Sebastian Klein. Vært: Sara Bro. Hør det hele i DR Lyd.

In this special edition of Second Request, an exclusive interview with Margrethe Vestager, the former EU Antitrust Chief addressed concerns about a potential shift in U.S.- EU relations with the election of President Donald Trump.The interview is the first of a regular podcast hosted by Capitol Forum's new Europe Executive Editor Javier Espinoza that will include some of the biggest names in European policy. Mr. Espinoza, a leading voice in Brussels regulatory coverage, recently joined Capitol Forum after nearly a decade at the Financial Times.

Aan tafel: oud-Eurocommissaris Margrethe Vestager, Europarlementariër Bart Groothuis, Staatssecretaris Rechtsbescherming Teun Struycken, rechtbankverslaggever Saskia Belleman, fotograaf Ilvy Njiokiktjien  Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-12-jan-25 Mark Zuckerberg, topman van Meta, neemt afscheid van factcheckers en de invloed van X-baas Elon Musk reikt ver. Is Europa voldoende beschermd tegen de macht van big tech? In Buitenhof voormalig Eurocommissaris Mededinging Margrethe Vestager en Europarlementariër Bart Groothuis.   Door hoofdpijndossiers als het toeslagenschandaal, Gronings gas en de problematiek rond stikstof, vinden burgers de overheid niet naast zich maar tegen zich. Na talloze rapporten en twee parlementaire enquêtes rijst de vraag: wat gaat het kabinet doen? Staatssecretaris Rechtsbescherming Teun Struycken schuift aan over vertrouwen in de rechtsstaat.    De Machiavelliprijs 2025 is dit jaar toegekend aan rechtbankverslaggever Saskia Belleman. Zij volgde de processen van Holleeder tot Marengo en doet nauwgezet verslag via X. Volgens de jury heeft de Telegraaf journalist ‘de rechtbank toegankelijk gemaakt voor een groot en breed publiek' en bijgedragen aan het op de kaart zetten van femicide in Nederland.   En de nieuwsfoto is deze week gekozen door fotograaf Ilvy Njiokiktjien.

Aan tafel: oud-Eurocommissaris Margrethe Vestager, Europarlementariër Bart Groothuis, Staatssecretaris Rechtsbescherming Teun Struycken, rechtbankverslaggever Saskia Belleman, fotograaf Ilvy Njiokiktjien  Presentatie: Maaike Schoon Wil je meer weten over de gasten in Buitenhof? Op onze website vind je meer informatie. Daar kan je deze aflevering ook terugkijken en je vindt er natuurlijk nog veel meer gesprekken: https://bit.ly/buitenhof-12-jan-25 Mark Zuckerberg, topman van Meta, neemt afscheid van factcheckers en de invloed van X-baas Elon Musk reikt ver. Is Europa voldoende beschermd tegen de macht van big tech? In Buitenhof voormalig Eurocommissaris Mededinging Margrethe Vestager en Europarlementariër Bart Groothuis.   Door hoofdpijndossiers als het toeslagenschandaal, Gronings gas en de problematiek rond stikstof, vinden burgers de overheid niet naast zich maar tegen zich. Na talloze rapporten en twee parlementaire enquêtes rijst de vraag: wat gaat het kabinet doen? Staatssecretaris Rechtsbescherming Teun Struycken schuift aan over vertrouwen in de rechtsstaat.    De Machiavelliprijs 2025 is dit jaar toegekend aan rechtbankverslaggever Saskia Belleman. Zij volgde de processen van Holleeder tot Marengo en doet nauwgezet verslag via X. Volgens de jury heeft de Telegraaf journalist ‘de rechtbank toegankelijk gemaakt voor een groot en breed publiek' en bijgedragen aan het op de kaart zetten van femicide in Nederland.   En de nieuwsfoto is deze week gekozen door fotograaf Ilvy Njiokiktjien.

In dit tweede Trends Talk-jaaroverzicht blikken we terug op economie en politiek in 2024. We doen met de meest opmerkelijke interviewfragmenten met onder meer ECB-voorzitter Christine Lagarde, econoom Gert Peersman, Knack-hoofdredacteur Bert Bultinck, Head of Business News Trends-KanaalZ Jan De Meulemeester en eurocommissaris Margrethe Vestager.Geef uw mening over de Z 7 op 7 podcast via deze link zodat de Trends en Kanaal Z redactie de Z 7 op 7 podcast nog beter op uw behoeftes kan afstemmen in 2025. Alvast bedankt bij voorbaat. Z 7 op 7 is de nieuwe dagelijkse podcast van Kanaal Z en Trends.  Elke ochtend, vanaf 5u30 uur luistert u voortaan naar een selectie van de meest opmerkelijke nieuwsverhalen, een frisse blik op de aandelenmarkten en een scherpe duiding bij de economische en politieke actualiteit door experts van Kanaal Z en Trends. Start voortaan elke dag met Z 7 op 7 en luister naar wat echt relevant is voor uw business, onderneming, carrière en geld.

In dit tweede Trends Talk-jaaroverzicht blikken we terug op economie en politiek in 2024. We doen met de meest opmerkelijke interviewfragmenten met onder meer ECB-voorzitter Christine Lagarde, econoom Gert Peersman, Knack-hoofdredacteur Bert Bultinck, Head of Business News Trends-KanaalZ Jan De Meulemeester en eurocommissaris Margrethe Vestager.

Dai rischi legati al consumo di cibi ultraprocessati al rapporto cibo e salute, dall uso dell intelligenza artificiale alla transizione energetica e al nucleare, dai destini dell Europa fino al Piano Africa. Questi sono alcuni dei temi al centro dell edizione 2024 del Forum Internazionale dell Agricoltura e dell Alimentazione, organizzata da Coldiretti con la collaborazione dello studio The European House Ambrosetti, che si tiene presso Villa Miani a Roma, dalle ore 9:30 di giovedì 28 fino a venerdì 29 novembre.In questo contesto è stato presentato oggi il rapporto Coldiretti/Censis secondo il quale oltre sei italiani su dieci temono che la proliferazione delle guerre e gli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici finiscano per ridurre la quantità di cibo disponibile. Ritorna dunque la paura di una carestia globale dinanzi alla quale occorre razionalizzare l'utilizzo delle risorse, a partire dalla necessità di destinare i fondi agricoli europei della Pac solo ai veri agricoltori per continuare a garantire in futuro la produzione alimentare.Tra i messaggi lanciati durante il Forum c'è anche la necessità di raddoppiare gli investimenti a 6 miliardi entro il 2030 per sostenere l'innovazione in agricoltura per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici e assicurare la produzione alimentare.L'intervento di Ettore Prandini Presidente Coldiretti ai microfoni di Sebastiano Barisoni.Energia e politica al centro della decima edizione di MED Dialoghi MediterraneiSi è conclusa ieri la decima edizione della Conferenza MED Dialoghi Mediterranei iniziata lunedì 25 novembre. La conferenza, promossa dal 2015 dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dall'Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) a Roma presso il Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria HotelTra i temi dibattuti, la politica e le scelte strategiche in materia energetica nell'area del Mediterraneo e del Vecchio Continente. Con la regione dei Balcani che si candida a giocare un ruolo di primo piano, l'intesa tra Simest e Libyan foreign bank, la richiesta della Somalia per un aumento degli investimenti italiani diretti verso il Corno d'Africa. E, chiaramente, la guerra a Gaza, la crescente violenza in Libano e le tensioni crescenti tra Iran e Israele stanno portando il Medio Oriente e il Mediterraneo sull'orlo di una gravissima crisi.Il commento di Franco Bruni, presidente dell Ispi e professore emerito del dipartimento di Economia dell Università Bocconi.Urso all'Ue, sull'auto tempesta perfetta, agire subito"Quello che sta accadendo in Europa" all'automotive "è particolarmente drammatico: la rinuncia a realizzare in Europa le gigafactory e nel contempo la chiusura di stabilimenti sull'endotermico. E' in corso una tempesta perfetta: si rinuncia alla via dell'elettrico e nel contempo si chiudono gli stabilimenti per non pagare le penali" al via il prossimo anno con il regolamento Ue. Lo ha detto il ministro delle Imprese, Adolfo Urso, al Consiglio Ue competitività. "Dobbiamo agire e subito", ha rimarcato Urso, che ha promosso con la Repubblica Ceca un non paper sul futuro dell'automotive, sostenuto da altre 5 capitali (Austria, Slovacchia, Bulgaria, Polonia, Malta e Romania), che è stato al centro del dibattito in queste ore. Ai firmatari, nel corso del dibattito si sono aggiunti una serie di interventi da parte di altri Paesi a sostegno della posizione italiana."Siamo particolarmente soddisfatti - ha aggiunto Urso - dell'ampia convergenza di posizioni espressa dai Paesi UE sul nostro non-paper, relativo al settore automotive europeo. Una proposta che, di fatto, si colloca oggi al centro dell'agenda della Commissione Europea. Come sottolineato oggi dalla vicepresidente Margrethe Vestager, la presidente Ursula von der Leyen ha confermato il suo impegno diretto su questo dossier. Questo rafforza l'importanza strategica del tema, cruciale per l'industria e l'occupazione in Europa, e ci rassicura sul fatto che sarà una delle priorità chiave nei primi 100 giorni della nuova Commissione".Il punto di Adriana Cerretelli, editorialista Il Sole 24 Ore Bruxelles a Focus Economia.Per il Black Friday in Italia attese spese per oltre 2 miliardiSecondo le stime dell Osservatorio eCommerce B2c Netcomm - School of Management del Politecnico di Milano, nei giorni compresi tra il Black Friday e il Cyber Monday, gli italiani spenderanno online oltre 2 miliardi di euro (+9% rispetto al 2023). In questa occasione, gli operatori particolarmente competitivi realizzeranno anche 10 volte il fatturato di un giorno medio, il doppio rispetto al 2023.Nato negli Stati Uniti negli anni '20 dalla catena di distribuzione Macy's per dare impulso alle spese all'indomani del giorno del Ringraziamento, il Black Friday è oggi un fenomeno globale che da il via alla stagione delle compere natalizie anche nel nostro paese. Le categorie più interessate da queste iniziative nel 2024, secondo lo studio dell'Osservatorio, saranno Abbigliamento, Beauty, Enogastronomia, Giocattoli, Informatica ed elettronica e poi ancora esperienze legate al mondo dei viaggi e degli eventi. Viene però evidenziato un trend decrescente per l Elettronica (-14% rispetto al 2023 ), che se un tempo rappresentava una delle categorie più performanti, oggi vede un calo delle vendite in favore di acquisti in altre categorie merceologiche.Le iniziative di sconto più comuni si suddividono equamente tra sconti applicati all intero catalogo e sconti riservati a una selezione di prodotti. Non mancano promozioni che sono finalizzate a premiare un target di clienti specifico: tra queste spiccano le iniziative di sconto anticipato per i clienti più fedeli. La maggior parte dei merchant manterrà una politica di sconti in linea con quella dell anno passato: su determinati prodotti i risparmi per il consumatore potranno superare anche il 30%. Per quanto riguarda le abitudini di acquisto, ci aspettiamo che quasi la totalità degli eShopper acquisti online durante questo periodo di promozioni, beneficiando di un risparmio medio di circa 20 ogni 100 spesi dichiara Valentina Pontiggia, Direttrice dell Osservatorio eCommerce B2c Netcomm - Politecnico di Milano.Il commento di Valentina Pontiggia, Direttrice dell Osservatorio eCommerce B2c Netcomm - Politecnico di Milano.

Margrethe Vestager has spent the past decade standing up to Silicon Valley. As the EU's Competition Commissioner, she's waged landmark legal battles against tech giants like Meta, Microsoft and Amazon. Her two latest wins will cost Apple and Google billions of dollars.With her decade-long tenure as one of the world's most powerful anti-trust watchdogs coming to an end, Vestager has turned her attention to AI. She spearheaded the EU's AI Act, which will be the first and, so far, most ambitious piece of AI legislation in the world.But the clock is ticking – both on her term and on the global race to govern AI, which Vestager says we have “very little time” to get right.Mentioned:The EU Artificial Intelligence Act“Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks of using algorithms,” by Melissa Heikkilä“Belgian man dies by suicide following exchanges with chatbot” by Lauren WalkerThe Digital Services ActThe Digital Markets ActGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)“The future of European competitiveness” by Mario Draghi“Governing AI for Humanity: Final Report” by the United Nations Secretary-General's High-level Advisory BodyThe Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA)Further Reading:“Apple, Google must pay billions in back taxes and fines, E.U. court rules” by Ellen Francis and Cat Zakrzewski“OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation” by Billy Perrigo“The total eclipse of Margrethe Vestager” by Samuel Stolton“Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology” by Anu Bradford“The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World” by Anu Bradford

Fra Apple og Google til cementkarteller og flydende chokolade – fra stjernestunder til pandemi, energikrise og krig: Hør det store interview, hvor Margrethe Vestager ser tilbage på sine 10 år som Danmarks EU-kommissær og giver nogle bud på fremtiden.Vært: Rikke Albrechtsen, Altingets EU-redaktør.Gæst: Margrethe Vestager, konkurrencekommissær og ledende næstformand for digital politik i EU-Kommissionen.Producere: Clara Vestergaard Lausen, podcastassistent, og Thomas Lauritzen, Altingets Europa-analytiker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Na bijna 6 jaar is het hoge woord eruit: Shell is niet verplicht om verregaande klimaatdoelen te halen. Dat oordeelde de Haagse rechter. Aanklager Milieudefensie kan nog naar de Hoge Raad stappen in een poging om deze beslissing weer van tafel te krijgen, maar doet daar nog geen beloftes over.  Je hoort of die rechtszaak nog een staartje krijgt, en wat deze uitspraak voor de toekomst van Shell betekent. Verder hebben we het over Amazon. Dat wil volgens Amerikaanse media over een klein maandje de concurrentie met Nvidia aangaan, met de nieuwste AI-chip. Zelf gelooft Amazon dat het prima de beste aanbieder van Nvidia-gedreven cloudservice kan aanbieden, en daarnaast ook zélf het beste alternatief kan maken. Je hoort of dat realistisch is. En lievelingsklant Elon Musk komt ook nog voorbij. In China zien ze hem als de nieuwe Henry Kissinger, die de relatie tussen de VS en China kwam redden. Dat beeld is volgens experts te extreem, maar het zegt wel veel over de rol die Musk kan spelen in een adviserende rol voor het Witte Huis, mocht hij die rol krijgen. Kan Musk straks een handelsoorlog gaan voorkomen?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Folketingets nye store maleri af 30 vigtige, kvindelige politikere gennem 100 år bliver i dag afsløret på Christiansborg. Kulturen P1 er med og taler med kunstneren bag, Mie Mørkeberg, der har arbejdet på værket på fuldtid de seneste to år. Derudover taler vi også med Margrethe Vestager, der er én af de 30 kvinder, der nu får en plads på væggen i Samtaleværelset i Vandrehallen på Christiansborg. Regeringens lovforslag om moms på kunstnerrettigheder vil øge afmatningen på tv-markedet. Det frygter Copydan og flere filmfaglige organisationer, som filmmagasinet Ekko har talt med. Jørgen Ramskov, forperson for Copydan Verdens TV forklarer forslagets konsekvenser, som allerede kan blive en realitet fra 1. januar. Værter: Chris Pedersen og Tony Scott.

Monopolet: Konkurrencekommissær Margrethe Vestager, designer Lærke Bagger og satiriker Frederik Cilius. Vært: Sara Bro. Hør det hele i DR Lyd.

Sociale medier er alligevel så fyldt med bots, at vi snart ikke ved, hvem vi taler med. Så hvorfor ikke gå planken ud? Vi tester Social AI, hvor alle, undtagen dig selv, er skabt med AI. Vi får også besøg af Margrethe Vestager, der vender hjem til Danmark efter et årti som tech-giganternes største modstander i EU. Hvad er hendes største fortrydelse? Og endelig tager vi et kig på Elon Musks seneste stunt, da han optrådte som hypeman for Donald Trump ved et rally i Pennsylvania. Vi diskuterer, om det markerer en ny æra for teknologiens indflydelse på politik. Værter: Marcel Mirzaei-Fard, vært og techanalytiker og Henrik Moltke, DRs techkorrespondent.

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she's fought, and how the fight will continue.  Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission's Executive Vice President on a Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Nicolai is joined by Margrethe Vestager, Europe's leading enforcer of competition laws and the driving force behind high-profile cases against tech giants like Apple, Google and Meta. As European Commissioner for Competition, Vestager shares how her work shapes the digital economy, from ensuring fair competition to regulating the use of AI and digital services. She dives into the challenges of regulating Big Tech without stifling innovation and Europe's need for strategic independence from global powers like China. Gain insights from Europe's antitrust leader as she navigates regulation, global competition, and the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management.New episode out every Wednesday.The production team for this episode includes PLAN-Bs Pål Huuse and Niklas Figenschau Johansen. Background research was conducted by Kristian Haga and Riga Tenzin.Watch the episode on YouTube: Norges Bank Investment Management - YouTubeWant to learn more about the fund? The fund | Norges Bank Investment Management (nbim.no)Follow Nicolai Tangen on LinkedIn: Nicolai Tangen | LinkedInFollow NBIM on LinkedIn: Norges Bank Investment Management: Administrator for bedriftsside | LinkedInFollow NBIM on Instagram: Explore Norges Bank Investment Management on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BlackRock and Microsoft are launching a $30bn data centre fund to meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence, and BP puts its onshore US wind business up for sale. Meta is making teenagers' Instagram accounts private by default and EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager speaks to the FT about her efforts to regulate in Big Tech. Mentioned in this podcast:BlackRock and Microsoft plan $30bn fund to invest in AI infrastructure BP puts $2bn US onshore wind business up for sale Instagram to make teenagers' profiles private by defaultVestager warns EU against weakening merger rules The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comisara europeană pentru Concurență, Margrethe Vestager, își încheie mandatul cu două victorii importante. Justiția europeană a confirmat două sancțiuni grele impuse de Comisia de la Bruxelles companiilor americane Google și Apple. Este un moment semnificativ, care arată că Uniunea Europeană își apără interesele fiscal – după cum veți vedea, uneoi chiar în confruntare cu state membre. A fost una dintre cele mai dure bătălii juridice duse de Comisia Europeană și giganții tehnologici.Într-o primă speță, Curtea de Justiție a Uniunii Europene a respins recursul Google și Alphabet împotriva amenzii de 2,4 miliarde de euro impusă de Comisie.În această decizie antitrust, executivul european a pedepsit Google în 2017 pentru că a „abuzat de poziția sa dominantă în domeniul căutărilor generice pe internet, prin favorizarea propriului comparator de produse în detrimentul comparatorilor de produse concurenți.Cazul Apple este și mai semnificativ. Acesta datează din 2016, când executivul European a susținut că Irlanda i-a permis producătorului de iPhone să evite taxe de miliarde de euro. A fost una dintre numeroasele investigații din deceniul precedent privind aranjamentele fiscale favorabile între multinaționale și mai multe țări din UE.Mai precis, marile companii își stabileau sediul într-o țară membră, unde beneficiau de importante facilități fiscale, apoi acționau nestingherit pe întreaga piață unică a Uniunii. Celelalte state membre aveau de pierdut, întrucât marile companii plăteau impozite doar în țările-gazdă, în regim de adevărate paradisuri fiscale.  Acum, Curtea Europeană de Justiție a considerat că „structura fiscală a Apple în Irlanda a echivalat cu un ajutor de stat”. Apple trebuie acum să înapoieze acum 13 miliarde de euro guvernului irlandez.În mod paradoxal, Irlanda a preferat să conteste decizia din 2016 în instanță, cu gândul de a-și apăra sistemul fiscal atractiv decât să primească banii din partea companiei americane.Totuși, potrivit guvernului de la Dublin, un cont escrow creat în 2018 pentru a colecta și a păstra banii în așteptarea rezultatului litigiului juridic conține aproximativ 14 miliarde de euro.Deciziile au fost o surpriză chiar și pentru comisarul pentru Concurență Margrethe Vestager, care s-a pronunțat adeseori împotriva „planificării fiscale agresive”, practicate în esență de multinaționalele americane.Cu atât mai mult cu cât cazuri anterioare se terminaseră cu eșecuri pentru Comisia Europeană.Anul trecut, Amazon a câștigat o bătălie juridică pentru aranjamentele sale fiscale din Luxemburg. De asemenea, Bruxelles-ul a pierdut un caz similar cu privire la tratamentul fiscal al Starbucks, în Țările de Jos.Trebuie spus că în acest moment, astfel de aranjamente fiscale practicate de marile companii împreună cu unele state membre au devenit dificil sau chiar imposibil de realizat.Începând cu anul 2024, în Uniunea Europeană a intrat în vigoare legea privitoare la o cotă  minimă globală de impozitare pentru multinaționale. Aceasta este de 15% și se aplică acelor companii care realizează venituri combinate de cel puțin 750 de milioane de euro.

Tech giants Apple and Google both lost separate, multibillion dollar court fights with the European Union. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager talks about the EU's big tech crackdown with Bloomberg's Max Ramsay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Day in Legal History: Howe Sewing Machine PatentedOn this day in legal history, September 10, 1846, Elias Howe was granted U.S. Patent No. 3640 for his revolutionary sewing machine. Howe's invention was a significant breakthrough, speeding up the process of garment production and forever changing the textile industry. However, Howe's legal battles soon followed, as other inventors, including Isaac Singer, began producing sewing machines that closely resembled Howe's patented design.In 1854, Howe sued Singer, accusing him of patent infringement. The court ruled in Howe's favor, affirming that Singer's machine did indeed infringe upon Howe's patent. This victory not only solidified Howe's place as the rightful inventor of the sewing machine but also secured him substantial royalties from Singer's machines, which were gaining widespread popularity.The case marked an important moment in patent law, demonstrating the power of legal protections for inventors during the Industrial Revolution. By enforcing his patent rights, Howe reaped financial benefits and ensured that his invention would be recognized for its originality.In a significant victory for the European Union's regulatory efforts, Apple and Google both lost high-stakes court battles related to antitrust and tax issues. The EU's Court of Justice upheld a €13 billion ($14.4 billion) tax ruling against Apple, finding that Ireland's favorable tax treatment of the company amounted to illegal state aid. Apple had previously condemned the 2016 decision, but the court's ruling now forces Ireland to determine how to handle the recovered taxes.In a separate case, Google lost its challenge against a €2.4 billion fine for leveraging its dominance in search to prioritize its own shopping services over competitors, a ruling that reinforces the EU's efforts to regulate Big Tech. These decisions mark a major success for Margrethe Vestager, the EU's antitrust chief, as she prepares to leave her position after spearheading years of regulatory scrutiny on tech giants, including Amazon and Fiat.Both Apple and Google expressed disappointment with the rulings, but the decisions signal a continued regulatory clampdown on Big Tech in Europe, bolstered by new legislation such as the Digital Markets Act, which aims to prevent companies from favoring their own services over rivals. The rulings set a global precedent, as other regulators around the world increasingly scrutinize Silicon Valley's market dominance.Apple Loses EU Top Court Fight Over €13 Billion Irish Tax BillIn the start of the Google antitrust trial, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that Google used its size and power to dominate the online advertising market, accusing the company of monopolistic practices. During the opening of the trial in Alexandria, Virginia, prosecutors claimed that Google controlled both sides of the ad tech ecosystem by eliminating competition, acquiring rivals, and locking in customers. Google's actions allegedly stifled competition in a market handling over 150,000 ad sales every second. Google's attorney, Karen Dunn, dismissed the case as outdated, comparing it to relics like BlackBerrys and iPods. She argued that Google's tools now work alongside competitors and that the digital ad market has shifted, with major players like Amazon and Comcast providing significant competition. Google's defense echoes its arguments in a recent search monopoly case, which it won.The Justice Department seeks a ruling that could force Google to divest key ad tech products like Google Ad Manager. The trial will continue for several weeks before a ruling is issued by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema. This case is one of several recent efforts to challenge Big Tech monopolies, with similar cases against Meta, Amazon, and Apple also underway.Google aimed to control web ad tech, US prosecutor says as trial begins | ReutersIn a piece I wrote for Forbes—and with apologies for the double dose of me today—I delve into the tax loophole used by the ultra-wealthy known as the "buy/borrow/die" strategy. This tactic allows the wealthy to use highly appreciated assets as collateral for loans, giving them access to large sums of money without triggering taxable events. While some propose taxing loans at disbursement, I argue that a better approach would be a "repayment realization" rule, where taxes are applied when these loans are repaid, aligning more closely with traditional tax principles.Taxing at disbursement could open the door to various tax avoidance strategies, such as using offshore lending or taking out smaller loans to stay under tax thresholds. Additionally, taxing loans at the time of issuance could complicate valuations of illiquid or hard-to-value assets, making enforcement difficult. A repayment realization rule, on the other hand, would ensure that taxes are triggered when wealth is actually monetized to repay the loan, addressing these loopholes.This approach would also reduce the risk of manipulation through rolling over loans or making small repayments, as each repayment would be taxed proportionally. While there are challenges, like preventing double taxation, this proposal offers a more effective solution to ensure the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share of taxes when they access their wealth.Closing The Loan-Tax Loophole: Considering “Repayment Realization”In my column this week for Bloomberg, I propose the creation of an IRS-managed "encyclopedia of tax fraud" to help taxpayers spot scams early. While some fraudulent schemes are so obvious they're easy to recognize, others are packaged cleverly as legitimate tax strategies, making it difficult for the average person to tell the difference. Although the IRS publishes resources like the "Dirty Dozen" list of frauds, these are often too technical or hard to locate, limiting their usefulness. I suggest a Wikipedia-style online database, maintained by the IRS, that offers clear, plain-language explanations of fraud schemes, real-life examples, and the warning signs people should look for when receiving tax advice. This would allow taxpayers to identify potential scams before becoming victims or unwittingly participating in fraud. It would also explain the consequences of engaging in fraudulent activity, serving as a deterrent. By compiling this information in one place, the IRS could better protect taxpayers and safeguard vital tax revenue, making the job of scam artists much more difficult. My aim is to create a first line of defense for taxpayers as fraud schemes become increasingly sophisticated.‘Encyclopedia of Fraud' Would Help Taxpayers Spot Scams Early This is a public episode. 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TikTok has agreed to withdraw a rewards feature that raised concerns about its potential to encourage excessive screen time, particularly among children, the European Union's executive commission said. It was the first resolution of an investigation under the 27-country EU's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA), which went into effect in February and aims to ensure a "safe and accountable online environment" by regulating large digital platforms. TikTok made the commitment without conceding the feature violated the Digital Services Act, officials said. The commission has however ruled that the withdrawal is legally binding, which "sends a clear message to the entire social media industry," said Margrethe Vestager, European Commission for digital affairs. "Design features on platforms with addictive effects put the well-being of their users at risk," she said in a statement. "That's why we have made TikTok's commitments under the DSA legally binding." The case involves TikTok Lite, a low-bandwidth version of the app released in Spain and France. It allowed users to earn points for things like following creators, liking content, or inviting friends to join TikTok. The points could be exchanged for Amazon vouchers and gift cards on PayPal. TikTok said rewards were restricted to users 18 years and older, who had to verify their age. Users could watch up to one hour a day of videos to earn rewards, which were capped at the equivalent of one euro ($1.09) a day. The commission opened an investigation in April due to concerns that TikTok has not done a diligent assessment required under the act of the feature's potential "addictive effect," especially for children, "given suspected absence of effective age verification mechanisms on TikTok." The resolution of the TikTok Lite investigation does not affect an earlier probe launched against TikTok focusing on concerns about the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and mitigating risks of "behavioral addiction" and harmful content. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

In questo episodio Riccardo Haupt ha incontrato Margrethe Vestager nel suo ufficio di Berlaymont a Bruxelles, la sede della Commissione europea. Vestager è commissaria europea con delega alla concorrenza da dieci anni e, tramite il modo originale e innovativo con cui ha interpretato questo ruolo, è diventata uno dei personaggi più influenti all'interno della politica UE nell'ultimo decennio. Ha parlato con noi di come ha cambiato il modo di intendere l'antitrust, del significato della libera concorrenza e degli intrecci tra la competizione interna e la competizione esterna con le altre grandi potenze con cui si confronta l'UE sul piano geopolitico e industriale, come Stati Uniti e Cina.In this episode Riccardo Haupt had the chance to talk with Margrethe Vestager in her office in Berlaymont, the building in Brussels which houses the headquarters of the European Commission. Vestager has been European Commissioner for competition in the last ten years and the way she has interpreted her role made her become one of the most flourishing figures in EU politics. She spoke with us about the way she changed the EU antitrust policies, the meaning of free competition and the relationship competition inside EU has with the geopolitical and industrial challenge Europe has to face with US and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tidligere i år bragte CNN historien om, at Rusland tilsyneladende er i gang med at udvikle et nyt atomart rumvåben, der kan ødelægge satellitter i rummet. Det peger på noget, vi også har set under Ukraine-krigen. At rummet er blevet sikkerhedspolitik. Nu er rummet kommet på dagsordenen i EU, der først og fremmest skal være uafhængige af private spillere som raketentreprenøren Elon Musk. Og hende, der har ansvaret for det, er Margrethe Vestager. I dette afsnit af ‘Du lytter til Politiken' fortæller Politikens internationale kommentator Michael Jarlner om det nye rumkapløb, der er brudt ud. Han har interviewet Margrethe Vestager, der peger på, at EU skal kunne mere i rummet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En este episodio de APPLEaks Fabián Fernández trata de analizar las nuevas imposiciones, comentarios, bloqueos y multas de la comisión de la Unión Europea hacia la empresa tecnológica de Cupertino. ¿Será que Margrethe Vestager tiene una visión personal que le impide ser imparcial? ¿Cuál es el límite de esta escalada de bloqueos y sanciones?  #appleintelligence #ios18 #macos15El resumen semanal de noticias de Apple - APPLEaks con Fabian FernándezY no te olvides de VER y disfrutar de todo esto en el canal!! Te dejo el link de IDEARVLOG

The European Commission announced that Microsoft might have violated antitrust rules by bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 software, potentially restricting competition by not providing customers a choice. Concerns were raised that this practice could give Teams an unfair advantage over competing messaging apps by limiting their ability to integrate with Microsoft's software. Margrethe Vestager, the commission's Executive Vice President for competition policy, stressed the need for competition to foster innovation. Microsoft previously offered Teams-free software versions for European customers, yet these steps did not fully address the commission's concerns. Microsoft President Brad Smith expressed willingness to find solutions. The investigation began in July 2023 after complaints from Slack Technologies and Alfaview. Slack's parent company, Salesforce, viewed the EU's statement as a move towards restoring competition and innovation. Microsoft could face a fine of up to 10% of its annual global revenue or be required to implement remedies.Learn more on this news visit us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La Comisión Europea, liderada por la comisaria Margrethe Vestager, está considerando multar a Apple por presuntamente incumplir la Ley de Mercados Digitales (DMA), específicamente en lo relacionado con permitir a los desarrolladores dirigir a los usuarios a ofertas fuera de la App Store sin comisiones. Esta situación refleja una tendencia de la Unión Europea a ser más estricta y detallista en la aplicación de sus regulaciones antimonopolio. Respondo a la pregunta de un oyente sobre la falta de disponibilidad de ciertos servicios de Apple fuera de EE.UU. o más allá del inglés. Loop Infinito es un podcast de Applesfera, presentado por Javier Lacort y editado por Alberto de la Torre. Contacta con el autor en Twitter (@jlacort) o por correo (lacort@xataka.com). Gracias por escuchar este podcast.

Europe's competition chief Margrethe Vestager will soon be ending her mandate in Brussels, after ten years of taking on Big Tech and others. In an exclusive conversation with Squawk Box Europe's Silvia Amaro, she addressed some of the ongoing investigations into Microsoft and Apple and offered a sobering perspective on Europe's place in the world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lufthansa e il ministero dell'Economia hanno proposto nuovi sacrifici alla Ue per salvare l'accordo di vendita della compagnia italiana al vettore tedesco. Nel carteggio senza fine tra Roma, Francoforte e Bruxelles è partita una nuova lettera con ulteriori tagli di voli e di rotte per placare la fermezza della commissaria alla Concorrenza, Margrethe Vestager. Il problema di Linate. Il capitolo più caldo del confronto con l'Antitrust comunitario riguarda i voli per l'Europa da Milano Linate. Nell'ultimo pacchetto di remedy offer , cioè l'offerta di sacrifici, Lufthansa in quanto compratore e il Mef quale venditore - confermano fonti autorevoli che conoscono il dossier - si dichiarano disposti a sacrificare almeno 15-17 coppie giornaliere di slot detenuti da Ita nello scalo milanese, cioè a 15-17 coppie di finestre orarie che danno diritto a fare 15-17 atterraggi e altrettanti decolli, ovvero da 30 a 34 movimenti aerei. Il Mef non ha fatto dichiarazioni ufficiali. Il taglio è pari al 10% dei movimenti aerei giornalieri. In precedenza Lufthansa insieme al Mef aveva messo sul tavolo del negoziato una riduzione di 11 coppie di slot di Ita, che danno diritto a 11 atterraggi e altrettanti decolli, ovvero 22 movimenti aerei, corrispondenti a 11 frequenze giornaliere dallo scalo milanese. Si tratta quindi di un aumento del 50% dei sacrifici offerti, pari a una quota di circa il 10% dei movimenti aerei giornalieri massimi consentiti a Linate. Il traffico nello scalo è contingentato e non si possono fare più di 18 movimenti ogni ora. I sacrifici a Fiumicino. Alcuni sacrifici sono previsti anche a Roma Fiumicino. Secondo indiscrezioni Lufthansa e Mef rinuncerebbero a una decina di coppie di slot nel principale scalo italiano. A Roma non c è un problema di congestione di traffico come a Linate, ma verrebbero eliminati gli slot in sovrapposizione tra le due compagnie. I voli per Germania, Austria, Svizzera e Belgio. Lo spazio che si libererebbe con la rinuncia a questi slot servirebbe ad aprire a concorrenti le rotte tra l'Italia e l'Europa centrale, in particolare da Linate e da Roma per Germania, Austria, Svizzera e Belgio, cioè i paesi in cui Lufthansa è dominante o direttamente, o attraverso le compagnie controllate Austrian, Swiss, Sn Brussels.Ne parliamo con Gianni Dragoni, giornalista Il Sole 24 Ore. Non solo elettrica, anche Toyota apre alla produzione di veicolo alimentati con carburanti alternativiToyota, la più grande casa automobilistica del mondo per volume, ha presentato un nuovo tipo di motori compatti e che possono essere alimentati con carburanti diversi, garantendo standard di emissione più bassi. "Con questi motori, ognuna delle tre aziende punterà a ottimizzare l'integrazione con motori, batterie e altre unità di propulsione elettrica", hanno dichiarato in un comunicato congiunto. Toyota possiede circa un quinto di Subaru e circa il 5% di Mazda. I tre hanno dichiarato che i loro sforzi contribuiranno a decarbonizzare i motori a combustione interna rendendoli compatibili con fonti di carburante alternative come i carburanti elettronici e i biocarburanti.Intanto anche Anfia, Associazione Nazionale Filiera Industria Automobilistica, oggi sulle colonne del Sole (pezzo di Filomena Greco), è tornata a chiedere all'Ue carburanti alternativi. Una pausa "di riflessione" nella regolamentazione europea e un deciso cambio di passo per riaprire la strada allo sviluppo dei motori alimentati con carburanti a basse emissioni. È quello che chiede l'Anfia, l'Associazione delle imprese della filiera italiana dell'automotive, alla futura Commissione europea, attraverso un manifesto diffuso a due settimane di distanza dal voto. «È necessario che la Commissione consenta, in maniera flessibile e competitiva, di continuare a produrre in Europa veicoli che utilizzino carburanti e vettori energetici decarbonizzati» dice il presidente Roberto Vavassori. I prossimi cinque anni saranno cruciali per la tenuta competitiva di un settore che in Italia rappresenta il 5,6% del Pil, fattura oltre 100 miliardi e occupa 230mila addetti. «Al 2035 non basterà avere "zero local emission" ma dovremo pensare a emissioni zero lungo tutta la catena di produzione, inclusa la parte relativa all'energia» aggiunge Vavassori. [...] Sui combustibili alternativi a basse emissioni c'è ancora molto da fare, a cominciare dagli e-fuel, mentre la partita dei biocarburanti è tutta da riaprire a Bruxelles. «Il motore endotermico ha un rendimento basso, l'industria deve lavorare in una direzione duplice: da un lato rendere più efficiente il powertrain "tradizionale", dall'altro prepararsi ad alimentarlo con vettori energetici a bassa impronta carbonica» spiega Vavassori. Ne parliamo con Alberto Annicchiarico - giornalista Il Sole 24 ORE.Iliad compie 6 anni dal lancio in ItaliaIliad Italia compie nella giornata di oggi, 29 Maggio 2024, 6 anni dal debutto sul mercato italiano delle telecomunicazioni, all'epoca solo con il segmento di telefonia mobile, a cui ha fatto seguito negli ultimi anni il lancio di rete fissa e segmento Business. Oggi conta più di 11 milioni di utenti. Per celebrare questo anniversario, iliad ha organizzato un evento unico: un percorso immersivo che ha permesso agli invitati di sperimentare con ironia le pratiche discutibili ancora presenti nel settore delle telecomunicazioni. Un viaggio che li ha condotti poi nel "mondo iliad", dove gli utenti sanno sempre cosa aspettarsi, e dove l Amministratore Delegato Benedetto Levi ha presentato le ultime novità dell operatore. Da sei anni, festeggiamo il nostro compleanno come un occasione per chiederci come possiamo soddisfare sempre di più i nostri utenti, e come rendere tutto il mercato sempre più chiaro e trasparente , ha dichiarato Benedetto Levi, Amministratore Delegato di iliad. Per questo oggi rinnoviamo il nostro impegno a mantenere le nostre promesse, a rimanere fedeli ai nostri valori, per continuare a crescere e a restare vicini ai nostri utenti. Domani presentano i numeri della Trimestrale. Ne parliamo con Benedetto Levi, amministratore delegato Iliad Italia.

In questo terzo episodio di Actually Bio, raccontiamo la storia di Margrethe Vestager. La Vice-presidente della Commissione Europea, Commissaria per la concorrenza, Digital Czar, è una donna dai molti titoli e dal CV di spessore come pochi altri.  Negli ultimi 10 anni a capo del Direttorato per la competenza ha sfidato le big tech e ha vinto  cause miliardarie contro Google, Amazon, Facebook oltre a quelle contro alcuni giganti europei dell'industria, smontando il cartello dei produttori di Camion, Treni e intervenendo sul sistema bancario. Questa è la storia di una donna con un senso civico impressionante che l'ha portata a mettere il bene comune al di sopra di tutto, anche in momenti in cui questo avrebbe avuto delle conseguenze negative sulla propria carriera. Margrethe Vestager è responsabile del rilancio dell'antitrust moderno ed è lei che ha riportato al centro del dibattito politico ed economico uno dei temi più importanti del capitalismo: quello di una competizione libera e giusta. Ma come si fa a regolare in un'ra in cui le aziende e i mercati si muovono sempre più velocemente mentre le nostre risorse rimangono le stesse? Actually Bio, è uno speciale di Actually dedicato a chi ci sostiene tramite il programma di membership. In Actually Bio raccontiamo le storie dei grandi personaggi che stanno cambiando il mondo del tech. Per ascoltare tutte le puntate, accedere ad altri podcast, newsletter e contenuti speciali puoi sostenere Will attraverso la membership. Abbonandoti con il codice ACTUALLY15 hai uno sconto del 15% sui piani annuali! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stjerner og striber har fundet glimmer og konfetti frem og kaster sig i to særafsnit over Eurovision Song Contest, der bliver afholdt i Malmø i denne uge. Brydningerne i Europa har nemlig altid fyldt i Eurovision, fra Nellikerevolutionen i Portugal til Den Orange Revolution i Ukraine, fra Berlinmurens fald til euroens indførelse, fra kønskamp til valgkamp. Vi nørder igennem på det hele og synger med på Europas moderne politiske historie. Deltagere: Udlandskorrespondent Stéphanie Surrugue, Eurovision-kommentator Ole Tøpholm, EU-korrespondent Ole Ryborg og special guest EU's konkurrencekommissær og Eurovision-fan Margrethe Vestager. Tilrettelæggelse: Lasse Berg Sørensen.

Stjerner og striber har fundet glimmer og konfetti frem og kaster sig i tre særafsnit over Eurovision Song Contest, der bliver afholdt i Malmø i denne uge. Brydningerne i Europa har nemlig altid fyldt i Eurovision, fra Nellikerevolutionen i Portugal til Den Orange Revolution i Ukraine, fra Berlinmurens fald til euroens indførelse, fra kønskamp til valgkamp. Vi nørder igennem på det hele og synger med på Europas moderne politiske historie. Deltagere: Udlandskorrespondent Stéphanie Surrugue, Eurovision-kommentator Ole Tøpholm, EU-korrespondent Ole Ryborg og special guest EU's konkurrencekommissær og Eurovision-fan Margrethe Vestager. Tilrettelæggelse: Lasse Berg Sørensen.

Israel has retaliated against Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack. Energy Aspects' Amrita Sen discusses what this means for oil prices. Plus, Netflix is under pressure despite blowing past subscriber growth estimates. Citi's Jason Bazinet dives into the quarter. And, EU regulators say a preliminary probe into Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is still ongoing. The European Commission's Margrethe Vestager explains.

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission's 'A Europe Fit for the Digital Age', discusses the European Union probe of tech giants' use of AI, new digital dominance rules, and the EU's investigation of Chinese clean-tech investments. Vestager spoke with Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld and Annmarie Hordern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Europe wants clean energy, but it's struggling to compete with the low cost of China's green technology. The E.U. just announced it's investigating the subsidies received by Chinese wind turbine suppliers, which play a part in those low costs. On today's episode, we speak with Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, about how the E.U. is trying to build and maintain a competitive green tech industry in the face of low-price Chinese imports. And we ask how the U.S.'s climate industrial policy fits into all this action.Related Episodes:The surprising leader in EVs (Apple / Spotify) Industrial policy, the debate! (Apple / Spotify) Why offshore wind is facing headwinds (Apple / Spotify) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For the past decade, the European Commission has taken on Big Tech under the leadership of Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, inspiring fear and griping from tech CEOs the world over. Today, Vestager reveals why, despite being one of the toughest regulators in the business, she considers herself a tech optimist. She and Kara discuss the impact of EU antitrust lawsuits - including the most recent $2 billion fine against Apple - whether EU tech regulations passed to improve safety and competition (the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act) could hamper innovation, and if guardrails created for the future (the AI Act) might come too late. Plus: what's next for Vestager when her term ends this year? Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on social media. We're on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Si apre la settimana che porterà all'8 marzo, giornata Internazionale della Donna. Oggi Il Sole 24 ORE dedica un ampio approfondimento ai dati sull'occupazione femminile e al divario di genere nelle retribuzioni. Come ha rilevato l'Istat nel suo Rapporto 2023, negli ultimi dieci anni il numero delle lavoratrici (cioè l'incidenza delle lavoratrici sul numero delle donne fra 15 e 64 anni) è aumentato di quasi un milione e l'incidenza delle donne sul totale degli occupati è salita dal 39,4 al 42,2 per cento. Siamo però ancora in basso nella classifica dei paesi europei: la media dell'Ue a 27 è al 46%. Spiccano le forti disparità territoriali fra il Nord e il Sud del nostro Paese.Commentiamo i dati con Chiara Tronchin, ricercatrice fondazione Leone Moressa. Apple, multa dell Antitrust Ue da 1,8 miliardi per lo streaming musicale. Intanto Musk attacca AltmanMancano tre giorni all entrata in vigore del Digital Markets Act ma Bruxelles già batte un colpo. E lo batte contro Apple, per la precisione: l'Antitrust Ue ha infatti deciso una multa record da 1,8 miliardi di euro alla Mela Morsicata per violazioni alle regole sulla concorrenza con i servizi di streaming musicale. Lo riferisce la Commissione Ue in una nota parlando di «condizioni commerciali sleali» praticate dal gruppo californiano. Siamo allo showdown del contenzioso con Spotify, notizia che era attesa almeno da dicembre.Intento, rimanendo nel mondo delle big tech statunitensi, Elon Musk ha fatto causa a OpenAI e all'ad Sam Altman per violazione di contratto: la società avrebbe abbandonato la sua missione originale di sviluppare l'intelligenza artificiale a beneficio dell'umanità, per massimizzare invece i profitti dopo che Microsoft ha investito 13 miliardi di dollari. Ascoltiamo l'analisi di Alessandro Plateroti - nuovo Direttore di NewsMondo.it.Lufthansa-Ita: Vestager, decisione sarà quando sarà, tocca ad aziende trovare soluzioni'Il prossimo passo della Commissione sull'operazione Lufthansa-Ita ci sara' quando ci sara''. Cosi' ha risposto la commissaria alla concorrenza Margrethe Vestager alla domanda su quali saranno e quando avverranno le prossime decisioni dell'inchiesta approfondita sull'operazione Lufthansa-Ita. I malumori nei confronti di Bruxelles da parte dei due vettori e dei due governi di Italia e Germania sono molti. Alla Commissione viene imputato di applicare regole insolitamente rigide nella valutazione dell operazione.Il non detto ma portato logico è che questo viene fatto su pressione francese che da sempre vede di cattivo occhio le nozze italo tedesche e ha sempre giocato a mettere i bastoni tra le ruote delle due compagnie. Facciamo il punto con Gianni Dragoni de Il Sole 24 Ore.

Monopolet: Livsstilskommentator Christine Feldthaus, konkurrencekommissær Margrethe Vestager, designer Lærke Bagger, musiker Jesper Binzer, podcastvært Christian Bonde og rapper Marc Johnson. Vært: Sara Bro. Hør det hele i DR Lyd.

Uber invites London's black cab drivers to its app but will it work after years of rivalry? We ask Uber's general manager in the UK, Andrew Brem.Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, has promised to significantly narrow the country's budget deficit. We listen to the details.And we talk to Margrethe Vestager, candidate for the presidency of the European Investment Bank.

Leo, Paul, and Richard discuss issues with the reliability of File Explorer (is XAML the root cause?), Microsoft's decision to retire WordPad, antitrust lawsuits and investigations into Big Tech companies, Microsoft's upcoming Surface(?) event, automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox captures, the launch of Bethesda's Starfield, digital decluttering tools, and more! Windows Canary: some changes to the Dynamic refresh rate feature, no more Power & Battery page in Settings, etc Dev: Bug fixes Beta: File Explorer fixes (INTERESTING, given last week's rant) A moment of silence, please: WordPad will be retired The secret life of WordPad via its source code release and it being an example for developers (over time) of MFC, open Word document format support, the ribbon, and more The future is open plain text: embrace Markdown Notepad and Snipping Tool are getting new features Microsoft is changing how it counts your OneDrive storage usage Events We forgot the Amazon devices event, which is September 20 Microsoft will host a OneDrive/AI event on October 3 Ignite registration just opened up - November 14-17 in Seattle Antitrust Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others are all gatekeepers, EU says Bing: Hold my beer Zoom would like the FTC to unbundle Teams/M365 in the US Google is heading into an antitrust trial against the DOJ next week. Microsoft's approach to antitrust has changed a bit Margrethe Vestager is stepping aside to bid on a new job Google has tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court's approval, according to a legal filing FTC to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon after firm made no concessions, may seek to break up the company Xbox Microsoft to add auto OneDrive upload to Xbox game clips Xbox September Update is here with Discord game streaming New Game Pass titles for early September - Starfield among them Your Xbox Series S has arrived, Mr. Vader Lenovo has a Steam Deck competitor Tips & Picks Tip/app pick of the week: Digital decluttering RunAs Radio this week: Breach Reporting with Troy Hunt Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Perth 23 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

The EU's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is stepping aside, and the UK has clawed back less than 2 per cent of losses owing to fraud and error on business grants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, Ukraine is doubling down on its counteroffensive. Mentioned in this podcast:Didier Reynders to take over as EU competition chiefUK government ‘slow to take action' on Covid-19 grant losses, say MPsMilitary briefing: Kyiv ignores calls for reset of its ‘sneak and peek' tacticsTravis Kalanick's excellent (and secret) ventureThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leo, Paul, and Richard discuss issues with the reliability of File Explorer (is XAML the root cause?), Microsoft's decision to retire WordPad, antitrust lawsuits and investigations into Big Tech companies, Microsoft's upcoming Surface(?) event, automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox captures, the launch of Bethesda's Starfield, digital decluttering tools, and more! Windows Canary: some changes to the Dynamic refresh rate feature, no more Power & Battery page in Settings, etc Dev: Bug fixes Beta: File Explorer fixes (INTERESTING, given last week's rant) A moment of silence, please: WordPad will be retired The secret life of WordPad via its source code release and it being an example for developers (over time) of MFC, open Word document format support, the ribbon, and more The future is open plain text: embrace Markdown Notepad and Snipping Tool are getting new features Microsoft is changing how it counts your OneDrive storage usage Events We forgot the Amazon devices event, which is September 20 Microsoft will host a OneDrive/AI event on October 3 Ignite registration just opened up - November 14-17 in Seattle Antitrust Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others are all gatekeepers, EU says Bing: Hold my beer Zoom would like the FTC to unbundle Teams/M365 in the US Google is heading into an antitrust trial against the DOJ next week. Microsoft's approach to antitrust has changed a bit Margrethe Vestager is stepping aside to bid on a new job Google has tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court's approval, according to a legal filing FTC to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon after firm made no concessions, may seek to break up the company Xbox Microsoft to add auto OneDrive upload to Xbox game clips Xbox September Update is here with Discord game streaming New Game Pass titles for early September - Starfield among them Your Xbox Series S has arrived, Mr. Vader Lenovo has a Steam Deck competitor Tips & Picks Tip/app pick of the week: Digital decluttering RunAs Radio this week: Breach Reporting with Troy Hunt Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Perth 23 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

From the BBC World Service: Today, lawmakers in the European Parliament are taking on the twin challenge of regulating artificial intelligence and promoting its responsible use across the bloc. The European Union’s lead on technology and digital strategy, Margrethe Vestager, talks to the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman. Additionally, we hear what Japan is doing to address its falling birth rate. And, finally, Pakistan’s first female architect is awarded for her work empowering women.