Ryan Browne
Tech Correspondent at CNBC
Correspondent covering all things Europe tech for @CNBCi. Send all tips and typo corrections over to [email protected]
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cnbc.com | Ryan Browne
Facebook and Instagram icons are seen displayed on an iPhone. The European Union on Wednesday fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros each for breaching the bloc's digital competition laws. The European Commission, which is the executive body of the EU, said it was fining Apple 500 million euros ($571 million) and Meta 200 million euros ($228.4 million) for breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
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cnbc.com | Ryan Browne
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel regarding a chipmaking joint venture. "TSMC is not engaged in any discussion with other companies regarding any joint venture, technology licensing or technology," CEO C.C. Wei said on the company's first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, dispelling rumors about a collaboration with Intel. Intel and TSMC were said to have been looking to form a JV as recently as this month.
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cnbc.com | Ryan Browne
U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft on Wednesday announced that it's buying European taxi app Free Now in a 175 million euro ($199 million) deal. The company said that the acquisition — Lyft's first in Europe — is expected to close in the second half of 2025, and that, once combined, the two companies will serve over 50 million combined annual users. Founded in 2009 as myTaxi, Free Now is a ride-hailing platform headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
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cnbc.com | Ryan Browne
LONDON — Google is being sued for over £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages in the U.K. over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its "near-total dominance" in the online search market to drive up prices.
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cnbc.com | Ryan Browne
Dutch semiconductor equipment firm ASML on Wednesday missed on net bookings expectations, suggesting a potential slowdown in demand for its critical chipmaking machines. ASML reported net bookings of 3.94 billion euros ($4.47 billion) for the first quarter, versus a Reuters reported forecast of 4.89 billion euros. Global chip stocks have been fragile over the last two weeks amid worries about how U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans will affect the semiconductor supply chain.
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