Technology

A nearly €1.5 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission has been annulled by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The Commission imposed the fine, totalling €1.494 billion, on the search giant in 2019 after finding that it had abused its dominant position in t

TikTok has agreed to permanently withdraw an awards programme from EU countries after the European Commission said it "could be as toxic and addictive as cigarettes". The Commission announced in April that it had opened formal proceedings against TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relati

Google has used unlawful anti-competitive practices to maintain its online search monopoly, a US court has found in a landmark ruling. A federal judge yesterday handed down a 286-page ruling in a case brought by the US Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general four years ago.

Microsoft breached EU competition rules by tying Teams to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 productivity product suites, according to a preliminary investigation by the European Commission. The Commission yesterday announced it had informed the tech giant of its preliminary view that Microsoft gave T

The European Commission has accused Apple of breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the rules it imposes on app developers in relation to steering and third-party app stores. Under the DMA, developers distributing their apps via Apple's App Store should be able, free of charge, to inform their

The EU AI Act is poised to be a catalyst for innovation in medtech, a new Mason Hayes & Curran survey suggests. The business law firm polled close to 200 professionals from the medtech sector at its recent webinar titled "What the AI Act Means for Medical Devices". The findings come as the new r

William Fry has appointed Susan Walsh to the firm's technology department as a consultant. Ms Walsh specialises in commercial and technology law, particularly in drafting and negotiation of complex, mission-critical IT outsourcing and implementation projects, AI and emerging technologies, supply and

Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Michaela Herron as the firm's new head of life sciences. A partner in the firm since 2019, Ms Herron has deep expertise on the intersection of technology and life sciences regulation, guiding clients seamlessly through the complexities of the EU regulatory envi

Keeping up with emerging laws and regulation is the biggest legal challenge by companies in their use of technology in Ireland, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. More than a third (37 per cent) of respondents identified this as their greatest challenge, followed by governance/oversight

Belfast lawyer Jude Copeland is to address a major legal technology conference in London next week. Mr Copeland, a legal technology specialist at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, will speak at the Future Lawyer UK conference on the shifting landscape of client expectations and the imperative for law firms to

The European Commission has launched investigations into Google owner Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The non-compliance investigations announced yesterday will scrutinise Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the new Digital Services Act (DSA). The move marks the first enforcement action under the landmark DSA, which came into force on Saturday.

Artificial intelligence and facial recognition expert Dr Nessa Lynch has joined University College Cork (UCC) as the Matheson lecturer in law, innovation and technology. Based at the School of Law, the lectureship will enhance expertise in law and technology at the university.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new unit which will "investigate, litigate and advocate" to protect human rights globally. The new unit, called Enforce, will respond to the "tech threat to democracy and human rights" by investigating technology and tech industry practices

More than 850 business leaders from the European tech industry and beyond attended the sixth edition of global law firm DLA Piper’s European Tech Summit at The Convention Centre in Dublin this week.