EU Competition Tech News Today
Brussels is one of the most active antitrust enforcers in technology. Follow news on Digital Markets Act cases, competition investigations, merger reviews, and fines involving major platforms, along with how companies are changing their products to comply with European rules.
Typical stories include noncompliance findings and fines under the DMA, gatekeeper designation disputes, merger approvals and blocks in tech deals, and long-running abuse cases reaching their conclusions. Coverage also follows the concrete product changes, like new choice screens and interoperability features, that enforcement produces.
European competition decisions change what apps, stores, and defaults users actually see, often worldwide. Lawyers, policy teams, and smaller companies hoping to benefit from opened markets all track this news, as do rivals watching whether enforcement genuinely shifts the balance of power.
Dead.Letter (CVE-2026-45185) – How XBOW found an unauthenticated RCE on Exim
2026-05-12The autonomous security agent XBOW has uncovered a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Exim mail server. Tracked as CVE-2026-45185, this use-after-free flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code without requiring authentication. The finding highlights the growing competition between human security researchers and AI-driven autonomous exploit development during the disclosure process.
Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to
2026-05-04Marie Potel-Saville argues that major tech companies use predatory design to exploit users' cognitive biases and force them into unwanted behaviors. She warns that these manipulative practices not only harm individuals but also undermine fair market competition and restrict genuine consumer choice.
Only one side will be the true successor to MS-DOS – Windows 2.x
2026-04-25Windows 2.0 is evolving past its origins as the vaporware Windows 1.0 to claim the title of MS-DOS's true successor. However, the upgraded software faces intense competition from its rival, OS/2, in the race for market dominance.
Email could have been X.400 times better
2026-04-24This article explores the historical competition between the X.400 and SMTP email protocols, questioning how modern communication might look if the former had become the global standard. While X.400 offered a more comprehensive and theoretically advanced framework, SMTP ultimately won by prioritizing practical implementation and immediate functionality over complex perfection.