The European Commission said Wednesday it had opened an investigation into Google's job search tool on competition grounds, having identified a conflict of interest. The move is the latest in a string of EU probes of the US giant's business practices, which have already led to billions of...

Germany’s cartel office said on Monday it would appeal a regional court decision to suspend restrictions it had placed on Facebook’s data collection practices to the country’s highest court. A court in Duesseldorf had earlier suspended a February decision by the Federal Cartel Office...

France delayed the planned signing of a pledge by Internet platforms to fight hate speech online amid pressure from the United States, a French minister said, adding that he was still hopeful the U.S. will join the initiative. France, which is hosting the G7 summit in Biarritz, was...

Facebook's plan to hire professional journalists instead of relying solely on algorithms to deliver news is a positive step but is unlikely to shake up an embattled media industry, analysts say. The social media giant said Tuesday it would build a small team of journalists to select the top...