BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Monday criticised EU regulators after they charged the U.S. tech giant with breaching antitrust rules and threaten to halt its block on AI rivals on its messaging service WhatsApp.
"The facts are that there is no reason for the EU to intervene in the WhatsApp Business API. There are many AI options and people can use them from app stores, operating systems, devices, websites, and industry... (continue reading...)
By Rashika Singh
Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. equity markets are set for a sharp rebound in IPOs in 2026, Goldman Sachs analysts said, forecasting proceeds quadrupling to a record $160 billion as marquee names such as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic edge closer to public listings.
The Wall Street brokerage also expects the number of IPOs to double to 120 this year, as improving economic growth, stronger equity prices and easier financial... (continue reading...)
MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Alpine rescue service on Monday urged "maximum caution" after avalanches claimed 11 lives in seven days, as exceptionally unstable snow conditions threaten large parts of the Alps.
The latest victim was a 70-year-old hiker, who was found dead overnight in the Veneto region of the country, which is hosting the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in the Alps from February 6-22.
Italy's rescue service said the... (continue reading...)
By Marc Jones
COVENTRY, England, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The transatlantic crisis over Greenland and latest stock market rout of weight-loss drug giant Novo Nordisk are not expected to seriously dent Denmark's economy, one of its central bank governors has said.
The tightly managed Danish crown fell to a 6-year low against the euro last month when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to seize Greenland, while fears about increasingly fierce... (continue reading...)
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators on Monday charged Meta Platforms with breaching antitrust rules by blocking artificial intelligence rivals from its messaging service WhatsApp and threatened to impose interim measures against the U.S. tech giant.
The move by the European Commission came after Meta implemented its policy on January 15 allowing only its AI assistant Meta AI on WhatsApp.
The EU executive, which acts... (continue reading...)
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