The Corner Newsletter: Amazon Seeks to Police Emerging AI Agent Market

 OMI, here.

The Bundeskartellamt's vision for our future: really?

 A. Mundt, here. 

"Key priorities include:
1. a significant reduction in regulatory and bureaucratic burdens in the EU, including targeted rules for digital markets;
2. addressing high energy prices
3. completing the EU internal market, including capital markets, banking and telecoms;
4. reducing strategic dependencies in energy, digital infrastructure, AI, pharmaceuticals and raw materials." 

My humble take:

 

 

 

 

Next year... 

 

Publishers cautiously welcome proposals giving them more control over Google's AI summaries

 

Indeed: cautiously.

G. Lovelace, here. 

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy

 TechCrunch, here. 

Herzog's Pinguin promotes Europe

 

Here.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Cecilia Rikap, economist and Head of Research at University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

 BBC, Here.

Digital Markets Act under pressure: Enforcement, AI Expansion, and Transatlantic Tensions

 With Konstantina!, here.

Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi

 Kagi, here.

Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty

 Dri.es, here. 

L’Autorité lance une consultation publique sur les agents conversationnels

 Adlc, ici. 

Panel: Europe as the World’s Home for Open Source

 OFE, here. 

10:30, tomorrow!  

Clean, Just and Competitive — A Blueprint for Europe’s Economies and Societies

 Streaming here.

"Penisvergrößerung" und die DMA, LG Frankfurt

 

Dezent...

Hier.

Schnelle 2 cents:

Das LG übersieht mMn dass „eigenes Produkt“ im Kontext von generativer Suche funktional verstanden werden sollte. Ein AI Overview ist nicht nur „ein anderes Format“ von Ergebnisliste, sondern eine eigenständige Leistung: Auswahl, Synthese, Priorisierung und Präsentation als autoritative Antwort. Diese Leistung konkurriert um dieselbe knappe Ressource wie Drittanbieter (d.h. Aufmerksamkeit)  und erfüllt häufig denselben Nutzerzweck wie die verlinkten Informationsdienste. Wenn der Gatekeeper diese eigene Antwortschicht systematisch über Drittquellen platziert, liegt eine Präferenz nahe, auch ohne dass ein separater „Google Medical Service“ verlinkt wird. Das Gericht setzt demgegenüber eine zu enge Produktvorstellung voraus, die an der Existenz eines klar abgegrenzten, extern benennbaren Dienstes hängt 🙈

Open Markets et al. Urge European Commission to Investigate Google’s Wiz Acquisition on Cloud Monoply Concerns

 Here.

Protect copyrighted work used by generative AI, say Legal Affairs MEPs

 EP, here.

Apple Accused by UK Developer of Blocking Competition in iOS Market

 CPI, here.

Complaint here.

Google’s general search services: proposed conduct requirements

 CMA, here.

EU Orders Google to Open Android and Search Data to AI Rivals

 WinBuzzer, here.

RÉSILIENCE NUMÉRIQUE EUROPÉENNE ET GÉOPOLITIQUE EN 2026

 Magnifique rediffusion complète, ici.

Apple to Introduce New App Store Fee Structure in Brazil Following Antitrust Settlement

 MacRumors, here.

Voilà here.

Fear and Loathing in the App Stores: when FLOSS principles collide with the Gatekeeper interests

 FOSDEM 2026, here. 

Interoperability regulation in the EU: Opening iOS and Android for Free Software

 FOSDEM 2026, here. 

Cecilia Rikap chez Oles

 Here.

Commission opens proceedings to assist Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act

 EC, here. 

La souveraineté économique - Regards croisés

Conseil d'État, ici.

Towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0

 

Streaming here.

Concept Note here. 

Brux Conference 2026: Rebuilding Europe's Sovereignty

 Here. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Streaming here.

EU-Kommission eröffnet Verfahren gegen Chatbot Grok

 Handelsblatt, hier. 

Consultation on Algorithmic Pricing and Competition: What We Heard

 Canada CA, here.

Consultation on the Joint Guidelines on the Interplay between the Digital Markets Act and the General Data Protection Regulation

 Oles et al., here.

Economics for Inclusive Prosperity

 Podcast, here. 

The next time Tim Cook says “privacy is a human right,” the only possible response is to laugh in his face.

 Tha Verge, here.

Agents conversationnels : l’Autorité s’autosaisit pour avis

 Adlc, ici.

Consultation on the first review of the Digital Markets Act: Moving

 Summary of DMA Review consultation, here.

Submissions, here.

Tracking Regulator Responses to the Grok 'Undressing' Controversy

 TechPolicyPress, here.

Good job, but I wouldn't call it controversy TBH. 

A Canadian court challenge aims to break Apple’s App Store grip

 Donotpassgo.ca, here.

Macron calls for deepening EU's digital rules in face of US pushback

 Euractiv, here.

While some influential US/EU academics want us to largely forget the DMA and go back to a revised 102 😔. 

Monopolization in Europe: Understanding Dominance as an Ability

 R. Podszun, F. Scott Morton, here.

I agree that more should be done in trying to make102 somewhat functional, but we aren't done with the DMA at all - as (current and past) Big Tech consultants would like you to believe and see us doing ("all that money spent on Trump and lobbyists/consultants should finally produce results, rein in pesky EU regulators, let's set an example for the world here, look at what US oil companies got!"). It's just the beginning, actually. 

Dame Diane Coyle chez Oles

 Here.

"No settled view" in the UK (ongoing research?) - you can't be more diplomatic than that. 

Brazilian regulator opens investigation into Microsoft's software, cloud services: report

 Msn.com, here. 

CADE signs a Cease and Desist Agreement with Apple

 

Discuss...

Press Release, here. 

Reviewing European Antitrust Activity in 2025 and What It All Means for 2026

 M. Kirkwood, here. 

[If teaching at an Italian University counts as European Antitrust Activity, activity, 2025 was the first year I really struggled teaching traditional competition law - perceived mostly as a colossal waste of time for my Students and I, a bit like teaching International Law in 2026 I guess] 

DRCF Thematic Innovation Hub: Agentic AI webinar

 Video here. 

Good format? Unsure! They allocated most of the available time to a presentation delivered by a US company (dialogue with 'industry,' they call it).

Supporting economic growth! Societal benefits spreading across the economy! 

Open Web Advocacy 2025 in Review

 Brave/i, here. 

Poland Calls for EU Investigation of TikTok Over AI-Generated Disinformation Campaign

 The Cyber Express, here. 

US tech lobbying warning "EU lawmakers against efforts to decouple too sharply from US technology, as this would risk provoking countermeasures"

 

Euractiv, here. 

[Example of "gloves": it's all about innovation!

Even US brain-washed and financed, hard-liners among EU academics will come to realize it in 2026 - perhaps]. 

Japan Fair Trade Commission to Launch Investigation into Use of News Articles by AI-Powered Search Engines

 The Japan News, here. 

The Future of Enforcement and Compliance? How Computational Antitrust is Used

Our Curious Amalgam, here. 

The Italian Competition Authority orders Meta to suspend the terms excluding competing AI Chatbots from WhatsApp

 

Luzia...

AGCM, here. 

🕑🕛🕑🕕 The Post-American Internet

 C. Doctorow, here.