data portability

Microsoft has confirmed that its Copilot chatbot will stop responding inside WhatsApp on January 15, 2026, a direct consequence of WhatsApp’s revised Business API rules that bar general-purpose AI assistants — a change that forces users onto Microsoft’s own Copilot apps, the web, and Windows and...

The European Commission has opened three coordinated market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), putting Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure squarely into Brussels’ regulatory crosshairs and testing whether the DMA — originally framed for consumer-facing platforms — can be...

The European Commission has opened three market investigations focused on the cloud: separate, company‑specific probes into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, plus a horizontal review to assess whether the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is fit for purpose in the face of cloud‑specific...

The European Commission has opened three formal market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) targeting cloud computing services — two company‑specific probes into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and a horizontal study to assess whether the DMA’s toolkit can...

The European Commission’s decision to open three formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a decisive escalation in Brussels’ attempt to bring hyperscale cloud infrastructure within the EU’s ex‑ante regulatory...

The European Commission has launched an unprecedented set of market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that put Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure squarely in Brussels’ regulatory crosshairs — a move that could redraw the rules for cloud competition, interoperability...

The European Commission has opened formal market investigations to decide whether Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure should be treated as regulated “gatekeepers” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), and has launched a parallel, horizontal review of whether the DMA’s toolbox is...

Brussels has opened formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to determine whether their cloud platforms act as critical “access gateways” and should face tougher obligations under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act — a move that could reshape how...

The European Commission’s decision to open three separate market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a decisive escalation in Brussels’ effort to bring the cloud infrastructure layer within the EU’s toughest ex‑ante digital...

Microsoft’s cloud backbone hiccupped again this month, and the tremors were felt across offices, shops, airlines and living rooms around the world: a widespread Microsoft Azure outage triggered by an “inadvertent configuration change” to the Azure Front Door service left Microsoft 365, Xbox...

Microsoft has quietly turned a gentle nudge into a full-court press: the company is actively moving Windows users away from Mail & Calendar and the classic Outlook client toward the modern, web-powered new Outlook for Windows, and it’s doing so with scheduled automatic rollouts, built-in opt-out...

Microsoft and the European Commission have reached a binding settlement that will reshape how Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams are sold and integrated across Europe — and, in practice, globally — by enforcing unbundling, minimum price deltas, expanded interoperability APIs, and...

Microsoft’s decision to formally separate Teams from Office 365/Microsoft 365 marks the close of a high‑stakes regulatory chapter and creates a new competitive baseline for enterprise collaboration tools worldwide. The European Commission and Microsoft reached a negotiated package of commitments...

Google Cloud’s surprise removal of certain EU and UK data transfer fees dramatically reshapes the short-term economics of multicloud strategies and adds fresh momentum to regulators’ efforts to break hyperscaler lock‑in. Background The European Union’s Data Act is the legal backdrop for this...

Google has moved the cloud market’s chess pieces with a tactical — and loudly publicised — concession: for customers in the European Union and the United Kingdom, Google Cloud will no longer charge data‑egress fees for qualifying “in‑parallel” multicloud transfers through a new offering called...

Google has announced a dramatic change to how it charges for cloud data movement in the European Union and United Kingdom, waiving fees for certain multicloud transfers through a new “Data Transfer Essentials” option that it says is available at no cost — a move timed to land just ahead of the...

Google has moved to eliminate a key friction point for organisations running workloads across multiple cloud providers in Europe and the UK, announcing that its Data Transfer Essentials service will be available at no cost for customers processing workloads “in parallel” across two or more...

Google Cloud’s decision to waive multicloud data-transfer charges in the EU and UK — through a new “Data Transfer Essentials” option — has shifted a regulatory tug‑of‑war into a full commercial play, and it matters for every IT team wrestling with vendor lock‑in, migration economics, and...

Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...

Microsoft’s latest moves to decouple Teams from its flagship productivity suites mark a watershed moment in how dominant software vendors respond to regulatory pressure — and could redraw the economic map for collaboration tools, enterprise procurement, and platform integration worldwide. The...