France has become the first country in the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15, after its parliament overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation by 279 votes to 81.

French lawmakers approved on Tuesday a ban on social media access for children under the age of ​15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media ‌have on the health and safety of mi...

The European Commission approved the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, clearing the way for the acquisition in the European Union just days after the process stalled in the United States because of pending litigation against the deal.

Paramount Skydance’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers took a step closer to being realised after it won conditional approval from the European Union.

Paramount has therefore offered a series of commitments to ensure that the merged company's films are not distributed jointly with those of Universal or Disney.

The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services, the first time the company has been penalized under the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Google has been fined €890m (£759m) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power by favouring its own apps and services over those from rivals.