Google-Fitbit Probe Shows EU Is Wising Up to Value of Data

(Bloomberg) — Silicon Valley giants used to snap up smaller tech firms at will, safe in the knowledge that antitrust regulators rarely prevented them from expanding into new industries. The…

EU opens full competition probe into Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal

The Fitbit Charge wearable device – Fitbit The European Commission will carry out a full competition probe into Google’s $2.1bn (£1.6bn) acquisition of wearable technology business Fitbit. The probe, which…