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French Court Tells Google to Filter Max Mosley Images From Search Engine

The ruling could influence broader European efforts to tighten Web privacy rules.

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Europe’s Phone Firms Face Profit Hurdles With 4G

After years of lagging behind the U.S. and Asia, European telecommunications companies are starting to close the spending gap on so-called fourth-generation telecom networks.

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France Probes Apple’s Contracts With Mobile Operators

French authorities are probing Apple Inc.’s contracts with mobile operators in France, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest move by European governments to ramp up pressure on largely U.S.-based tech firms.

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Frances Pushes EU to Tax U.S. Internet Companies

France plans to push for new Europe-wide regulations and tax rules on U.S. Internet giants when European Union leaders meet next month to discuss the bloc’s digital challenges.

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Activision to Buy Back Most of Vivendi’s Controlling Stake

Vivendi said it will continue to hold about 83 million shares, or 12 percent of the company.

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EU Launches Probe Into Telecom Companies

The European Commission’s antitrust authority Thursday said it has opened an investigation into Internet service providers over concerns that they may have abused their dominant market position.

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France Threatens to Fine Google Over Privacy

France’s privacy watchdog agency Thursday ordered Google to bring its privacy procedures in line with French data-protection law within three months or face fines, the latest step in a yearlong European probe that has tested the limits of European cooperation against an Internet giant.

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Alcatel-Lucent to Slim Down, Refinance

Alcatel-Lucent plans to rework its balance sheet and significantly tighten its focus to a handful of core businesses, in an effort to return the telecommunications-equipment maker to profitability, the company said Wednesday.

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EU Regulators Weigh New Google Crackdown

Privacy regulators from France and other European Union countries have proposed a coordinated crackdown before summer on Google Inc.’s privacy practices, escalating European efforts to reshape how global companies treat user data.

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Alcatel Chief Is Out as Turnaround Stalls

Burning cash and reeling from cutthroat competition, Alcatel-Lucent SA said Thursday that its chief executive will step down after a transition period to find a successor.