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The European Commission has issued two binding directives requiring Google to give competing AI assistants equal access to Android and share search data with rival platforms. The decisions, issued on 16 July 2026, are the most significant test yet of the EU's Digital Markets Act.
A wildfire that broke out on Sunday in the historic Fontainebleau forest, 60 kilometres southeast of Paris, has consumed more than 2,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people. Two people are in custody on suspicion of arson as France endures its third heatwave of the summer.
The European Court of Justice has permanently confirmed a record antitrust penalty against Google for using its Android operating system to shut out mobile rivals. The ruling ends eight years of litigation and leaves the company with no further right of appeal.