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The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kicks in from March 7th. "As of midnight, the gatekeepers are required to prove that they are complying with the DMA (Digital Markets Act)", says Johannes Bahrke, EU spokesperson. Brussels is determined to create a more competitive online field that allows smaller players to flourish by ushering in a list of do's and don'ts for six so-called "gatekeepers" designated by the EU: Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres skewers oil firms for having "peddled the big lie" about their role in global warming, telling the World Economic Forum that they should be held accountable. SOUNDBITE
Manila (Philippines), Jun 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Francis Malasig). Philippine authorities proceeded on Friday to destroy various luxury cars that were seized because their owners did not pay the corresponding taxes in the country. FOOTAGE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF LUXURY CARS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
San Francisco, Mar 29 (EFE).- The exodus of technology companies from California, which has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, is significantly benefiting Texas and the US-Mexico border zone as a tech "hub" is being established there that takes advantage of the region's bilingual and bicultural characteristics.(CAMERA: Marc Arcas)STATEMENTS FROM OMAR SAUCEDO, SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRIDGE ACCELERATOR:"We have the participation of Mexican companies that are interested in connecting with the United States and vice versa, American companies interested in the Mexican market. We call that binational participation. We also have companies that are present in both countries, companies that began in the US and are known in Mexico or vice versa. The border between Texas and Juarez, Mexico has a unique population. The border divides us but if you look at a map you can see that there is no natural division, so there is an immediate social and business coexistence."