The European Commission has expanded an ongoing antitrust probe of computer chip maker Intel to examine claims that the company has been pressuring the continent’s largest computer retail chain not to sell computers containing chips made by archrival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), commission spokesman Jonathan Todd confirmed Monday.“The commission is concerned that Intel has been putting pressure on Media Markt not to stock computers that include AMD chips as opposed to Intel chips,” Todd said.Media Markt is a German chain of more than 360 stores spread across 11 countries in the European Union. In July, AMD complained to Germany’s antitrust office, the Bundeskartellampt, that it didn’t have access to this vital sales outlet. The commission decided to examine the claim because of the cross-border nature of the alleged antitrust abuse involving Media Markt and because, if the claim were true, Intel’s links with the retailer would strengthen its ongoing antitrust case, which began in 2001. -Paul Meller, IDG News Service (Brussels Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe