EU Won’t Shirk Hitting Tech for Fear of US Backlash, Ribera Says

The European Union’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said the bloc won’t shy away from taking on Silicon Valley firms for fear of retaliation from the White House.

The Spaniard was speaking minutes after she escalated probes against Alphabet Inc.’s Google and iPhone maker Apple Inc. in a move widely seen as a potential provocation to US President Donald Trump, who’s threatened tariffs in response to any future fines.