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Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad ProvidersMeta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

After huge fine, Meta launches 'Facebook Marketplace Partner Program' so rival service providers can list ads on Facebook Marketplace in…

1 week ago
UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile EcosystemsUK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

4 weeks ago
UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search DominationUK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination

1 month ago
Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration FundGoogle Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation

1 month ago
Run:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m BuyRun:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m Buy

Run:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m Buy

Israeli start-up Run:ai to open source GPU management software as Nvidia completes $700m buyout, following antitrust scrutiny

2 months ago
Google Proposes Remedies After Antitrust DefeatGoogle Proposes Remedies After Antitrust Defeat

Google Proposes Remedies After Antitrust Defeat

Google proposes modest remedies to restore search competition, while decrying government overreach and planning appeal

2 months ago
Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In AdvertisingCanada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising

Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising

More legal trouble. Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising

3 months ago
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into MicrosoftFTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover

3 months ago
Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA ToldApple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA Told

Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA Told

CMA receives 'provisional recommendation' from independent inquiry that Apple,Google mobile ecosystem needs investigation

3 months ago
UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – ReportUK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – Report

UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – Report

Targetting AWS, Microsoft? British competition regulator soon to announce “behavioural” remedies for cloud sector

3 months ago
Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’

Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’

Executive hits out at the DoJ's “staggering proposal” to force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser, plus other…

3 months ago
US DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search PaymentsUS DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search Payments

US DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search Payments

US prosecutors confirm earlier reports, demand Google sells off Chrome web browser and end default search payments to Apple etc

3 months ago
CMA Halts Google Anthropic InvestigationCMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation

3 months ago
US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – ReportUS DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on…

3 months ago
India Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data SharingIndia Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data Sharing

India Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data Sharing

India competition regulator fines Facebook parent Meta $25m over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy that forced users to allow data sharing

3 months ago

FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report

Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC

3 months ago

Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases

Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp

3 months ago

Google Confronts Break-Up Threat From US DoJ

US Department of Justice mulls asking judge to force Google to sell parts of its business to eliminate online search…

5 months ago

US Judge Orders Google To Allow Android App Store Competition

US federal judge orders Google to undertake wide range of measures allowing third-party app stores on Android, as Google seeks…

5 months ago

Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

US federal judge says FTC and 18 states may proceed with landmark Amazon antitrust case, while dismissing some state charges

5 months ago

Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper

Browser firms write to European Commission alleging Microsoft's Edge web browser enjoys an unfair advantage

5 months ago

Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers

Epic Games says Samsung's Auto Blocker flags third-party app stores as malware, requires 21 steps to turn off

5 months ago

Google Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too Narrow

Google expert economist argues Department of Justice ad tech case does not include market's shift to mobile, social media

5 months ago

US DoJ Sues Visa For ‘Monopolising’ Debit Cards

Visa hit with lawsuit from US Department of Justice, over allegations of threatening merchants with high fees and paying off…

5 months ago

Xiaomi Asks For Recall Of India Antitrust Report

Smartphone maker Xiaomi asks Indian antitrust regulator to recall August report, saying it failed to redact confidential data

5 months ago

CMA Cites Higher Prices Post Vodafone, Three Merger, Demands Changes

The British competition regulator has provisionally found competition concerns over Vodafone’s planned merger with Three in the UK. Following an…

5 months ago

Google Goes On Trial In US Over Ad Tech Dominance

US trial of Google over ad tech market power begins, with forced divestiture of ad businesses a possibility

6 months ago

CMA Finds Google Abuses Ad Tech Dominance

UK competition regulator finds Google abuses market dominance in online advertising, joining similar cases in US, EU

6 months ago

CMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff Hiring

British competition regulator closes investigation into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, which it deems a “merger”

6 months ago

Vestager To Step Down As EU Competition Chief

Margrethe Vestager set to step down as EU competition commissioner after a decade in office that has seen crackdown on…

6 months ago