antitrust

Google Goes On Trial In US Over Ad Tech DominanceGoogle Goes On Trial In US Over Ad Tech Dominance

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

7 months ago
CMA Finds Google Abuses Ad Tech DominanceCMA Finds Google Abuses Ad Tech Dominance

CMA Finds Google Abuses Ad Tech Dominance

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

7 months ago
CMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff HiringCMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff Hiring

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”

7 months ago
Vestager To Step Down As EU Competition ChiefVestager To Step Down As EU Competition Chief

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…

7 months ago
EU Seeks Industry Views On Google DMA ComplianceEU Seeks Industry Views On Google DMA Compliance

EU Seeks Industry Views On Google DMA Compliance

EU regulators to seek views from industry players on Google's DMA compliance plans ahead of decision on formal competition charges

7 months ago
Nvidia Served With Subpoena In US Antitrust ProbeNvidia Served With Subpoena In US Antitrust Probe

Nvidia Served With Subpoena In US Antitrust Probe

AI chipmaker Nvidia receives subpoena from US Department of Justice as agency moves closer to filing formal antitrust charges

7 months ago
Epic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four YearsEpic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four Years

Epic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four Years

Epic Games' Fortnite returns to Android devices and EU iPhones via company's third-party app store after years of legal wrangling

7 months ago
Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS AppSpotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App

Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App

Apple relents and allows Spotify's iOS app to offer pricing information for EU users, ending years long standoff

8 months ago
DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly RulingDoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling

DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling

US Department of Justice is reportedly considering the breakup of Google as one of the possible options, after monopoly ruling

8 months ago
UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of JuniperUK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval

8 months ago
Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”

Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”

Advertising boycott. Lawsuit filed against World Federation of Advertisers and member firms Unilever, Mars, CVS Health and Orsted

8 months ago
US Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark RulingUS Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark Ruling

US Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark Ruling

US federal judge rules Google illegally maintained monopoly in search and advertising, opening way to remedy phase of trial

8 months ago
EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper AcquisitionEU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

European Commission approves HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, leaving the UK the last remaining obstacle

8 months ago
UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm AnthropicUK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic

UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic

British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic

8 months ago
Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – ReportWiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Memo to staff from co-founder explains reason for walking away from Google's takeover bid, and confirms IPO intentions

8 months ago

Microsoft Faces UK Probe Over Inflection Staff Hiring

Poaching staff? UK's CMA regulator confirms phase one investigation of Microsoft's “hiring” of former Inflection AI staff

8 months ago

India Regulator Finds Apple App Store Breaches Competition Law

India competition regulator finds Apple App Store in breach of law over lack of third-party payment options

9 months ago

France Prepares Formal Nvidia Antitrust Charges

French antitrust regulator reportedly preparing formal charges against Nvidia following dawn raids last September, amidst AI surge

9 months ago

EU Focuses On Microsoft-OpenAI Deal In New Probe

EU steps up scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI) industry with probes into Microsoft's OpenAI investments, Google's AI deal with Samsung

9 months ago

Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office

Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite

9 months ago

Google Must Face Trial In Ad Tech Monopoly Case

Google loses bid for summary judgement as judge says 'too many facts in dispute' as US adtech case heads for…

9 months ago

Apple, Meta Likely To Face EU Antitrust Charges

Apple, Facebook parent Meta reportedly likely to face EU antitrust charges before August under new Digital Markets Act rules

9 months ago

Tech Groups Call On US DoJ To Investigate YouTube Monopoly

Open letter urges US Department of Justice to investigate Alphabet's YouTube for alleged domination of home entertainment sector

10 months ago

US Regulators To Open Antitrust Probes Into Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia

Both the Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department are reportedly set to open antitrust investigations into leading AI players

10 months ago

Apple Appeals Against EU’s $2bn Music Streaming Fine

Appeal begins appeal against European Commission's €1.84bn fine over Apple's alleged ‘anti-competitive’ music streaming restrictions

10 months ago

UK Regulator Declines To Investigate Microsoft’s Mistral AI Deal

Weeks after seeking feedback on Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, UK regulator says it does not qualify for investigation

10 months ago

Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Teams

Microsoft faces formal EU antitrust charges over videoconferencing app Teams after concessions to European Commission deemed insufficient

11 months ago

Google, DOJ Closing Arguments Clash Over Search ‘Monopoly’

Google clashes with US Justice Department in closing arguments as government argues Google used illegal tactics to maintain search monopoly

11 months ago

Google Asks US Court To Dismiss Federal Adtech Case

Google asks Virginia federal court to dismiss case brought by US Justice Department and eight states over adtech dominance

11 months ago

Cloud Companies Reject Broadcom VMware Pricing Changes

Cloud companies, business user groups say Broadcom price changes do not address their concerns, as European Commission investigates

11 months ago