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US Judge Narrows Google Antitrust Cases
US judge narrows claims in antitrust cases against Google by Justice Department and 38 states, but allows trial to go ahead
Bipartisan Bill Seeks New US Tech Regulator
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Elizabeth Warren, back bill to create new US government tech commission
EU Investigates Microsoft Over Teams Bundling With Office
Bundling of video and chat app Teams into Microsoft Office suite triggers European Commission antitrust investigation
EU ‘Set For In-Depth Probe’ Of $20bn Adobe-Figma Buy
European Union officials set to begin in-depth probe of Adobe's $20bn acquisition of Figma following moves by US and UK regulators
Microsoft ‘Faces New EU Antitrust Probe’
Microsoft reportedly facing new EU antitrust investigation over Teams integration into Office 365 after remedy talks fail
Apple Takes App Store Appeal To US Supreme Court
Apple petitions US Supreme Court to reverse order forcing it to allow third-party payment systems in App Store software
Google Takes Android Antitrust Challenge To Indian Supreme Court
Google challenges Indian antitrust regulator's directives on Android dominance in Supreme Court as it looks to protect key market
Largest US Publisher Sues Google Over Online Ad Monopoly
Newspaper publisher Gannett files lawsuit against Alphabet's Google, and alleges monopoly of online advertising sector
EU Seeks Breakup Of Google Ad Tech Business
European Commission sends formal accusations over Google's advertising business, and states it should be broken up
Judge Grants FTC Injunction To Temporarily Block Microsoft-Activision...
Temporary restraining order by US regulator to prevent Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, is granted by US judge
Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit To Break Up Meta
US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms
Sony Lashes Out At CMA’s ‘Irrational’ Reversal Over...
UK regulator decision to reverse its preliminary judgement against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, slammed by Sony
Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot Acquisition Triggers UK Antitrust Inquiry
UK's antitrust regulator begins investigation of Amazon's proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot
Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Services Face UK Antitrust Probe
Ofcom proposing to refer UK cloud market and two of its leading service providers to British antitrust watchdog
Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal Faces Phase 2 CMA Probe
Decision by Broadcom not to offer the UK watchdog remedies to its Phase 1 concerns, triggers in-depth Phase 2 investigation
Google’s Bard Sides With US Prosecutors In Antitrust Case
Google's Bard chatbot sides with US Department of Justice in advertising antitrust case, in latest embarrassment for tech giant
UK Watchdog Rules Against Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Buy
CMA's Phase 1 investigation of Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware, concludes deal could lead to less innovation and drive up costs
Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase
US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Vodafone, Three Near Final Merger Agreement – Report
UK merger between Vodafone and Three could be announced this month, as both work to address potential antitrust issues
Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade
Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least ten years
DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case
Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm
US DoJ Speeds Up Apple Antitrust Investigation – Report
Department of Justice again reportedly speeds up probe into Apple practices over third party apps and if it favours its own products
UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy
After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation
German Regulator Opens PayPal Competition Probe
Germany's Federal Cartel Office opens investigation into PayPal Europe over concerns company is blocking competition
EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn...
European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
Amazon Seals Antitrust Deal With EU Regulator
European Commission accepts Amazon commitments to avoid fine in two antitrust cases, as new laws due to come into force
EU Advances Probe Into Meta’s Facebook Marketplace
EU files formal complaint with Meta over Facebook Marketplace in first time it has investigated company on antitrust grounds