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US To Investigate UK’s ‘Backdoor’ Access Request For...
British government's order for backdoor access to Apple's end-to-end iCloud encryption product, to be investigated by US agencies
China Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs, Starts Google Probe
Beijing responds to Trump's new tariffs with its own tariffs, and begins other measures against US firms including Google
Cable Damage Ship Claims Anchor Drag Was Due To Rough Waves
Owner of bulk carrier MV Vezhen, detained by Sweden for another cable damage incident in Baltic sea, claims rough weather caused anchor drag
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
EU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s X
European Commission adds “additional investigatory measures to X” as part of its ongoing DSA investigation
UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination
More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination
China Proposes Further Export Restrictions On Critical Mineral Tech,...
Trade war latest sees Beijing proposing export restrictions on some tech used to make battery components and process critical minerals
UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition
UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp
US Begins Investigation Into Legacy Chinese Chips
SEC Probe Reopens Probe Into Musk’s Neuralink – Report
One of Elon Musk's least favourite federal agencies, the SEC, is reportedly re-opening investigation into Neuralink
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover
UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies –...
Targetting AWS, Microsoft? British competition regulator soon to announce “behavioural” remedies for cloud sector
FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report
Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC
CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic
UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic
Elon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – Report
Musk's X will reportedly not be designated as a 'gatekeeper', that would have subjected it to onerous DMA obligations
SEC To Seek Sanctions After Musk Fails To Appear In Court
US Securities and Exchange Commission says it will seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he fails to appear in Twitter probe
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU...
European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules
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”
Mike Lynch: Captain Of Bayesian Yacht Declines To Talk
Respected captain of Bayesian yacht faces manslaughter charges, but refuses to answer questions over sinking
Body Of Mike Lynch’s Daughter Recovered, Amid Allegations Of...
Body of Mike Lynch's 18 year old daughter, Hannah, recovered from wreck, as Italian authorities mull manslaughter charges
UK To Investigate Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment In Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into 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
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
AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers
American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach
UK Investigates HPE’s $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks
UK competition regulator begins investigation into the multi billion dollar acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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
US Probe Of Waymo Uncovers More Incidents – Report
NHTSA says its investigation of Waymo self-driving vehicles has uncovered more incidents that raise concerns
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
European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta
European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms