Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”
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French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office
Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial prosecutors
Japan Opens Probe Into Google Search Domination
More bad news for Alphabet as Japanese competition watchdog begins investigation into Google's search domination
Tesla Faces Federal Probes Over Elon Musk Glass House – Report
People living in glass houses? Two federal investigations over Tesla allegedly building Elon Musk large glass house in Texas
Tesla Investigated Over Steering Problems
New federal investigation by US safety regulator over loss of steering control in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles
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
EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy
European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Faces Federal Probe
Federal investigation of Neuralink over potential animal-welfare violations, as staff allegedly complain of rushed testing
UK To Probe Apple, Google ‘Stranglehold’ On Mobile Browsing
British Competition and Markets Authority launches investigation into mobile browsers, targetting Apple and Google domination
Tesla Faces Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims – Report
US regulatory investigation of Tesla's self-driving claims, reportedly also subject of a criminal investigation by US Department of Justice
Amazon, Microsoft, Google Face UK Cloud Services Probe
Ofcom confirms it will examine the role of Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which dominate the cloud services market
FTC Investigates Amazon Prime, But Firm Hits Out At FTC Staff Conduct
E-commerce giant accuses Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos,and Andy Jassy, in probe of Amazon Prime service
Texas AG Investigates Twitter For ‘Deceptive Practices’ Over Bots
Republican attorney general of Texas starts investigation of Twitter, after Elon Musk's public complaints about bots and fake accounts
Google Faces Second UK Probe Over Ad Practices
UK's competition watchdog launches second investigation of Google's ad tech practices, and whether it may have favoured its own services
European Commission Hits Apple Pay With Antitrust Charge
European Commission informs Apple of preliminary finding that it unfairly restricted contactless NFC tech in iPhones to benefit of Apple Pay payment system
Amazon Hit By Regulatory Probe Over Deliveroo Stake
UK regulators say Amazon's propoposed purchase of a minority stake in Deliveroo could harm competition in food and grocery deliveries
Latest US Probe Focuses On Facebook’s Statements In Data Scandal
The SEC's investigation into Facebook's data policies joins those of the FBI, the FTC and the Justice Department
FTC Hires Former DoJ Lawyer For Google Antitrust Case
Google is facing a possible courtroom trial from the antitrust investigation by the FTC after it hired a former DoJ lawyer
EC Launches Formal Google Competition Probe
The EC will investigate whether Google used its dominant search position to lock out rivals