Antitrust

Google wins 1-1: Judge rules ad giant broke some antitrust law

After battle with Uncle Sam over online competition, web giant vows to appeal the bit it lost, celebrates the half it won

Personal Tech17 Apr 2025 | 4

Japan serves Google a cease and desist order over its Android bundling deals

Won't let the Big G require its apps and search to be installed on smartphones

Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 27

Feds drop bomb on Multiplan in legal war over healthcare 'price-fixing' algorithms

DoJ suggests it sure looks like collusion when several big players use the same cost-saving software

Software28 Mar 2025 | 22

Google's Chrome divorce still on the cards as Trump's DoJ plays hardball

$1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless

Applications10 Mar 2025 | 34

China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs

Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own

Software04 Feb 2025 | 14

Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed

A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker

Systems03 Feb 2025 | 14

Price-fixing-as-a-service: The claim against healthcare cost-cruncher MultiPlan

Interview Attorney Jennifer Scullion on allegations of algorithmic suppression of competition

Software14 Jan 2025 | 13

China strikes back with Nvidia antitrust probe as US tightens tech chokehold

Updated Beijing cites GPU giant's Mellanox merger conditions from four years ago

Systems09 Dec 2024 | 3

Microsoft learned of fresh antitrust probe from the news

Never mind our alleged cheating of customers – you guys are a bunch of leakers, Redmond tells watchdog

Legal04 Dec 2024 | 2

Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day

India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly

Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13

Microsoft informed of yet another antitrust probe by US authorities

Investigation is apparently sweeping, but keen on info about AI, security, and cloud

Legal28 Nov 2024 | 5

EU stings Meta for nearly a billion bucks over competition-trampling Facebook Marketplace

Mark Z does not like this

Personal Tech15 Nov 2024 | 27

WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim

Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size

Software15 Nov 2024 | 23

Watchdog reluctantly blesses Vodafone-Three merger – with strings attached

Enough to knit a sweater, in fact

Networks12 Nov 2024 | 44

Alphabet posts big revenue and profit growth, just 1,100 job losses

Google Cloud grows fast thanks to AI, which now writes a quarter of all G-code

AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 35

'Open banking' rules will put your financial data back where it belongs

Well, at least eventually since some companies have until 2030 to comply

Software27 Oct 2024 | 8

Top EU court overturns Intel's billion-dollar antitrust fine

Conditional rebates settled, but $400M matter of naked restrictions remains

Systems24 Oct 2024 | 6

US DoJ wades into Realtek lawsuit that accuses MediaTek of patent abuse

Fabless chip shop alleged to be hiring 'litigation hit men' to kneecap rival

Legal09 Oct 2024 | 4

Epic Games starts Battle Royale with Samsung, Google over app store practices

Updated Alleges Korean giant's app store lockdown is no accident, and anticompetitive

Software01 Oct 2024 | 12

Europe to force Apple to help rivals connect to iOS, iPadOS

Fail to comply may cost up to 10% of annual revenue

Software19 Sep 2024 | 32

Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe

Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring

AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 1

Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win

Qualcomm, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky

Personal Tech18 Sep 2024 | 13

AWS claims customers are packing bags and heading back on-prem

See? We do have competition, cloud giant tells regulator

PaaS + IaaS17 Sep 2024 | 73

Top EU court crushes Google appeal against $2.65B Shopping antitrust ruling

After years of legal wrangling, judges say Chocolate Factory played dirty

Networks10 Sep 2024 | 32

Apple accused of hoodwinking UK antitrust cops

Mac maker denial of Safari self-preferencing called out by OWA

Applications05 Sep 2024 | 9

DoJ reportedly advances Nvidia antitrust probe

Updated Uncle Sam apparently worried GPU giant may be punishing customers who shop around

AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5

Yelp accuses Google of being a local search bully in antitrust lawsuit

Chocolate Factory claims rival is trying to revive cases it's already lost

Legal29 Aug 2024 | 8

Under pressure from Europe, Apple makes iOS browser options bit more reasonable

Analysis Cupertino quits screwing around with defaults – for those in the EU

Applications24 Aug 2024 | 19

Feds, US states sue RealPage for building rent-hiking software for landlords

Algorithm just a fancy way to collude using private info, prosecutors say

Applications23 Aug 2024 | 35

Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected

DC appeals court reverses dismissal, finding enough evidence of anticompetitive behavior to proceed

Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 2

Euro antitrust cop Margrethe Vestager to depart after decade of reining in Big Tech

Her legacy hinges on her successor – will they double down?

Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 5

Google is a monopoly. The fix isn't obvious

Comment A business breakup may be coming – but what comes after may not be better

Software15 Aug 2024 | 114

Apple-flavored Opera One brings its browser AI show to iOS

iPhone version of mobile browser sees surge of interest in wake of EU competition rules

Software14 Aug 2024 |

FTC urges judge to spank Google over Android App market monopoly

Pay no attention to web giant's whining about the cost of compliance, watchdog argues

Legal13 Aug 2024 | 9

Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy – with new fees

Meanwhile, UK watchdog contemplates breaking Cupertino's WebKit rule

Applications09 Aug 2024 | 16

Google paying to be default search on phones is totally against antitrust law, judge rules

Web giant to seek second opinion after bench labels biz 'a monopolist' in DoJ win

Applications05 Aug 2024 | 48

OpenAI might be a partner, but it's also a competitor, says Microsoft

Opinion Either Sam and Satya are on the rocks, or this is just more maneuvering to avoid regulatory scrutiny

AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 4

Microsoft's CISPE settlement includes a suspension of audits for members

Exclusive Cloud group companies free of Redmond's compliance cops for 2 years in return for ditching EC antitrust complaint

Software22 Jul 2024 | 7

UK antitrust cops thrust probe into Microsoft, Inflection AI merger

Updated AI supremacy is a helluva drug, and Redmond's old habits die hard

Software16 Jul 2024 | 3

Microsoft avoids formal antitrust EC probe over abusive licensing claims by settling case with CISPE

Pays 'lump sum,' setting up new Azure Stack for hosters and more but some concerned about the private deal

PaaS + IaaS10 Jul 2024 | 7

France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia'

Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance

AI + ML01 Jul 2024 | 19

Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over'

I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time!

Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4

Google begs court for relief from Epic Games' Play Store demands

$137M needed to overhaul Play Store too great to bear, Google argues. Oh, and user security is important, too

Applications26 Jun 2024 | 29

EU accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations for bundling Teams with O365

Statement of Objections sent to Redmond HQ following probe that began July 2023

SaaS25 Jun 2024 | 23

European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules

iBiz potentially facing hefty penalties under the Digital Markets Act

Personal Tech15 Jun 2024 | 27

Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments

DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market

Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 10

Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat

Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly

Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 5

Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe

Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond 'committed to find a resolution to regulators' concerns'

Applications05 Jun 2024 | 8

Microsoft could be about to write a fat check to stave off cloud antitrust complaint

'No agreement has been reached,' Euro cloud lobby insists

PaaS + IaaS03 Jun 2024 | 20

Uncle Sam's had enough of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, sues to end monopoly

Music to everyone's ears

Personal Tech23 May 2024 | 19

Google offers DoJ cash to eliminate jury in web ad monopoly abuse trial

Nyah, nyah: You can't sue for damages if we just meet your demands

Public Sector21 May 2024 | 8

Spanish startups say 'no más' to Microsoft cloud dominance

Updated Group alleges anticompetitive behavior

PaaS + IaaS07 May 2024 | 4

Billions on the line for Google as web search monopoly trial nears end

Chocolate Factory relies on dominance for bulk of its revenues, says US

Applications02 May 2024 | 10

British watchdog has 'real concerns' about the staggering love-in between cloud giants and AI upstarts

Billions in investment? Yeeeah, right – looks more like ensuring only select few developers thrive

AI + ML12 Apr 2024 | 4

Microsoft hiring Inflection team triggers interest from EU's antitrust chief

All sorts of levers being pulled to lure AI developers from here, there, everywhere

AI + ML05 Apr 2024 | 4

Lawsuit claims Meta hobbled Facebook Watch to help Netflix

Advertiser antitrust lawsuit says claimed deal with Netflix is anticompetitive

Personal Tech02 Apr 2024 | 2