Competition and Markets Authority

Judge shoots down FTC attempt to stall Microsoft-Activision merger

Final update UK may be final stumbling point to Redmond's gaming ambitions

Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 20

Amazon's robo vacuum power grab sucks EU attention

Regulators concerned iRobot could receive preferential treatment on the company's ecommerce platform

Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 19

UK competition watchdog threatens deeper probe of Adobe's $20B Figma deal

Vendors have days to answer cost and innovation concerns, may face potential delay to merger... or worse

Software30 Jun 2023 | 1

Meta promises UK it won't pilfer rivals' ad data to build Facebook Marketplace

Once it knows how to stop, anyway

Personal Tech26 May 2023 | 15

Meta forced to sell Giphy, takes 87% loss in Shutterstock deal

Zuck and Co face Brexit bonus

Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 8

EU still set to OK Microsoft's Activision slurp, UK disagrees

We've got four words for you: Insert coin to continue

Personal Tech11 May 2023 | 8

American, British monopoly watchdogs probe AI to make sure we don't get screwed

Review will also look at barriers to entry where hyperscalers hold all the cards

AI + ML04 May 2023 | 4

Microsoft cries foul over UK gaming deal blocker but it's hard to feel sorry for them

Opinion Brit regulator is merely heeding the Call of Duty

Software02 May 2023 | 80

UK watchdog blocks Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition

That's not very Unicorn Kingdom of you

Personal Tech26 Apr 2023 | 69

Tech giants could pay 10% of turnover under draft UK law

Competition? We've heard of it

Legal25 Apr 2023 | 16

UK monopoly watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware probe a tight timetable

If the news is bad for chip giant, a remedy will need to be found very quickly indeed

Virtualization24 Apr 2023 | 3

Ofcom tempted to bring in competition watchdog to sniff the UK cloud market

As much as 80% in the hands of three companies – you can guess which

PaaS + IaaS05 Apr 2023 | 8

Why UK watchdog abandoned its Apple monopoly probe

Analysis You win this round, Cook – but Europe has already lined up changes Britain fluffed

Personal Tech04 Apr 2023 | 31

Broadcom-VMware merger probe to enter deeper second stage

Competition regulators in Britain opt for Phase II discovery over worries about prices and rival tech access

Virtualization29 Mar 2023 | 8

Sony won't budge on Microsoft-Activision merger objection

Ten-year deal to put Call of Duty on PlayStation shot down

Personal Tech09 Mar 2023 | 30

VMware, Broadcom extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, delivered

90-day stretch comes after Euro-probe paused for production of paperwork

Virtualization20 Feb 2023 | 1

Microsoft-Activision deal will hurt UK gamers, says watchdog

Competition and Markets Authority isn't buying promises of equal access to Call of Duty

Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 3

Google ready to kick the cookie habit by Q3 2024, for real this time

As for privacy concerns about the Topics API? We'll get back to you

Devops01 Feb 2023 | 43

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google 'stranglehold' over the mobile market

Apple doesn't want to bite

Software23 Nov 2022 | 28

UK authorities open preliminary probe into Broadcom's VMware acquisition

Hard to see multi-cloud management, hypervisors, or enterprise security triggering public interest test to can the deal

Virtualization22 Nov 2022 | 3

Meta gives up fight to get $400m Giphy buy approved

Facebook to dump GIF super-gallery after just enough pestering from UK

Personal Tech18 Oct 2022 | 14

UK regulator proposes price cap on Motorola as supplier of Airwave network

Home Office and emergency services appear to be locked in with monopoly provider, market watchdog says

Networks17 Oct 2022 | 16

Viasat and Inmarsat $7.3b tie-up delayed over competition concerns

The multibillion dollar question: Will it make in-flight Wi-Fi on planes more expensive?

Networks07 Oct 2022 | 6

Meta's Giphy buy could be back on after watchdog agrees to reboot investigation

We'll be back in jiffy

Personal Tech19 Jul 2022 | 8

Meta mostly fails in appeal against order from UK watchdog to sell Giphy

Might have been a good idea to mention that Snap was sniffing around GIF biz, too, judges note, though

Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 9

UK competition watchdog seeks to make mobile browsers, cloud gaming and payments more competitive

Investigation could help end WebKit monoculture on iOS devices

Legal12 Jun 2022 | 24

UK monopoly watchdog investigates Google's online advertising business

Another probe? Mountain View is starting to look like a pincushion at this rate

Legal27 May 2022 | 11

Google's first report on Privacy Sandbox hits UK watchdog's inbox

No 'reportable concerns' yet plenty of concerned feedback

Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 2

UK watchdogs ask how they can better regulate algorithms

We have bad news: you probably can't... but good luck anyway

Software29 Apr 2022 | 63

UK competition watchdog probes school software contract revisions

Former Capita-owned ESS' minimum 3-year deals put under spotlight by CMA

Software27 Apr 2022 | 13

UK regulator puts NortonLifeLock merger with Avast on ice

Security vendors now have 5 working days to explain to the Competition and Markets Authority why it's wrong

Security16 Mar 2022 | 12

UK regulator 'broke international law', says Facebook

From the people who 'sat on their hands' when asked for info about Giphy deal

Networks15 Feb 2022 | 28

UK regulators accept Google's Privacy Sandbox promises

ICO and CMA say they will oversee cookie-free adtech product

Applications11 Feb 2022 | 8

Arm's $66bn sale to Nvidia is off: Deal collapses after world's competition regulators raise concerns

SoftBank Group opts to take Arm stock public again as CEO Simon Segars announces departure

On-Prem08 Feb 2022 | 43

Facebook fined peanuts after Giphy staff quit and firm didn't tell UK competition regulators

£1.5m fine is 0.005% of social network's profits

Legal04 Feb 2022 | 46

NortonLifeLock and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator's spotlight

CMA invites comments from 'interested parties' on what merger means to them

Security20 Jan 2022 | 7

UK competition watchdog closes the comment book on Microsoft's Nuance merger

European Commission gives an unconditional green light, but Blighty needs a bit more time

AI + ML12 Jan 2022 | 6

Facebook files challenge to UK Giphy buyout ban by complaining CMA was 'unfair' and 'irrational'

They really want that display ad and user tracking service

Legal05 Jan 2022 | 14

UK competition regulator to Meta's Facebook: Sell Giphy, we will not approve the purchase

CMA finds that deal would be bad for consumers and tighten Zuck's grip on almost half of £7bn digital ad spend

Legal30 Nov 2021 | 27

UK competition watchdog unveils principles to make a kinder antivirus business

Treat customers fairly when it comes to auto-renewal. Or else

Security19 Oct 2021 | 13

UK's competition regulator announces market study into music-streaming biz

Watchdog is getting comfortable with its new digital remit

Offbeat19 Oct 2021 | 5

Search 'middle finger' on Giphy: Basically Facebook's response to UK competition concerns over merger

Updated 'Fundamental errors' in CMA's findings, claims The Social Network

Legal09 Sep 2021 | 17

UK gov blocks the acquisition of Welsh graphene fiddler Perpetuus Group over national security concerns

Concerns like 'who is Taurus International,' and 'what is Dr. Zhongfu Zhou's relationship with it'

Legal07 Sep 2021 | 16

UK's competition regulator fires red flare over Nvidia's $40bn Arm takeover deal

We knew this was coming but from Britain? Odd

Personal Tech20 Aug 2021 | 53

Perhaps regretting those Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions, UK watchdog suggests Facebook offloads GIF haven Giphy

BTW is that pronounced Jiffy or?

Personal Tech13 Aug 2021 | 20

UK regulator waves through SK Hynix's $9bn acquisition of Intel's NAND and SSD biz

Number of 'strong remaining competitors' within the market planning expansions of their own, says CMA

Storage30 Jul 2021 | 4

Cellnex complains regulators waved through CK Hutchison mast buyout in Europe – only sticking point is the UK

Cell tower acquisition faces full inquiry from Britain's Competition and Markets Authority

Networks28 Jul 2021 | 3

UK's Digital Markets Unit – the Big Tech watchdog – remains toothless for now but statutory powers due this year

Better get a wiggle on because the work is stacking up, those potentially massive fines won't write themselves

Legal20 Jul 2021 | 2

UK's biggest trade union takes aim at Amazon over 'price gouging' allegations

Nothing to see here, says gargantuan online retailer, thrilled as ever to chat with a union

Legal14 Jul 2021 | 25

Ex-boss of UK's Competition and Markets Authority asks: How can it tackle Big Tech when no one knows what the CMA is?

On the other hand, he did have two years to raise watchdog's profile

Legal02 Jul 2021 | 15

UK's competition watchdog preps to shoulder post-Brexit workload from European Commission

Apparently Eastenders' Phil Mitchell is in charge these days - it sounds fighty

Legal28 Jun 2021 | 41

UK competition watchdog launches investigation into fake review epidemic across Google and Amazon

Refuses to give tech giants a five-star rating

Legal25 Jun 2021 | 20

UK competition watchdog begins probe into Apple and Google's total domination of the mobile landscape

Authority investigating whether duopoly is harming consumers

Personal Tech15 Jun 2021 | 18

Norton dodges UK courts after telling Brit watchdog it will be nicer to consumers

Admits nothing but promises amendments to auto-renewal, refund policies

Security14 Jun 2021 | 33

UK's competition watchdog gives £31bn Virgin Media and O2 merger the seal of approval

Minimal risk to MVNO or backhaul customers, probe finds

Networks20 May 2021 | 38

Bill to protect UK against harmful foreign investment becomes law

Act gives government powers to scrutinise, alter, and block transactions where there is a risk to national security

Security30 Apr 2021 | 48