Antitrust

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 | 5

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

Microsoft Teams decouples from Office 365 suite globally

Licenses everywhere can omit collaboration app thanks to EU regulators

Applications02 Apr 2024 | 23

The way Apple, Alphabet implemented DMA rules 'seems to be at odds' with law

European Commission says 12-month investigation could lead to fine of up to 10% of global revenue

OSes25 Mar 2024 | 24

Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple

Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals

OSes21 Mar 2024 | 40

Why France this week fined Google €250M over web news

Google pulls a few coins from the sofa and says whatever, just clarify who needs to be paid for what

Personal Tech21 Mar 2024 | 11

Oh look, cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS

Thanks to Europe forcing Apple to offer a browser choice screen. Now, about ditching WebKit ...

Applications14 Mar 2024 | 68

Google dresses up services for the EU's Digital Markets Act

Apple also unpeels its offerings before Europe makes its pips squeak

Public Sector06 Mar 2024 | 5

EU takes a bite out of Apple with $2B in-app purchase fine

Cupertino blames Spotify, says Commission is just giving preference to another European company

Applications04 Mar 2024 | 31

Google sued by more than 30 European media orgs over adtech

Meanwhile, the Google News Initiative is pushing AI tools for publishers

Legal29 Feb 2024 | 6

Google wants regulators to take Microsoft down a notch before it stifles AI

Updated Ad giant that owns over 80 percent of search traffic yells at cloud monopoly

AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 27

Date set for for epic Amazon-FTC antitrust showdown

Lina Khan may not even be in charge of watchdog by time case gets to trial, if it even goes that far

Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 2

Cory Doctorow has a plan to wipe away the enshittification of tech

Opinion It's not just you – things really are getting worse

Off-Prem30 Jan 2024 | 159

Russia takes $13.5M bite out of Apple over in-app purchases

Gotta fund that war somehow, eh, Vlad?

Applications23 Jan 2024 | 39

Intel finds a friend in fight against $1.2B EU antitrust fine

Advocate general kicks holes in some of the European Commission's arguments about ancient rebate program

Public Sector19 Jan 2024 | 5

Why Google is waiving egress fees for disgruntled customers ditching GCP

Analysis Hint: US, UK, European antitrust police are on the hunt

PaaS + IaaS11 Jan 2024 | 16

Google coughs up $700M in Play Store antitrust suit

Gives Apple a sly nod over sideloading

Personal Tech19 Dec 2023 | 15

Adobe ditches $20B Figma takeover under pressure from monopoly cops

Now Photoshop giant needs to cough up that $1B break-up fee

Applications18 Dec 2023 | 1

Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly

Fortnite dev hails 'a win for all app developers and consumers around the world'

Legal12 Dec 2023 | 53

Amazon's practices are 'the essence of competition,' it tells judge

Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request

Legal11 Dec 2023 | 12

FTC wants Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI under the microscope

Hey Bing, how can I invest billions in a company but not break antitrust laws?

AI + ML11 Dec 2023 | 8

Europe says Adobe's $20B buy of Figma will kill competition

Updated Software duo must respond with remedies – plus: closing deal in '23 likely a Figma of their imagination

Software20 Nov 2023 | 9

Google mulled offering paid-for no-logging private Search subscription

Also: Antitrust trial exhibits signals Incognito mode isn't truly private and 100M users may be underage

Personal Tech08 Nov 2023 | 24

Epic Games, Google head to court over epic Play Store cut

Fortnite-maker largely lost against Apple, but can it beat the Chocolate Factory?

Software06 Nov 2023 | 4

Apple slams Android as a 'massive tracking device' in internal slides revealed in Google antitrust battle

Whinges about Chrome maker's privacy stance while taking billions to, er, use its search engine

Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 | 41

Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight

More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project

Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 16

Alphabet CEO testifies in Google Search trial: We pay billions to keep Apple at bay

As Uncle Sam releases internal docs on Chrome strategy, MSN, more

Personal Tech30 Oct 2023 | 17

Japan to probe Google over 'suspicion' that antitrust laws are being broken

Updated Arrives at the same conclusion about the nexus of Android and search as pretty much everyone else

Legal24 Oct 2023 | 11

Google promises Germany to creep on users less after market power probe

Regulation complements EU's Digital Markets Act to cover more services

Security06 Oct 2023 | 6

Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC

Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus

Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 32

Amazon accused of being a monopolist in FTC lawsuit

Khan's been waiting for years to file this case - she better hope her aim is good

Software26 Sep 2023 | 20

CMA says new Microsoft-Activision deal addresses concerns

Meet gaming's power couple, with Ubisoft the third wheel. Now competition watchdog must ensure Windows biz keeps promises

Software22 Sep 2023 | 2