Gabe Newell says Steam doesn't pressure developers on pricing, emails suggest otherwise
Valve threatened to pull Rainbow Six Siege from Steam because Ubisoft offered a cheaper starter pack on its own store
California bill targeting Big Tech self-preferencing gains industry support as Apple faces scrutiny
Tech executives are backing a new antitrust bill that could reshape Big Tech
Broadcom's VMware shake-up triggers EU antitrust complaint by cloud providers
CISPE accuses Broadcom of dismantling VMware's partner program, slashing competition, and forcing smaller European firms out of the market
Google plans to terminate ChromeOS in 2034, court documents reveal
The company likely sees a desktop-focused variant of Android in its future
Valve must defend Steam's pricing model in £656 million class-action case
Competition tribunal clears case accusing Steam of inflating game prices through restrictive platform policies
EU probes Google for "illegally" scraping the web to catch up to its AI rivals
Google used its search and video platforms to starve competition, while helping itself to a copyrighted buffet
A German court just hit Google with €572 million in damages for juicing its own shopping results
Mountain View vows to appeal, saying it has been compliant with regulators since 2017
72% of game developers say Steam is effectively a PC gaming monopoly
Studios say they can't afford to quit Steam, most of their revenue comes from it
Google and Epic Games reach settlement in long-running Play Store antitrust case
Tim Sweeney called it "an awesome proposal"
What just happened? The long-running legal dispute between Epic Games and Google appears to be over after both companies agreed to a settlement. The agreement terms will see a number of long-lasting changes introduced to the Google Play Store globally, including giving consumers access to third-party stores and alternative payment systems, as well as lower fees for developers.
Apple hit with $2 billion payout in record UK class-action ruling
App Store's 30-percent commission fees declared excessive
Apple pushes back on EU's Digital Markets Act, aimed at curbing tech giants' power
Apple claims the regulations are harming consumers and innovation
Google faces unprecedented order to hand over search data to rivals
Rivals will be getting a rare look at Google click-and-query data following antitrust ruling
EU fines Google $3.5 billion for abusing dominance in digital ad market
US condemns decision as discriminatory, raising trade tensions with EU
DOJ spares Google from selling Chrome after monopoly ruling
Ruling leaves Google's search business mostly intact, avoids Chrome and Android breakup
Highly anticipated: In a stunning reversal from last year's monumental court decision, Google has avoided the harshest punishments from its US antitrust case. The company must share some search data with rivals, but it does not have to sell Chrome and can continue paying other firms billions to maintain its search engine's prominence on numerous devices and browsers.
Epic scores international win as Australia orders Apple, Google to open ecosystems
Epic is dismantling the mobile duopoly brick by brick
Elon Musk says he will sue Apple over anticompetitive ChatGPT favoritism in App Store
"Apple behaves like it's owned by OpenAI - why?"
Japan orders Apple to open iPhone to rival browser engines by end of 2025
Open up iOS browsers – or else
Meta faces antitrust investigation over AI chatbot integration in WhatsApp
Is Meta's chatbot being imposed on WhatsApp users violating EU's antitrust laws?
Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
"The reality is that sites can gain and lose traffic for a variety of reasons"
US Senators introduce bipartisan bill to enable third-party app stores on iPhones
A similar bill was killed in 2021 by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta lobbyists
Google faces $13 billion in European lawsuits over price comparison abuses
Shopping sites accuse tech giant of stifling competition across Europe
Apple's Eddy Cue: AI search is coming to Safari, Google queries are falling, and the iPhone may be obsolete in 10 years
Google denies its search query volume is declining
What just happened? Apple's Eddy Cue testified in court yesterday in the remedies phase of the DoJ's lawsuit against Google parent Alphabet, and he had a lot to say. Cupertino's SVP of services said people "may not need an iPhone 10 years from now," AI could replace traditional search engines, and Apple expects to introduce AI services to Safari in the future. He also said search query volumes on Safari, which uses Google as the default search engine, declined last month, a claim that Google has denied.
You can finally buy ebooks through Amazon Kindle apps on your iPhone and iPad
Taking advantage of recent rulings against Apple's App Store policies
Apple revises App Store policy, allows third-party payments 'without tax' after losing in court
Changes apply to the US App Store only though
Meta, Spotify, and others unite to challenge the Apple-Google app store duopoly
The walled gardens will crumble if the new alliance has anything to say about it