US Department of Justice files broad antitrust suit against Apple
US government attacks Apple's policies on messaging, cloud services, third-party interoperability, and more
Apple pays $13.7 million fine to Russian government over App Store monopoly charge
Just as Russia raises more money for its war in Ukraine
Epic Games triumphs over Google in landmark antitrust case
The judge will decide in January what happens next
Microsoft faces potential antitrust probe in UK over OpenAI relationship
The CMA has been a thorn in Microsoft's side before
Gabe Newell ordered to testify in-person in Valve's antitrust lawsuit after court ignores his Covid concerns
Newell had wanted to give his deposition remotely
Sony fails to stop $7.9 billion lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices
Has Sony been ripping off gamers?
FTC accuses Amazon of manipulating prices using a secret algorithm that made it $1 billion
Part of the Commission's anticompetitive lawsuit against the tech giant
Nvidia's offices raided by antitrust enforcers in France
Over concerns relating to anti-competitive practices
Mozilla warns of potential dark patterns in new browser choice screens coming to Europe
Design matters
In brief: The European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will impose new rules on several tech giants when it's introduced next year, including providing users with browser choice screens that lets them pick a default option. That might sound good, but Mozilla warns that these screens need to be designed in a way that promotes all products equally, not just those from a specific vendor.
Tesla hit with right-to-repair class-action lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices
Tesla faces claims of exorbitant wait times and supracompetitive prices
Biden slams Big Tech's worst practices in State of the Union address
"Capitalism without competition is not capitalism; it is exploitation"
In brief: President Joe Biden gave the State of the Union address yesterday, setting his sights on some of tech companies' worst practices: excessive data collection, ads that target children, and monopolistic corporations that engage in anti-competitive behavior.
FTC sues Microsoft in attempt to block Activision acquisition
Microsoft intends to fight it
Apple lawsuit settlement lets devs charge up to $10,000 for an app
Or as little as $0.29
In context: Would you pay $10,000 for an app? Probably not, but the option for developers to charge that amount is being added by Apple. Cupertino says the change is to give devs more flexibility in how they price their apps globally, though it was actually one of the conditions of a class-action suit that Apple settled last year.
Google hit with $25 billion EU/UK lawsuit over its adtech business
Google plans to "vigorously" fight the suit
Google says new antitrust lawsuit targeting the Play Store is meritless as Android allows sideloading
Another day, another antitrust lawsuit for Google
Big Tech targeted in proposed antitrust bills, aiming to break up the likes of Amazon and Google
If the bills are passed, the tech industry as we know it could undergo huge change
Two-thirds of Google queries are zero-click searches, ending without a click on any result
Google has minimized the need to click on search results
66% of the top 15 mobile apps come from Facebook and Google
Tech giants are tightening their grip on the app market
Epic Games files a lawsuit against Apple following Fortnite's App Store removal
Epic says Apple has an unlawful App Store monopoly
Japan's FTC investigating claims Apple pressured part makers to hand over their tech for free
Did Apple abuse its position of power?
Two iOS app developers file suit against Apple, claiming the App Store is a monopoly
The App Store has faced similar allegations in the past
In lengthy op-ed, Facebook co-founder says it's time to regulate and break up Facebook
Hughes believes the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp should be overturned
Google is now helping European Android users choose alternative browsers and search engines
To comply with an EU ruling
The Supreme Court is hearing a landmark antitrust case against Apple's App Store
Debates begin, Apple calls the case a threat to e-commerce