Industry Tech Culture Apple's Tim Cook expected to join CEOs of Google, Amazon, and Facebook in testifying before Congress on antitrust issues The pressure is on Tim Cook to do the right thing By Adrian Potoroaca, June 17, 2020, 1:36 PM
Industry Apple Apple is being investigated by the EU Antitrust Commission over its App Store and Apple Pay policies Spotify, Kobo, Tinder, Epic Games and several others have previously accused Cupertino of gatekeeping the marketplace By Humza Aamir, June 17, 2020, 7:47 AM 10 comments
The Web Industry UK antitrust watchdog launches investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy British authorities are worried there's not enough competition in GIFs By Adrian Potoroaca, June 13, 2020, 1:27 PM
The Web The European Commission is readying charges against Amazon for abusing third-party seller data The company could be fined up to $28 billion By Adrian Potoroaca, June 11, 2020, 9:28 PM 16 comments
Apple Tile issues complaint against Apple for making its tracking app harder to use Apple says it's part of more stringent tracking security protocols and has nothing to do with stifling competition By Cal Jeffrey, May 29, 2020, 1:54 PM
Industry Department of Justice could bring antitrust charges against Google as early as this summer Will the government go after Google like it did Microsoft in the 90s? By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2020, 11:44 AM 9 comments
Apple French authorities fine Apple $1.2 billion over anti-competitive practices Cupertino plans to appeal the 'disheartening' decision By Humza Aamir, March 16, 2020, 9:07 AM
Google Google's Android license reportedly prevents TV makers from partnering with Amazon It can revoke access to the Play Store across all of the OEM's products, mobile or otherwise By Cal Jeffrey, March 12, 2020, 1:57 PM 7 comments
Software Mobile Apple is exploring the idea of allowing custom browser and email default apps in iOS 14 The move could be considered a win-win By Adrian Potoroaca, February 20, 2020, 4:54 PM 7 comments
Industry FTC to investigate five of the biggest tech firms to understand 'acquisition activity' They aren't suspected of doing anything wrong; the Commission just wants to see their records By Cal Jeffrey, February 11, 2020, 3:17 PM
Google Industry The DOJ may team up with state attorneys general to investigate Google over antitrust concerns Even more bad news for Google By Cohen Coberly, January 27, 2020, 5:39 PM
Industry The Web The EU opens an investigation into Facebook's data collection practices More legal headaches for the social media giant By Cohen Coberly, December 3, 2019, 8:05 AM
Industry Mobile Intel says it sold its cellular modem business to Apple at "a multi-billion dollar loss" Intel blames Qualcomm's anticompetitive behavior By Adrian Potoroaca, November 29, 2019, 4:34 PM 24 comments
Google European antitrust chief: Google's auction-based solution for shopping results isn't working The company may have to make changes to its search results to comply with an EU order By Adrian Potoroaca, November 8, 2019, 3:56 PM
Mobile Microsoft Bill Gates: Windows Phone failed because I was too distracted by an antitrust case "We were so close... I screwed that up!" By Adrian Potoroaca, November 7, 2019, 2:46 PM 25 comments
Industry Tech Culture Court filings show Facebook leveraged its data policies to thwart potential rivals Internal emails reveal plans to market app blacklists as privacy protections By Adrian Potoroaca, November 7, 2019, 7:32 AM
The Web Regulators launch national security review of TikTok The US is looking into ByteDance's acquisition of Musical.ly By Adrian Potoroaca, November 2, 2019, 8:21 AM
The Web Industry Zuckerberg told investors the Instagram deal isn't an antitrust issue He says Instagram only grew to the current level of usage because of Facebook By Adrian Potoroaca, November 1, 2019, 6:13 AM
Industry Tech Culture Newly proposed privacy bill means Big Tech executives could go to jail if their companies break the law It's cleverly called the "Mind Your Own Business" act By Adrian Potoroaca, October 18, 2019, 6:58 AM 14 comments
Industry Margrethe Vestager to Broadcom: Stop exclusivity deals until EU probe ends The order could apply for up to three years By Adrian Potoroaca, October 17, 2019, 11:36 AM
Industry Tech Culture Amazon is said to have been tweaking its search algorithm to boost profits Amazon denies the report By Adrian Potoroaca, September 17, 2019, 7:58 AM
Industry Congress asks Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple for internal documents in antitrust probe Lawmakers have submitted hundreds of questions about the companies' biggest controversies By Adrian Potoroaca, September 14, 2019, 11:22 AM
Tech Culture EU appoints antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to be vice president of digital policy Tech giants now have an even more powerful eye watching their businesses in the EU By Adrian Potoroaca, September 11, 2019, 9:03 AM
Industry Google Confirmed: 50 state attorneys general have teamed up for a Google antitrust investigation Bad news for Google By Cohen Coberly, September 9, 2019, 4:32 PM 11 comments
The Web New York Attorney General is leading a multi-state antitrust probe into Facebook The latest is a string of investigations that puts the social giant under the microscope, again By Adrian Potoroaca, September 6, 2019, 12:08 PM