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UK May Compel Google To Change Search Rankings, Offer Alternatives

Competition regulator lays out roadmap to make search engine market “more open, competitive and innovative”

3 weeks ago

FTC Drops Case To Block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

Last regulatory holdout ends opposition. US regulator drops case to block Microsoft's $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard

2 months ago

Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA

Report from CMA's independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass

4 months ago

CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus

UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,

4 months ago

UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

Labour's business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to set out ‘strategic steer’ for UK competition regulator, after ousting chairman

5 months ago

CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues

6 months ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

6 months ago

CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Government replaces chairman of the competition watchdog with former Amazon boss, amid Labour's “growth” drive in UK

6 months ago

UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination

6 months ago

UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition

UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp

6 months ago

CMA Clears Vodafone, Three Merger After Price Promise

UK regulator approves Vodafone, Three merger, after receiving commitments over price, network, and virtual mobile operators

7 months ago

CMA Delays Cloud Computing Report Until 2025

UK competition regulator slightly delays its provisional report on the cloud computing sector and whether “behavioural” remedies are required

7 months ago

Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA Told

CMA receives 'provisional recommendation' from independent inquiry that Apple,Google mobile ecosystem needs investigation

8 months ago

UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – Report

Targetting AWS, Microsoft? British competition regulator soon to announce “behavioural” remedies for cloud sector

8 months ago

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation

8 months ago

Watchdog Says Vodafone, Three Merger Could Proceed With Certain Remedies

British competition regulator provisionally finds Vodafone, CMA merger can proceed, if 'remedies' on pricing and 5G rollout are made

8 months ago

CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic

UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic

9 months ago

UK Competition Regulator Clears $4bn Amazon Anthropic AI Deal

CMA says $4bn Amazon investment into AI start-up Anthropic does not meet threshold for in-depth review under merger regulations

10 months ago

CMA States “Concerns Remain” After Google’s Cookie U-Turn

Privacy sandbox u-turn by Google prompts UK regulator to conclude “concerns remains” over cookie change for Chrome

10 months ago

CMA Cites Higher Prices Post Vodafone, Three Merger, Demands Changes

The British competition regulator has provisionally found competition concerns over Vodafone’s planned merger with Three in the UK. Following an…

10 months ago

CMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff Hiring

British competition regulator closes investigation into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, which it deems a “merger”

10 months ago

CMA Drops Apple, Google App Store Investigations

British competition regulator shuts down investigations into Apple and Google app stores, ahead of new law governing digital markets

11 months ago

UK To Investigate Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment In Anthropic

British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into AI firm Anthropic

11 months ago

UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval

11 months ago

EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

European Commission approves HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, leaving the UK the last remaining obstacle

12 months ago

UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic

British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic

12 months ago

Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser

Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies

12 months ago

Microsoft Faces UK Probe Over Inflection Staff Hiring

Poaching staff? UK's CMA regulator confirms phase one investigation of Microsoft's “hiring” of former Inflection AI staff

12 months ago

Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 Extend Network Sharing Deal

Current network sharing deal between Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 extended to mid 2030s, including some spectrum sale

1 year ago

UK Investigates HPE’s $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks

UK competition regulator begins investigation into the multi billion dollar acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

1 year ago