competition

Dutch Court Upholds Competition Ruling Against Apple

Rotterdam district court upholds 2021 ruling by competition regulator that subjected Apple to 50m euros in fines over App Store…

1 week ago

EU Fines Delivery Hero, Glovo 329m Euros Over ‘Cartel’

German and Spanish food delivery companies admit to operating cartel, dividing up territories and exchanging commercial data

3 weeks ago

Google Agrees To Pay $500m To Revamp Compliance

Google settles shareholder lawsuit that accused company directors and executives of exposing company to antitrust legal action

3 weeks ago

Apple Appeals EU Interoperability Order

Apple files formal legal appeal in General Court over Commission's instructions for providing interoperability for third-party devices

3 weeks ago

Vodafone Promises £1.3bn Investment As Three Merger Concludes

Merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK completes as combined company seeks to assuage competition fears with £11bn commitment over…

3 weeks ago

Meta Asks Judge To Dismiss FTC Antitrust Case

Meta tells judge FTC failed to prove its case to court, asks for speedy end to trial that questions its…

1 month ago

EU Moves Toward Settlement On Microsoft Teams Bundling Probe

European Commission says it will seek feedback from Microsoft competitors and customers over unbundling and interoperability concessions

1 month ago

Intel Blasts ‘Irrational’ EU Fine From 16-Year-Old Case

Intel tries to convince EU General Court to scrap 376m euro competition fine stemming from alleged monopolistic practices 20 years…

1 month ago

Epic Claims Apple Blocked Fortnite Update

Video game studio Epic Games accuses Apple of blocking update to Fortnite in US and EU amidst ongoing legal battle…

1 month ago

EU ‘Likely To Accept’ Microsoft Offer On Office, Teams

European Commission reportedly likely to accept Microsoft offer to ease competition with Office, Teams after antitrust complaints

1 month ago

Anthropic Says DOJ Plan Would Harm AI Investment

DOJ plan to monitor Google's AI investments would stymie deals with smaller firms, says AI start-up and Google partner Anthropic

1 month ago

Google Ad Monopoly Remedy Trial To Begin On Friday

Judge sets 2 May date for Google and US Justice Department hearing to consider remedies after advertising monopoly ruling

2 months ago

Google To Appeal Portions Of Ad Monopoly Ruling

Google says it will appeal 'adverse' portions of ruling that found its ad business is illegal monopoly, says decision was…

2 months ago

EU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements

EU gives Apple demands for third-party developer access to iOS features and greater responsiveness in communications

3 months ago

EU Charges Google Over DMA Violations

Preliminary findings from European Commission argue Google unfairly restricts app developers, self-preferences in search

3 months ago

US Lawmaker Demands Answers On EU Antitrust Law

US lawmaker demands clarifications on enforcement of Digital Markets Act, arguing it amounts to 'tax' on American companies

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

4 months ago

Google Proposes Remedies After Antitrust Defeat

Google proposes modest remedies to restore search competition, while decrying government overreach and planning appeal

6 months ago

EU Probes Nvidia AI Chip Business Practices

European Commission reportedly questions Nvidia competitors, customers over business practices in AI chip market over antitrust concerns

7 months ago

Closing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly Case

Google, Justice Department make closing arguments in case targeting company's ad tech business, on heels of search monopoly ruling

7 months ago

India Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data Sharing

India competition regulator fines Facebook parent Meta $25m over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy that forced users to allow data sharing

7 months ago

US Judge Orders Google To Allow Android App Store Competition

US federal judge orders Google to undertake wide range of measures allowing third-party app stores on Android, as Google seeks…

9 months ago

Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

US federal judge says FTC and 18 states may proceed with landmark Amazon antitrust case, while dismissing some state charges

9 months ago

Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers

Epic Games says Samsung's Auto Blocker flags third-party app stores as malware, requires 21 steps to turn off

9 months ago

Google Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too Narrow

Google expert economist argues Department of Justice ad tech case does not include market's shift to mobile, social media

9 months ago

Google Goes On Trial In US Over Ad Tech Dominance

US trial of Google over ad tech market power begins, with forced divestiture of ad businesses a possibility

10 months ago

US DOJ To Propose Google Penalties By End Of Year

US judge gives Justice Department until end of year to formulate plan for Google punishment in landmark search monopoly case

10 months ago

CMA Finds Google Abuses Ad Tech Dominance

UK competition regulator finds Google abuses market dominance in online advertising, joining similar cases in US, EU

10 months ago

Vestager To Step Down As EU Competition Chief

Margrethe Vestager set to step down as EU competition commissioner after a decade in office that has seen crackdown on…

10 months ago

EU Seeks Industry Views On Google DMA Compliance

EU regulators to seek views from industry players on Google's DMA compliance plans ahead of decision on formal competition charges

10 months ago