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
Industry Google 'More than half' of the US' state attorneys general are reportedly teaming up for a Google antitrust probe Details could be announced on September 9 By Cohen Coberly , September 3, 2019, 4:53 PM
The Web Industry Facebook has been making internal changes to make itself harder to break up The company has entered self-preservation mode By Adrian Potoroaca , August 12, 2019, 2:37 PM 15 comments
Industry The Web FTC wants to see if Facebook acquired WhatsApp and Instagram to thwart the competition The $5 billion fine was only the beginning of more headaches for the company By Adrian Potoroaca , August 3, 2019, 6:53 AM 10 comments
Industry Justice Department wants to take a closer look at tech giants This will be a broad antitrust probe targeting all of big tech By Adrian Potoroaca , July 24, 2019, 9:35 AM
Mobile Industry Qualcomm fined $272M in latest EU antitrust case over predatory pricing The chipmaker sold 3G modems at a loss to squash competitors By Adrian Potoroaca , July 18, 2019, 12:20 PM 10 comments
The Web Industry The EU antitrust probe into Amazon is now official, could lead to a $23 billion fine This could be the biggest fine yet By Adrian Potoroaca , July 17, 2019, 11:10 AM