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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which will help curb Big Tech’s power.

With the U.S. Congress set to debate new legislation that could rein in the power of Big Tech, Google says it has some concerns.

Well, I was right: Microsoft will release new Windows 11 features before October 2022. In fact, it just did so. And now I wish I'd been wrong.

Indie web browser maker Vivaldi has publicly lashed out at Microsoft’s user-hostile and potentially illegal behavior with Microsoft Edge.

A federal judge denied Apple’s attempt to delay the ruling in its case Epic Games case and said the firm was engaging in “antitrust conduct.”

In another legal blow to the online giant, the EU General Court ruled against Google’s appeal of a 2017 antitrust verdict related to shopping services.

In a stunning example of how regulatory action can drive major change in Big Tech, Google will comply with a new South Korean law.

Unlike Apple, Google has seen the light: It is dramatically lowering the fees that it charges for subscription and media apps in its Play Store for Android.

With its eye on Apple’s appeal of a nearly-identical case, Google this week counter-sued Epic Games for bypassing its in-app payment system.

Apple appealed the ruling in the Apple v. Epic Games case in a bid to delay having to make positive changes for app developers.

The Netherlands antitrust authority has ruled that Apple’s in-app payment system requirements must be changed.

Japan's Fair Trade Commission announced that it is investigating Apple and Google for abusing their dominance in the smartphone market.

The South Korea Fair Trade Commission today fined Google $177 million for abusing its dominant market position.

Multiple reports state that the U.S. Department of Justice will announce a new antitrust lawsuit against Google by the end of 2021.

I appreciate many Apple and Google products and services, but their stance on mobile app store fees isn’t just wrong, it’s a lie.

South Korea has a new law that will require Apple and Google to offer third-party payment methods to developers.

What a difference an antitrust lawsuit makes. Google on Friday said it would delay the implementation of Play Store requirements for developers.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at curbing and even reversing the power of Big Tech.

The European Union and the United Kingdom have launched separate investigations into whether Facebook illegally abuses its market power.

Fresh off the AirTag announcement, Tile general counsel Kirsten Daru testified against Apple this week at a federal antitrust hearing.

I’ve often said that Apple’s ecosystem is a one-way, dead-end street, and now that theory has been proven true by the company’s own executives.

When Microsoft’s Brad Smith testified against Google at a House subcommittee hearing, the online giant lashed out in a way that can only be described as unhinged.

Epic Games has launched lawsuits against Apple and Google for their abusive mobile app store business practices in Australia.

In its first formal response to the antitrust suit brought against it by the DOJ and 11 states, Google claims it has done nothing wrong. And then it gets ridiculous.

The Wall Street Journal has viewed an unredacted version of a 10-state antitrust lawsuit against Google and uncovered some unsettling new details.

In the wake of Facebook’s public complaints about Apple, the consumer electronics giant has fired back at the baseless claims.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam have joined forces to accuse Facebook of antitrust violations.