Antitrust

Google loses big in US antitrust case

Google Loses U.S. Antitrust Case, Search is Illegal Monopoly

A federal judge ruled that Google's search engine is a monopoly and that the firm's…

Apple Files Motion to Dismiss U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit

Apple today filed a motion to dismiss the sweeping antitrust lawsuit brought against it by…

A victory for cookies everywhere

Bowing to Regulatory Pressure, Google Abandons Plans to Kill Third-Party Cookies

After four years of delays, Google has finally abandoned its plans to replace third-party cookies…

Microsoft pays off CISPE

Microsoft Settles with CISPE on Cloud Licensing Issues in EU

Microsoft will pay €20 Million to settle an antitrust complaint about its cloud computing licensing…

Epic Games Store

Apple Quietly Accepts Epic Games Store Submission in EU App Store After Outcry

Apple quickly bowed to public pressure after Epic Games accused it of violating the EU…

AI on trial

EU Shifts Investigation of Microsoft’s Open AI Partnership

Margrethe Vestager revealed that the EC has shifted its investigation of the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership to…

Apple Intelligence

EU Competition Chief Says Apple Intelligence Skipping the EU is “Disabling Competition”

Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition said that Apple Intelligence skipping the EU this…

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Turning the Screws: EU v. Microsoft Teams (Premium)

What a week: On Monday, the EC charged Apple with violating the DMA, and today,…

Microsoft Teams Office 365 bundling

EU Commission Says Microsoft Bundling Teams With Office 365 Breached Antitrust Rules

The EU Commission is accusing Microsoft of violating antitrust rules by bundling Microsoft Teams with…

EU Expected to Punish Apple’s DMA Non-Compliance Soon

The EU has "very serious" issues with Apple not complying with its Digital Market Act…

An Apple tree made of money

Apple Plows Forward with its Bad Faith Compliance Strategy

Apple's infamous belligerence in the face of antitrust regulation continued unabated this past week, with…

Microsoft Teams meetings

Report: EU Commission is Readying Antitrust Charges Against Microsoft Following Teams Investigation

Even though Microsoft recently agreed to decouple Teams from its Office 365 commercial plans globally,…

U.S. v Google Winds Down with Pointed Questions from Judge

U.S. v. Google is a historic antitrust trial with far-reaching implications, and it will conclude…

Epic Games

Epic Asks U.S. Court to Require Google to Open Up Android’s Play Store

In the wake of its antitrust victory over Google, Epic Games has proposed how the…

Big Tech and AI

UK CMA Issues Warning on Big Tech Dominance of AI

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today warned that Big Tech’s dominance of the…

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Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)

This is a tale of two Microsofts, the Microsoft that complies with the DMA and…

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