CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai meets Polish Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed its second antitrust lawsuit against Google in just over two years. It’s the latest sign that the U.S. government is […]
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Epic Games and Match Group now have a court date for their antitrust case against Google. A Northern District of California judge has set the start of a jury trial for November 6th. Both Epic and Match accuse Google of abusing its control of Android app distribution through the Play Store by establishing unfair fees […]
On December 6, 2022, the European Union’s (EU) Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (“AI Act”) progressed one step towards becoming law when the Council of the EU (the Council) adopted its amendments to the draft act (“Council General Approach”). The European Parliament (Parliament) must now finalize their common position before interinstitutional negotiations can begin. The Council […]
The head of Profeco, Mexico’s consumer protection watchdog, has promised to sue Ticketmaster following a ticketing snafu in the country’s capital, reports . On the weekend of December 9th, Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny was scheduled to play two soldout shows in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America. The Friday […]
US chipmaker Broadcom is set to face a setback in its US$61 billion (A$90 billion) bid for cloud computing company VMware, with EU antitrust regulators poised to open a full-scale investigation into the deal, people familiar with the matter said. The proposed acquisition, the second biggest globally so far this year, underlines Broadcom’s attempt to […]
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Broadcom is set to face a setback in its $61 billion bid for cloud computing company VMware with EU antitrust regulators poised to open a full-scale investigation into the deal, people familiar with the matter said. The proposed acquisition, the second biggest globally so far this […]
Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard is facing scrutiny from antitrust investigators in several countries. In the US, for instance, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) started looking into the acquisition shortly after it was announced. Now, the FTC is reportedly ready to take action and will likely file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s […]
As Microsoft faces scrutiny from regulators around the world regarding its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it may encounter one of its most significant hurdles yet in the United States. The Federal Trade Commission is “likely” to file an antitrust lawsuit over the proposed deal, according to a new report from Politico. A lawsuit is […]
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday argued to a three-judge federal appeals panel to overturn portions of a lower court antitrust ruling that largely favored Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and its multibillion dollar App Store payment business. Attorneys involved expect up to nine months before a ruling from […]