A federal judge in California is giving plaintiffs a chance to file an amended lawsuit after dismissing their antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit accuses the tech giant of unlawfully dominating web search on smartphones, Reuters reported Monday (Aug. 12). In a ruling delivered Friday...
Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic is being investigated by the United Kingdom’s competition and markets regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a merger inquiry after collecting comments in April and May on whether the partnership could result in a lessening of...
Day one of the post-Google antitrust ruling era kicked off with a reaction from the defendant in the case and a slew of “what ifs” about the implications of the decision for the connected economy. “This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine...
For years, tech juggernaut Apple has been building a services-focused ecosystem designed to offset bumpy, lumpy hardware sales and bring higher-margin dollars to its revenue streams. Take, for example, its search capabilities. Google is the preset default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser via a...
By now, you know that Google lost its landmark antitrust case, pending what is sure to be a dogfight of an appeal. In the balance, there are more antitrust cases in the tech sector involving Meta and Amazon, among others. With that in mind it’s...
Nvidia is reportedly the focus of a Justice Department antitrust investigation looking into whether the firm has abused its dominant position in the market for artificial intelligence chips. The Justice Department is investigating complaints that Nvidia charges higher prices if customers also buy chips from...
Great Britain’s competition regulator is examining Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Tuesday (July 30) it is “considering whether it is or may be the case that this partnership has resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions...
Meta Platforms is reportedly facing its first antitrust fine in the European Union (EU). That fine could be handed down in a few weeks in response to the company connecting its classified ad service Marketplace with the Facebook social network, Reuters reported Thursday (July 25), citing sources with direct knowledge of the...
Spain’s antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The probe, announced Wednesday (July 24) by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), is the latest in a series of similar actions by regulators involving the tech giant’s online store. The CNMC says it wants to determine whether...
